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If anyone else uses a Treadmill...

emnk5308
emnk5308 Posts: 736
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I found this because the one I have doesn't work right.. I can't track progress on it at all..
http://42.195km.net/e/treadsim/

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  • carld256
    carld256 Posts: 855 Member
    Thanks, that calculator shows higher calories burned (568) than my treadmill (500). I sort of expected the treadmill's calculation to be higher, but I'm glad they're at least in the same ballpark.
  • imsomony
    imsomony Posts: 18 Member
    I use my treadmill only as a "rough guide" for caloric burn. Like that link, I can input my weight and age, but the one thing it'll never take into account is the length of a person's stride and how that's affecting the workout. At 5'4", 3.5 mph is almost speed-walking for me, while the same speed for my 5'11" BF means he has to purposely slow to a stroll. His fast-walking speed is more like 4.5-5mph, while that's a jog for me.
  • TeddyBear47
    TeddyBear47 Posts: 200 Member
    I think its way to high, I count about 62 % of that.
  • clw2381
    clw2381 Posts: 5
    I never go by the treadmill and go by HR monitor instead
  • sneckerdoodle
    sneckerdoodle Posts: 69 Member
    when i got my hrm, i found out that my treadmill was showing 70+ less calories than what i was really burning for a 2 mile
    workout. my hrm was set with my age, weight, height and is pretty accurate.
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