Walking in short bursts consume 20-60% more energy than walking continuously
Walking in short bursts consume 20-60% more energy than walking continuously
phys.org Walking in short bursts found to consume 20% to 60% more energy than walking continuously for same distance
A team of pathophysiologists at the University of Milan has found that climbing stairs or walking for short bursts allows people to consume 20% to 60% more energy than if they do the same activity nonstop for the same distance. In their study, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the...
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The short bursts in this case are 30 seconds long, where the longer durations are about 4 minutes. The idea being that "getting up to speed" so to speak requires more energy than maintaining that speed. I didn't look too closely, but I didn't see how long you need to rest to get that same benefit every time.