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silly question

lhazelx1
lhazelx1 Posts: 2
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I am just wondering if anyone knows, will i burn more calories at a 10% incline on my treadmill than at a 0%..and if so,,,what is the difference in burn for a 20 minute workout??I walk at 3.5mph THANXXXX

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  • antijen
    antijen Posts: 112 Member
    Yes you will, but I have no idea how many.
  • changeisgood55
    changeisgood55 Posts: 274
    You should burn more with the incline because it's like going up a hill more or less. I'm not sure how many more calories though. Try 20 minutes without the incline and then 20 with and see what the difference is.
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
    Yes you will burn more, also work your legs, glutes and core more which in essence causes the bigger burn but for how much more it all depends on the person..for me I tend to burn about 200 cals more in the same amount of time according to my HRM.
  • lhazelx1
    lhazelx1 Posts: 2
    Changeisgood55........LOL!!!!! I dont know why I didnt think of that!!Silly me!!Thanks!!!! will do that !!!!
  • MikeSEA
    MikeSEA Posts: 1,074 Member
    The increase in the amount of calories you're actually going to burn would be a little hard to calculate because not everyone is the same. I would think that physics is physics, though. Someone feel free to correct me, but I think it would take more work to walk up an incline, therefore you will burn more calories as the incline increases and the speed remains the same.
  • likeaphoenix
    likeaphoenix Posts: 54 Member
    Presumably your treadmill will show you a total of your calories burned during and/or after your workout.

    10% incline is HUGE. You probably want to start with 3%. Even that gives a nice bump to your calorie burn during your time on the treadmill.

    I love my treadmill!

    Best wishes.
  • jazzybean1
    jazzybean1 Posts: 113
    It's a big difference in the calorie burn....Even doing hill intervals like 10% for 1 min, then flat for 30 then repeat with different inclines and rest burns alot more.
  • bikermike5094
    bikermike5094 Posts: 1,752 Member
    good question. I walk treadmill 3 days a week with a setting of 6 and random hills so it adjusts the incline up and down during my workout. at a setting of 6 it averages a 3% incline. I walk at a 3.0 mph pace and burn 460 calories in an hour on average with these settings.

    Yesterday, I though I'd push it and increased to a setting of 7 which avaraged a 4% incline, same pace 3.0. I burned 555 calories yesterday in my 60 minute walk.
    So in a nutshell, yes, more incline=more resistance= more calories.
  • jennygiraffes
    jennygiraffes Posts: 17
    you'll definitely burn more calories... this link will help you calculate the extra benefits
    http://42.195km.net/e/treadsim/
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    If you're walking at the same pace at 10% as flat, then you will burn more on the incline. If you up your pace for 0%, you can burn the same as with the incline.
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