The other day a friend approached me and said, “I saw you out for a run yesterday.” Turns out they had simply seen me jogging in to the grocery store from my car, which was parked 50 yards away. It’s simple tricks like running instead of walking that can keep your body fit and lean. Many exercise experts claim that your body burns just as many calories walking a mile as it does running a mile since technically you are moving your body over the same distance. This is simply not true. Studies have shown that the faster you cover a distance, the more calories you burn, period. There is a higher metabolic cost in moving quickly than in moving slowly. So you’re going to burn the most calories pedaling, running, rowing, swimming or any other cardio exercise by doing it as fast as possible. The added bonus is that the faster you move, the higher your post-exercise metabolism becomes causing you to burn more calories throughout the day than if you had moved at a slower pace. So when given the choice, it really is more beneficial to run than to walk, everywhere you go.