I think this is more or less common knowledge that the higher the intensity of exercise the less time or &quot;steps&quot; in this case is needed to achieve the same goal.<p>There is a curve ball however that needs to be taken into the account - the question is what exactly your goal is?
For example, a sprinter and a long distance runner might be averaging the same BPM rate over the course of the week both resting and during their workouts, the end result is quite different however.<p>I myself have always been a proponent of high intensity training for everything - short and intense weight lifting workouts, sprinting etc. This changed when at one point in my athletic &quot;career&quot; I switched to boxing at a relatively young age (under 20 y.o.) and my shins&#x2F;calves started getting sore to the point where it was difficult to walk.<p>The way to condition those for relatively low-intensity but long (2+ hour) workouts? Even longer and lower intensity workouts basically just walking around or light jogging for hours.