As a fitness endeavor, walking 18 holes of golf also burns a shocking number of calories. According to a study cited by The New York Times in 2010, walking while carrying or using a push-cart ...

Golf is often described as a good walk spoiled, but at least you’re walking. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic determined that golfers take about 12,000 steps walking about 4.4 miles in playing the ...

Perhaps due to the better focus brought about by walking, the golfers using push cart and electronic push carts finished 10.4 and 10.2 strokes over par for the nine holes they played—more than a ...

Medically reviewed by Melissa Nieves, LND Walking 10,000 steps per day equates to about 5 miles and takes about 90 minutes, depending on how fast you walk. The average number of calories burned ...