# Walking for Conditioning (Low Fatigue Templates)

**URL:** <https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/walking-for-conditioning-low-fatigue-templates/12068>\
**Category:** Training Q&A \[Moderated\]\
**Created:** [February 15, 2022, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/walking-for-conditioning-low-fatigue-templates/12068 "2022-02-15T14:28:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![sterjs\_gmail.com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@sterjs\_gmail.com](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/sterjs_gmail.com)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/walking-for-conditioning-low-fatigue-templates/12068/1 "2022-02-15T14:28:52Z")

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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.

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**Author:** ![Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/jordan_feigenbaum/32/1315_2.png) [@Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Jordan_Feigenbaum)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/walking-for-conditioning-low-fatigue-templates/12068/2 "2022-02-15T14:38:08Z")

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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.

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**Author:** ![bhughes5150](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@bhughes5150](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/bhughes5150)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/walking-for-conditioning-low-fatigue-templates/12068/3 "2022-02-15T16:43:11Z")

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

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**Author:** ![Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/jordan_feigenbaum/32/1315_2.png) [@Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Jordan_Feigenbaum)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/walking-for-conditioning-low-fatigue-templates/12068/4 "2022-02-16T16:15:53Z")

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

> **[Compendium of Physical Activities - Activity Categories](https://sites.google.com/site/compendiumofphysicalactivities/Activity-Categories?authuser=0)**
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> Below are the categories 01 - 21 currently included in the Compendium of Physical Activities. The first two digits of the 5 digit code indicate the general category. For example a code with 06xxx would indicate an activity in the Home Repair...

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.

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**Author:** ![sterjs\_gmail.com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@sterjs\_gmail.com](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/sterjs_gmail.com)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2022, 8:21am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/walking-for-conditioning-low-fatigue-templates/12068/5 "2022-02-22T08:21:15Z")

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> [@bhughes5150](#):
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> Out of curiosity. How would you know if your brisk walking is (3.5-4.3 METS/hr)? how do you find that out?

I use this calculator: [Walking Calorie Calculator - High accuracy calculation (casio.com)](https://keisan.casio.com/exec/system/1350891527)

4.8-5.6 km/h ~ 3.5-4.5 mets/h