11-24-2015, 09:51 AM
(11-11-2015, 02:47 PM)ookpik Wrote: Wouldn't it be nice if GRT/ION published a map like this: New London Tube Map Shows How Long It Takes to Walk, Not Ride a Train...
Taking this an, um, step further, Get Fit With Our Calorie-Busting Tube Map
Quote:We started to wonder how many calories someone might burn if, for instance, they decided to swap certain legs of their journey for a walking commute.
So we set about researching the walking time between each stop on the London Underground, and the estimated calorie burn for someone of the UK average weight (11 stone [154lbs]), walking at a speed of 3 miles per hour [~5km/hr].
While we were about it, we thought we would also calculate the same figures for jogging and cycling. Here’s what we found: