Incline powerwalking on treadmill any good for fat burning?

I was on the treadmill this morning - jogging at 9km with no incline or walking at 6.5 with a 14% incline. I was surprised that the treadmill had me burning more calories on the walking with incline than running. I can't run at any great dpeed yet but was still surprised that the walking was burning more as I felt more exhausted after the run parts than the walking.

Hope that helps xx

Also carrying some weights will increase your heart rate a little more.
You can increase the intensity of the workout without increasing the stress on your joints.

Hells yes!

I don't run. I hate it. It makes me feel like a hyperventilating elephant. But I can walk at speeds that some folks jog at (4.8 MPH). And I burn plenty of calories doing so. During a 45 walking interval workout on the treadmill, I can burn over 500 calories. I would never be able to run long enough to get that kind of burn. Also, my HR stays pretty much at the top of my fat burning range throughout the workout, and I'd never be able to sustain that kind of level if I were doing walk/jog intervals.

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Hell yes! I do it all the time if I want a super burn but I'm not in a jogging mood.

I have heel spurs and cannot run.... too much pain.

But, if I do a proper warm up and then get a decent speed with an incline, I have no pain whatsoever and my heartrate sky-rockets! My 15 minute warm up this morning was almost 225 calories with an incline of 12.0(planet fitness)... thats a good burn in short time

Absolutely..just don't incline so much that you find yourself holding onto the machine (I've always heard that it diminishes your calorie burning if you're supporting your weight with your hands or arms in some way - plus it puts strain on your back when you do that)

edit - oops, I see fatboypup already covered this subject!

For the record, its a HUGE irk for me too.

Anything that raises your heart rate burns calories and therefore fat. The burn is proportional to your heart rate and how long you do it.

If your treadmill has a heart rate monitor, use it. Get your heart rate up to whatever you think you can maintain for as long as you have to work out, and keep going as long as you can (or as long as you have time for).

For example, my favorite is the elliptical, because I get to vary my pace easily. I have 45 minutes to work out. So I get on it and warm up for a few minutes, then concentrate on getting my heart rate up to about 145 (near the "top end" of the cardio range for my age). I go with that until I have about 15 minutes left, then I start something with a good thumping beat and give myself 5-10 minutes of about 155 heart rate (above the "cardio" range, but I only maintain it for a few minutes and it gives me a little extra exercise high at the end). Then about 5 minutes from the end I back off the resistance and slow down, trying to get my heart rate down into the 130s before the end of the workout, but slowly.

At my weight and age, my 45 minute workout burns about 650 calories according to MFP and several online calculators I've found that attempt to calculate calories based on heartrate and weight. The elliptical is estimating it a bit high (700). But they are all in the same basic range.

If burning maximum calories in minimum time is your primary goal, as it is mine (since I have limited time to work out), then do whatever you enjoy the most (or hate the least) that gets your heart rate up to a safely elevated level, and keep it there as long as you safely can.

Absolutely..just don't incline so much that you find yourself holding onto the machine (I've always heard that it diminishes your calorie burning if you're supporting your weight with your hands or arms in some way - plus it puts strain on your back when you do that)

edit - oops, I see fatboypup already covered this subject!

For the record, its a HUGE irk for me too.

The program I use adjusts the incline according to your heartrate (meaning I have to use the heartrate pads, as it does not come with a chest strap or a way to use a personal one). I don't consider this holding on as I am not using it to support my weight, but only using a light touch. Thoughts on this?

I use an I-Fit program with Jillian Michaels and Jillian (yep, we're on a first name basis!) told me that you achieve the same heartrate walking at 3 mph on a 12% incline as you would running at 6 mph.

with my back issues my surgeon told me no running but i do a little but for most part i do the Ellipical, lots less hard on my joints, just a thought to share.

a fat burning heart rate is 60%-70% where as "aerobic" is 80%-85%

NULLIFY? Yikes!! Wont do that again! It bugs me that the people who run the gyms don't tell people this when they see them, if I hadn't of read this, I wouldn't have known.

To quote the late Steve Jobs, "you're holding it wrong!"

Seriously, yes, holding on to the handles CAN nullify the incline, because if you're hanging on to them tightly you are, in essence, pulling yourself up the incline. You are also disengaging your upper body since you can depend on the bars for balance, so you aren't getting the full benefit of even a walk.

However, if your hands are very loose on the handles and there's no tension at all in your arms, you really aren't affecting your workout by much, if at all. The treadmills we have at work have heart rate monitors in the handles, and I use them from time to time - I just focus on making sure the muscles in my arms are not doing any work. Even so, I don't leave my hands on there any longer than to simply take a quick reading.

But, though they nullify the incline, they do not nullify the workout! If you're working out for a target heart range, you'll burn just as many calories with your hands on the sensors as off - calories don't care which muscles burn them.

However, if you're doing it for the sexy glutes, HANDS OFF THE !@#$@#$@# BARS!!!!