Mph on treadmill?!?!?

mimilion1
mimilion1 Posts: 30 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
What speed is ideal to lose weight?

1.Say 500 calories in an hour?
2 In terms of mph or miles??
3. Which is better on a treadmill a brisk walk or jog??

Thanks

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  • WakkoW
    WakkoW Posts: 567 Member
    mimilion1 wrote: »
    What speed is ideal to lose weight?

    1.Say 500 calories in an hour?
    2 In terms of mph or miles??
    3. Which is better on a treadmill a brisk walk or jog??

    Thanks

    1. 500 calories in an hour
    2. 7 mph or 7 miles
    3. Brisk Jog
  • Pie319
    Pie319 Posts: 129 Member
    Calories burned depends on your fitness level and size. I'm 5'5" about 165lbs and I burn about 500-550 calories in an hour jogging 5mph (based on HRM).
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    edited August 2015
    mimilion1 wrote: »
    What speed is ideal to lose weight?

    If your goal is to burn calories, then its the fastest speed you can hold for the time you have. Approximate burn is:

    ---> body weight in pounds * miles run * 0.6

    Oh, and put your treadmill at 2% incline.
  • mimilion1
    mimilion1 Posts: 30 Member
    Sorry I'm 198 pounds and 6'1..

    So running at 7 mph at 2% incline would burn like 500 calories an hour??
  • MCinBC
    MCinBC Posts: 41 Member
    I don't think there is an "ideal" speed to lose weight...
    Push as much as you can. That's how you should do it. By "as much as you can" I mean make sure you spare your energy or endurance to last for an hour or whatever is within your limit. Nothing wrong with "overburning" ;-)
    Have fun!
  • mimilion1
    mimilion1 Posts: 30 Member
    Thanks very much..I hope jogging for 45 minutes would burn 500 calories?????
  • MCinBC
    MCinBC Posts: 41 Member
    It should be...I think gives me around 400 for 30 minutes about. But you run on treadmill and there is no counter board on that treadmill? That would help to estimate if there is data available like how many miles you do in your 45 minutes.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    mimilion1 wrote: »
    Sorry I'm 198 pounds and 6'1..

    So running at 7 mph at 2% incline would burn like 500 calories an hour??

    7mph * 198 pounds * .6 -> ~830 calories/hour

    -> 830 * .75 -> 620-ish calories in 45 minutes
  • mimilion1
    mimilion1 Posts: 30 Member
    Thanks everyone I did it today..it was really tiring
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    mimilion1 wrote: »
    Thanks everyone I did it today..it was really tiring

    I'd hesitate to suggest regularly running for that period of time without working up to it. Unless you like sports injuries.
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