Is a brisk walk healthier than running?

Both produce benefits but walking cuts risk of heart trouble by a greater amount when the same energy is expended: https://gu.com/p/3fvc4/tw

The choice between running and walking seems inconsequential for people who do neither, but maybe it will make people who think their only way to health is through running reconsider?

For a HUGE population however, running is not simply for health…its about goals, the runner’s high, personal bests, long sunday morning runs: it’s a lifestyle.