All in your stride: Scientists give a step by step guide to the walking method that burns the most calories For every 1 per cent increase in step variability, there was a rise in energy used READ MORE: 10,000 steps a day ISN'T a magic bullet, top experts say By Emily Stearn, Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 07:36 EDT, 14 June 2024 | Updated: 07:47 EDT, 14 June 2024 e-mail 2 View comments Hitting 10,000 steps a day is a popular fitness goal for millions. But a less time-consuming alternative may be effective when it comes to losing weight, experts believe. For walking with an uneven stride could help burn more calories than consistently sized steps, research suggests.
US scientists, who tracked the movements of 18 healthy adults, discovered for every one percent increase in step variability, there was a 0.7 per cent rise in energy used. Results showed uneven strides 'play a modest albeit significant role' in the metabolic cost of walking, the experts claimed.
Walking with an uneven stride may help burn more calories than consistently sized steps, research suggests. US scientists, who tracked the movements of 18 healthy adults, discovered for every one percent increase in step variability, there was a 0.7 per cent rise in energy used The team didn't measure the calories the participants burned.
However, study co-author Adam Grimmitt, an expert in exercise physiology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, said: 'I think it would be fair to assume that more frequent.
