Tracking Treadmill Time and Calories

Andreagay60
Andreagay60 Posts: 50
in Fitness and Exercise
My Fitness Pal reeeeeeeally needs to allow us to track our treadmill time. Im sure walking on the treadmill burns more than just regular walking.

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  • Andreagay60
    Andreagay60 Posts: 50
    The Stair-treadmill ergometer, general setting is not for a treadmill....so we have no choice but to use "walking", but you really can't adjust your walking speed as you can on a treadmill. PLEASE ADD TREADMILL TO YOUR EXERCISES !!!!!
  • Lesa3
    Lesa3 Posts: 2
    I would also like to see that happen
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    I know for me using a HRM that it burns a lot less. You don't have to propel yourself forward like you do outside. My heart rate is always higher on a brisk walk or a run outside than it is on the treadmill.
  • carrietehbear
    carrietehbear Posts: 384 Member
    If you wear a heart rate monitor, you can add your own exercises w/ your calorie burn.
  • Jamie_Barnes
    Jamie_Barnes Posts: 19 Member
    I am trying to add it to my log if I don't see it in the data base. I have had to do it twice already.
  • Spurrowell
    Spurrowell Posts: 35
    At the bottom it says add exercise to the database, doesn't that work?
  • BrandyRelaxing
    BrandyRelaxing Posts: 68 Member
    I don't think walking on the treadmill burns more than walking outside... not unless you use the incline feature, or walk at different speeds.

    If you feel your workout better reflects what calories the treadmill shows, you can just put in 30 minutes of walking, and change the number of calories burned to what you saw on the treadmill.

    When I walk on the treamill, I tend to either come up with an average say 3.0 (where I walked 2.8-3.2) or break it out into pieces, i.e. if I knew I ran for 5 - 1 minute intervals, I'll do 5 minutes of running and the remaining amount at a walking pace.

    There are lots of options.
  • Andreagay60
    Andreagay60 Posts: 50
    A treadmill may very well NOT give you a better burn, but for some reason, when I get done on my treadmill and I literally have sweat dripping off of me....I feel like I have really done something. But I really enjoy the outside.

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