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A man on diet ate a large cheese pizza. He wants to burn the calories in 30 min. Is it better to run or jog or walk? 😅
A 70 Kg man who was dieting, out of temptation ate a large cheese pizza. Since he was dieting, his metabolism was low. Metabolism refers to the burning of nutrients in food. On the fateful day, he panicked due to the consumption of pizza as it disrupted his dieting routine. So he wanted to burn all the calories consumed from the pizza within 30 minutes and has to choose between running, jogging and walking as he has other activities scheduled for the day.
Lets do the calculation below to help him choose the activity based on the time required.
The metabolic rate can also be defined as the energy consumption rate for a body based on the activity. Based on the data available, an average 68 Kg person consumes the following calories for the below activities:
Running: 936 calories/hour
Jogging: 540 calories/hour
Walking: 432 calories/hour
If the 70 Kg man chooses to run, the rate of energy consumption while running is
If the 70 Kg man chooses to jog, the rate of energy consumption while jogging is