line Walking/Hiking vs Running Calories

Beautifulbridgittlee7

Hi, I'm an avid cardio queen, but I did something different. I attempted to set the treadmill to 3.5-4.5 mph and I set the incline to 10 to 15 percent and I noticed the calories were really close to what I would burn running at 6 -7 mph on a 1 % incline. I was really puffing and felt my legs being used in a good way. I'm wondering why there is not a tracker for incline walking/hiking on here.

Francl27

Yeah I burn more walking 4mph at a 6% incline than running at 5 mph (no way I can run at 6mph yet!).

brianpperkins

The math gets beyond a one sized fits all approach when calculating the impact of inclines on caloric burn. The basic if you're on a treadmill or outside with ups and downs comes into play. The studies on the subject don't show a linear progression of increased burn and the curves don't align on any two studies I've seen so far.

The basic mechanical differences on flat ground result in a much higher net burn per mile from running than walking ... about double. Speed is much less of a factor than distance and weight.