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Evidence suggests Walking mayincreaseMetabolism.
10 studies (11 claims)
Moderate consensus
Typical effective dose 75 (67.5–77.5) %across 3 dosed studies
Study Claims
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Type | Population | Dosage | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| interval-walking (IW) and continuous walking (CW) | No effect - are comparable | effects on substrate oxidation and lipid metabolism | Human | subjects with type 2 diabetes (T2D) | 60-minute sessions of either continuous walking or interval walking (3 minutes fast, 3 minutes slow). | The effects of interval- vs. continuous exercise on excess post-exercise oxygen consumption and substrate oxidation rates in subjects with type 2 diabetes.cited 20× |
| brisk walking group (BWG) | No effect - chronic effects of | hepcidin, interleukin 6 (IL-6), and markers of iron metabolism | Human | pre-menopausal women | 3 days/week, starting from 30 to 51 minutes per session (moderate tempo walking at ~50-55% HRR, brisk walking at ~70-75% HRR) | The effect of 8-week different-intensity walking exercises on serum hepcidin, IL-6, and iron metabolism in pre-menopausal women.cited 6× |
| moderate tempo walking group (MTWG) | No effect - chronic effects of | hepcidin, interleukin 6 (IL-6), and markers of iron metabolism | Human | pre-menopausal women | 3 days/week, starting from 30 to 51 minutes per session (moderate tempo walking at ~50-55% HRR, brisk walking at ~70-75% HRR) | The effect of 8-week different-intensity walking exercises on serum hepcidin, IL-6, and iron metabolism in pre-menopausal women.cited 6× |
| individualized exercise with progressive walking and resistance training | No effect - may have led to a lack of effect | bone metabolism | Human | breast cancer survivors | Progressive walking and resistance training (specific dosage not detailed) | The effects of high-dose calcitriol and individualized exercise on bone metabolism in breast cancer survivors on hormonal therapy: a phase II feasibility trial.cited 7× |
| continuous walking (1.0 mph; WALK) | No effect - compared with uninterrupted prolonged sitting affects | mean 8-h glucose metabolism | Human | young adults with overweight and obesity | Continuous walking at 1.0 mph during an 8-hour simulated workday. | Effects of light-intensity physical activity on cardiometabolic parameters in young adults with overweight and obesity: The SED-ACT randomized controlled crossover trial.cited 2× |
| interrupting sitting with brief moderate-intensity walking | Increases - improved | glucose metabolism | Human | children with overweight or obesity | 3 minutes of moderate-intensity walking (at 80% of ventilatory threshold) every 30 minutes for 3 hours. | Effects of Interrupting Sedentary Behavior With Short Bouts of Moderate Physical Activity on Glucose Tolerance in Children With Overweight and Obesity: A Randomized Crossover Trial.cited 32× |
| interrupting sedentary behavior (sitting) with very short periods of walking | Increases - would improve | glucose metabolism | Human | children with overweight or obesity | 3 minutes of moderate-intensity walking (at 80% of ventilatory threshold) every 30 minutes for 3 hours. | Effects of Interrupting Sedentary Behavior With Short Bouts of Moderate Physical Activity on Glucose Tolerance in Children With Overweight and Obesity: A Randomized Crossover Trial.cited 32× |
| self-paced walking | Increases - produced higher metabolic costs | energy metabolism | Human | 30 subjects | 45 minutes per day, 5 days per week (brisk walking). | Practicing Tai Chi had lower energy metabolism than walking but similar health benefits in terms of aerobic fitness, resting energy expenditure, body composition and self-perceived physical health.cited 20× |
| Nordic walking training | Increases - intracellular mRNA levels of genes associated with iron metabolism were positively influenced | intracellular mRNA levels of genes associated with iron metabolism | Human | MM patients | Not specified (moderate-intensity Nordic walking training). | The Effect of a Six-Week Nordic Walking Training Cycle on Oxidative Damage of Macromolecules and Iron Metabolism in Older Patients with Multiple Myeloma in Remission-Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 6× |
| brisk walking program combined with sugary snack restriction | Increases - demonstrated more pronounced improvements | glucose metabolism | Human | overweight Korean women aged 20-39 | Not specified (brisk walking frequency/duration not detailed). | Sugary snack restriction enhances body composition improvement in overweight women engaging in non-face-to-face walking during COVID-19. |
| interrupting prolonged sitting with three different walking-bout schedules | Increases - improves | glycemic metabolism | Human | sedentary adults | Three schedules: 30-min sitting/3-min walk, 45-min sitting/5-min walk, and 60-min sitting/8-min walk (all at 60% VO2max). | Metabolic Effects of Three Different Activity Bouts during Sitting in Inactive Adults.cited 9× |
| three walking-bout conditions (WALK3, WALK5, WALK8) | Increases - improved | glycemic metabolism | Human | inactive, healthy adults | Three schedules: 30-min sitting/3-min walk, 45-min sitting/5-min walk, and 60-min sitting/8-min walk (all at 60% VO2max). | Metabolic Effects of Three Different Activity Bouts during Sitting in Inactive Adults.cited 9× |
| brisk walking | Increases - had significantly altered | steroid hormone biosynthesis and arachidonic acid metabolism | Human | patients in the walking group | Not specified for inositol. | Metabolic impairments associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus and the potential effects of exercise therapy: An exploratory randomized trial based on untargeted metabolomics.cited 3× |
| brisk walking | Increases - mainly regulates | steroid hormone biosynthesis and arachidonic acid metabolism | Human | — | Not specified for inositol. | Metabolic impairments associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus and the potential effects of exercise therapy: An exploratory randomized trial based on untargeted metabolomics.cited 3× |