treadmill work out?

Walking is fine. Running is, too, if it doesn't hurt or make you hate your workouts. Anytime you're moving you're burning more calories and able to lose more weight. Your specific settings don't matter so much as just that you're exerting some energy. The harder you work, the more you burn, but the harder it is to go for longer. So find settings that are comfortable for you for the length you want to exercise and don't stress too much about getting it just right. Just being off the couch is getting it right. Changing exertion levels is also good for you. Good luck!

I would be more concerned about the burn numbers you're getting

If I understand correctly, you're saying your 20 minute walk burns 946 calories? This is impossible

The issue with OVERestimating your burns is that you allow yourself to eat more than you should and you won't lose the weight.

my opinion is your numbers are inflated. I go for 30 min walks with my dog on a path that has some mild inclines and declines I use map my fitness on my android phone to track it. My total distance is 1.5 miles for an average of 3 mph. MMF calculates my calorie burn to be about 150 calories.
On my Gym days 2-3 per week I do 20 minutes on the tread mill which also has a heart rate monitor built in and I have tested it to be pretty accurate for me. I try to get my heart rate up to about 80% of my max or about 130 bpm. Every 3 or 4 minutes I check it and adjust either the speed or the incline to keep me in that 80% zone. After the 20 minute routine I do a 5 min cool down so the total time is 25 min . The machine tells me that is about a 175 calorie burn for my weight this too seems to pretty accurate for me. I log those numbers in MFP but generally do not eat back more than 50% of the exercise calories.
My diary is open so you can see what I log for comparison.

Good luck

+1 on the over estimating calories thing.

And go for distance not time. More consistent results that way.

I think she said it's a 2 hour workout but I don't know how the minutes in the list add up to that. 900+ calories for 20 minutes would be way impossible. For 2 hours when obese, not really.

I'd be more concerned with burn out from 2 hour treadmill workouts. That's a lot of treadmill, holy cow. I think I'd go insane. I can barely stand one. I hope you have a tv at least!

Edited because apparently I can't read

Okay, now that I've correctly read your post-

You're walking for 120 minutes at an average of 2.16 MPH? 4.32 miles total?

There is so much more you can be doing with that two hours of your time. Up your intensity (as in double it if you can), as 2.16 is a cool down as it is. Better yet, forget the cardio and get yourself into the weights.

i was wondering if this was to slow to burn fat i do speed up to 3.6mph but even that seems pretty slow, i might see what levels 6, 7, 8 ,and 9 are like if they arent too fast i might try them and see what they are like levels 4 and 5 are ok and get my pulse racing and makes me out of breathe and i can feel the burn in my legs, which i guess is good,

There is no "too slow to burn fat". If you like doing 4 miles in 2 hours, stick to it. If you would rather do 4 miles in one hour, do that. The latter would burn about the same, if that helps.

If you're at an exertion where you can't speak even in short sentences, that's too much. If you're at an exertion where you can sing or speak long passages freely, you should work a little harder. It doesn't have to burn or be painful. Just get your heart rate up some and most importantly pick something you can stick with. Good luck!

hey i have been trying to loose some weight for over two months now, im rather a large person (obese) as the professionals would say, i have been doing rather well with my workouts on the treadmill i brought a dvd but i got bored of it after a few weeks, i must try it again soon, as it was fun to start with,
well we have a home treadmill that has a weight loss setting it has 9 levels i have started it four days ago and so far i am enjoying it but im not sure it will make me losse weight? i do levels 1 to 5 ever day works out about 2 hours of walking a day below is my workout,
i am just wondering is this good or should i be running or jogging? i am eating a rather healthy diet and have cut down on alot of sweets and sugary foods, i am trying to eat about 1500 calories a day rather than my 3000 calories per day, any help on this subject would be helpful,xx

All for 24 mins with 1 min cool down on each level

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Level 1- 146 calories burnt
1.6mph -2mins 0 incline 2.8mph -2mins 3 incline

Level 2- 164calories burnt
1.8mph -2mins 0 incline 3.0mph -2mins 4 incline

Level 3- 189calories burnt
2.0mph -2mins 1 incline 3.2mph -2mins 5 incline

Level 4- 209calories burnt
2.2mph -2mins 1 incline 3.4mph -2mins 6 incline

Level 5- 238calories burnt
2.4mph -2mins 2 incline 3.6mph -2mins 7 incline

Sounds like you are on your way to living a healthier lifestyle. In my experience I started by setting a set amount of time for cardio. It didn't matter what speed, angle, or type, just that I put in the time to build the mental commitment that I was going to spend an hour doing cardio no matter what(develops the healthy habit). After a while of simply walking on an eliptical I started to push myself at my own pace to improve by doing an extra mile in the same amount of time and so on as I built up endurance and strength. I also would mix up the type of cardio whenever I was feeling bored, but rowing on one day or doing a bike on another. Eventually when I went from 270 down to 220 I started using a treadmill because I knew I had weak knee's and shins from a decade of non-activity. Fast walking(3.5 mph) on a treadmill was a lot tougher than running on an elliptical. I could run at a pace of 7mph on an elliptical for 2 hours by this time, but I could only fast walk for a little longer than thirty minutes on a treadmill before my knees and shins began to hurt. Over time when I reached 200 lb's I could run/ jog on a treadmill at a pace of 6.8mph for 45 min before switching to a 15 minute cool down. It was at this time I started to run outside and again switching from a treadmill to pavement was a difficult process as other muscles were engaged for stability. I could barely run for 20 minutes on pavement before being completely out of breath and my legs killing me.

This is all to say that it takes time and there are benefits for each type of cardio and depending on your weight it might not be reasonable to expect yourself to simply be able to start by running on a treadmill. The most important factor for weight loss is the amount of time you sustain your heart rate at an elevated rate. I would keep mine between 150-160 and gradually as I lost weight and built endurance I simply had to move a bit faster to keep my heart at that pace. Good luck.

You burn the same calories walking a mile as you do running a mile, you just burn them faster running. Also some argue that you burn calories longer AFTER running than you do AFTER walking. I dunno enough about that to comment. But I can tell you tracking distance is much more accurate than tracking speed.

You cannot out train a bad diet - so food and food quality intake is vitally important to a healthier you! And, honest to God, ditch the treadmill!! They are NOTORIOUS for over estimating your calorie burning by up to 30%!! Instead, you can spend a fraction of the time doing a short HIIT workout only 3Xs per week and a fun 30 minute activity the rest of the days -the last thing you want to do is overdo it and hurt yourself. Just Google it or punch it in on Youtube...there are tons of FREE ones to do out there. Personally, I recommend Turbulence Training workouts only because I know FOR SURE that they work - I am also an "obese" person - 9 weeks in and down at least 2 sizes in clothes and feeling great!

HIIT workouts are nice, but they might be a bit too much mentally for someone who is just starting out. As long as they put in the time at this point, that is all that matters.