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Does a treadmill do any good?

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  • SteveMFP123
    SteveMFP123 Posts: 298 Member
    I remember when I started I was too heavy for a treadmill unless it was some £500 gym grade one, I'm finally at the point I can buy a regular one without breaking it so I've been thinking about getting one as well.
  • Lizadizzle
    Lizadizzle Posts: 35 Member
    I hit the treadmill at work at least 3x weekly for about an hour. I'm just starting out (again :/ ) but for the last three weeks or so, I've been doing an average of 2.7 mph, slow af compared to you and MFP tells me I burn between 350 - 400 calories for the hour. I generally log it as "leisurely walk 2.5 mph" if I stay at 2.7 for the whole hour. Last week I did 20 minutes of 3.0 mph and the rest between 2.7 and 3.0. So I logged it as 3.0 for 20 minutes and 2.5 for 40 minutes. That particular night MFP said I burned off like 430 calories or something. I'm down 6 lbs in 3 weeks, so... I'll say that yeah, it works.
  • SergeantSausage
    SergeantSausage Posts: 1,673 Member
    I log 1200 to 1600 treadmill miles from a year.

    Works for me.

    Physics, right?

    Got a 14-miler scheduled tomorrow and The Weatherman says: Treadmill.
  • MonkeyMel21
    MonkeyMel21 Posts: 2,396 Member
    I run between 6-8 and burn about 120 cals per ten minutes. Works well for me.
  • tracie_minus100
    tracie_minus100 Posts: 465 Member
    I use mine when the weather is crappy, and when I feel like watching netflix or YouTube to pass the time while walking/running.
  • llUndecidedll
    llUndecidedll Posts: 724 Member
    I've lost 90ish lbs thanks to treadmills.

    I would just keep the incline high and walk for 1- 2 hours. Now, I don't like walking/jogging on the treadmill because it feels weird. I've gotten used to a longer walking stride from walking outside that feels weird on the treadmill, but still nothing beats the calories I burn from walking between 9- 15% incline at 3 mph for an hour. I burn close to 500 calories.

    I still can't stand the elliptical, the arc trainer, and those awkward feeling walk/jog machines similar to the elliptical.
  • karen_fitzgibbon
    karen_fitzgibbon Posts: 736 Member
    Omfg i love my treadmill! I run on it most nights after the kids have gone to bed. I'm halfway through my c25k alternating between 5kph and 10kph
    I don't know if it's doing well for my weight but it's working wonders for my legs and my fitness levels
  • pineapple_peach10
    pineapple_peach10 Posts: 239 Member
    GingerSka wrote: »
    BZAH10 wrote: »
    The calorie burns on machines are generally wrong. Don't rely on that number for actual calories burned.

    This. I also put a towel over the console so it isn't staring me in the face.



    I do this too!!! Lol

  • spzjlb
    spzjlb Posts: 602 Member
    edited April 2015
    I also don't love treadmills but I use mine frequently. I do shorter workouts but intervals: 2 min easier pace with low incline alternating with 1 min of either as fast as I can safely run or as steep an incline as I can manage. Effective and you can toughen the intensity as you advance. I usually do 20 min then I have time to do something with weights.
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