(Walking / To walk) on a regular basis everyday is more effective than making intense efforts once in a while.
Sometimes it is very difficult for us (non native) to understand the difference between infinitive form and gerund form, especially when they are used as 'subject'.
The infinitive or infinitive phrase can indeed be the subject of the verb.
So, what is the answer? What is difference between 'walking' and 'to walk'? Why one is the answer and the other is not?
Best Answer
Infinitives are typically more "abstract" than gerunds.
"Abstract" would mean things not derivable from direct experience or observation. Whether something is abstract or concrete in a given situation depends heavily on the speaker and listener and how they perceive something, so it's hard to provide definite rules. But here's a heuristic that can be used:
When you speak of something philosophically, you are tending to be abstract. "To love is to be human".
When you are comparing or giving advice, you are tending to be concrete (not abstract) because you would have had to experience or observe to know. "Walking is better than running."
So based on that walking would be preferred.