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Calories Burned?

Caralynl
Caralynl Posts: 43
edited January 4 in Health and Weight Loss
At a comparable rate of speed, which burns the most calories - the treadmill or the elliptical? Anyone know?

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  • Sujit8383
    Sujit8383 Posts: 726 Member
    Don't know abt speed stuff but definately elliptical helps me better.....:smile:
  • moniquedeanne
    moniquedeanne Posts: 249 Member
    Calorie Comparison

    Studies have been done on which machine burns the most calories. The calorie burn was about the same for a runner running at 7 miles per hour for an hour and using the elliptical for an hour. This data is a bit biased, as not everyone is the same in their abilities. The best machine depends on the exercise level of the individual. For walkers and joggers, a treadmill is the machine that is most likely used. Because this is a slower exercise, the same person would most likely burn off more calories on an elliptical since the elliptical uses the entire body (provided the person is using an elliptical with arm movement). For faster runners and long distance runners, the higher calorie burns would come from the treadmill.
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