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confused please help

farrahmelanie
farrahmelanie Posts: 42
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
hi everyone,
it's been a while since my last post. i wanted to know i usually do about 45 min of high impact aerobics, after which i'm drenched with sweat. today because i'm not feeling well i burned the same amount of calories doing a less strenuous workout on the treadmill. did i get the same benefit or not?
confused

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  • farrahmelanie
    farrahmelanie Posts: 42
    hi everyone,
    it's been a while since my last post. i wanted to know i usually do about 45 min of high impact aerobics, after which i'm drenched with sweat. today because i'm not feeling well i burned the same amount of calories doing a less strenuous workout on the treadmill. did i get the same benefit or not?
    confused
  • lilprnss
    lilprnss Posts: 52
    Farrah, you still completed a work out which is very important in losing and maintaining the loss. The difference is this: The high impact aerobics obviously will burn more calories than a 'less strenuous' work out on a treadmill. You still have the benefit of getting your heart rate moving, you just didn't burn as many calories as you would have, etc.

    I believe it's harder to get a vigorous work-out on the treadmill as their is no resistance. There is an incline, however, I personally don't get the same workout. I like to stick with the elliptical machines... I've learned to adjust the resistance and I actually burn a lot more calories as opposed to keeping the resistance at a low level.

    That said, you have to listen to your body and don't over due it! If your not feeling well, yeah, hit the treadmill.. (or elliptical:tongue: ) machine.. something easy.. at least you're going!

    The best of luck!!
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