Walking for Conditioning (Low Fatigue Templates)

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Is brisk walking (3.5-4.3 METS/hr) for 210 minutes/week sufficient for conditioning? I train at a powerlifting gym with literally no conditioning equipment except kettlebells. My main priority is powerlifting performance, but of course I would like to improve my health and physique as well.

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

You're meeting the physical activity guidelines with that, yes.

There are likely additional benefits to be had from a health standpoint by doing more conditioning, but probably not from a powerlifting performance standpoint.

[bhughes5150]

Out of curiosity. How would you know if your brisk walking is (3.5-4.3 METS/hr)? how do you find that out?

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

The pace would be your best bet in this scenario. Otherwise, correlating your activity to the estimated METs using this compendia would work:

https://sites.google.com/site/compendiumofphysicalactivities/Activity-Categories?authuser=0

If you're looking to find out how many Calories you're burning, you could measure that via oxygen consumption and duration or by using heart rate, BW, and duration.