How fast do you walk on the treadmill?

I walk on the treadmill at a 3.5 mph pace, and I set the incline to 10%. I really feel it working my butt when I do that haha.

I walk slightly slower that you guys on the treadmill, usually 3.3 - 3.4 at a 4% incline for 30 minutes.

3.5 mph, 9% incline. The time? Anywhere from 5 minutes to 40 minutes. If I feel I just can't get motivated to do it, I still put my shoes on and start walking. If I still feel that way after 5, I stop. More than likely, I'll keep going. But that attitude does get me on there

A month ago, when I started, I was at 3 mph with a 3.5% incline. I am feeling stronger!

4.0 mph with a 15 incline for 30 minutes, then 15 minutes 3.5 mph with no incline

3.0 - 3.2 my objective is to keep moving. Not to die on a damn treadmill

I was walking at about 2.2 - 2.5 and getting searing pain in the sides of my calves. I changed to Asics shoes and I can do about 2 miles at 3.0, with intermittent 5.0 jogs.

4.0mph to 4.5mph between sprints. If I'm tired, 3.0mph

I am currently 5'10" and 340-ish so my numbers are 4.0% at 3.4 mph. that gets my heart rate up to around 148-150 which is about the upper range of 85% of my total heart rate.

I think the key is heart rate. Obviously a guy my size isn't going to go nuts at 15% incline and a 7 minute mile. I think that you should tweak it until you are working at 75-85% of your max heart rate.


As you work out more, your heart rate will decreae if you don't make the workout harder - so you can retune the machine to do what your body can handle.

I start at 3.5 miles per hour and go up and down from that speed doing interval work. Fastest speed 5.9 MPH for short spurts, normally a minute at a time.
I also change the incline up and down throughout the 30 minutes, going from 1.5 to 7.0%.

I do this, more or less. Minimum 3.5, throw in some running for VERY short spurts, toss in come incline here and there and crank it to 4.0 for a while -- whatever it takes to keep it from putting me to sleep!

I normally don't go below 5.0 (or above 8.5) on the treadmill. But if I am having pain or need 30 seconds to catch my breath I'll bring it down to 3.5. I guess sometimes I've pushed myself too far and started having asthmatic symtoms and had to slow all the way down to 2.0 but that is just insanely slow it's almost like being stopped for me.