Treadmills can be great for losing weight because you burn so many calories when you exercise. Learn more about how many calories are burned on a treadmill with incline.
You move your body weight against gravity, and no other cardio machine can do that like a treadmill. That’s why treadmills are so popular. The incline is good because you can burn even more calories simultaneously. Here we look at how increases affect calorie burn.
Walking with incline
We take the average walking speed, 3.1 mph. We also take the subjects’ weight when they walk flat and incline. We take the incline to flat, 2% and 6%. The higher 6% is something you can do when you walk. Here are the calculations:
Speed: 3.1 mph
Time: 30 minutes
Weight: 182 lbs
Incline: 0%
Calories: 250
Speed: 3.1 mph
Time: 30 minutes
Weight: 182 lbs
Incline : 2%
Calories: 268
Speed: 3.1 mph
Time: 30 minutes
Weight: 182 lbs
Incline: 6%
Calories: 305
The only thing that changed the climb was in 2 of the 30-minute workouts. Otherwise, calories burned went from 250 in the apartment to 305 when the increase was 6%. The incline makes a big difference when you walk. Remember this if you are stuck with the time and need a challenging workout to use the incline button on the treadmill.
Running
We have run like walking at 6.5 mph, and this is pretty fast to do 30 minutes. It would be best if you were used to running to continue at this level. You have to be pretty slim to last that long at this speed because your weight greatly influences your speed and running time. Here are the statistics:
Speed: 6.5 mph
Time: 30 minutes
Weight: 182 lbs
Incline: 0%
Calories: 476
Speed: 6.5 mph
Time: 30 minutes
Weight: 182 lbs
Incline: 2%
Calories: 515
Speed: 6.5 mph
Time: 30 minutes
Weight: 182 lbs
Incline: 6%
Calories: 593
Running at a 6% incline is not advisable, but for comparison, and where a severe calorie burn occurs when you run at 6.5 mph.
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