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How fast do you walk on the treadmill?

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  • Bonny619
    Bonny619 Posts: 311 Member
    I walk between 3.2-3.5 (I'm only 5 feet tall so that's a pretty brisk pace) I jog at 4.0-4.5 and a full out run is 5.0-5.5
  • AShawneeF
    AShawneeF Posts: 123 Member
    depends on what i am doing while walking. If i am reading a book, it's usually at like 3.5 at a 5% incline so that i can focus on the pages. If i'm watching tv or jamming out to music, as close to 4.0 or over as i can get without actually jogging.

    Mostly though, i set the treadmill to random, picking an average speed and incline. it really helps burn the calories and helps as a high intensity interval training thing.
  • 2_young_2B_old
    2_young_2B_old Posts: 90 Member
    To keep myself in a fat burning zone I cant got over 2.0 and a 2.5 % incline. I do this for 60-120 mins, and it doesn't kill me..
  • teee12
    teee12 Posts: 93 Member
    i usally walk on 6.0 for 1 min and run 13.0 for 1 min for 10 mins.
  • spersephone
    spersephone Posts: 148 Member
    That's got to be km/h not miles, right?

    I jog about 10km/h to 11km/h, and cool down by walking from 7.5km/h down to about 6km/h depending on my mood.
  • ang3h
    ang3h Posts: 185 Member
    2.5mph on a 15% incline for 30 mins. I guess I'm a slowpoke but I still feel like I got a hell of a workout afterward.. like slowly climbing a neverending mountain..lol.
  • matthej28
    matthej28 Posts: 40 Member
    In mini-breaks between running at a 6.5-6.7, I'll usually walk at a 3.8-4.0 on a 2.0 incline.
  • mpanter
    mpanter Posts: 5
    I don't think I'd be able to go more than 3.2 at a 20% incline either! My treadmill only goes to a 10% incline.

    I usually do between 3.5 and 7 with varying inclines. Depends if it's a running or walking day. My run days I go back and forth between 6, 6.5, and 7 with no inclines. Walking days are between 3.5 and 5 w/ inclines. I change the speed and incline every 2-5 minutes for 1- so I don't get bored and 2- I read somewhere that it helps with your weightloss so your body doesn't get used to the one speed. Don't know how true that is, but I follow that anyway. haha
  • mAnimalMX
    mAnimalMX Posts: 20
    i usally walk on 6.0 for 1 min and run 13.0 for 1 min for 10 mins.

    how does one walk at 6mph? I spy on everyones treadmill and have yet to see it. Stilts?! :)
  • ajones1227
    ajones1227 Posts: 180 Member
    Anywhere from a 6-10 incline 3.5 speed
  • icimani
    icimani Posts: 1,454 Member
    I think that you guys either have really really long legs, or you aren't walking you're running!

    I guess I'm the slow poke here - my treadmill is set at 2.7 (2.3mph) with a 5% incline for about 30 minutes. That pace keeps me in the fat burning heart rate zone and I feel like it gives me a good workout.
  • kdz526
    kdz526 Posts: 210 Member
    I really think height is a factor or rather length of legs. I walk at 3 mph at a 8% incline and am about to boost it up to 3.1 or 3.2. at 3.5 im doing a slow jog or an extremely brisk walk with a hop every once in a while cause im a shortie with short legs.
    edit: and i go for 30 mins with a 5 min cool down at 2.5 with no incline.
  • kacinace
    kacinace Posts: 70 Member
    warm up and cool down is usually 3.5mph. If I'm not feeling like running, then I'll walk at 4mph and vary the incline.
  • Btmartin54
    Btmartin54 Posts: 69 Member
    I'm up to 4.4MPH...at first it was more of a run-walk to do 4MPH. I do believe being taller has also helped me to increase my speed. I'm 5'11".
  • sm1zzle
    sm1zzle Posts: 920 Member
    I think 3.0 or 3.5 is about average for walking. I could be wrong. When I am running and want a quick breath I drop down to 3.0
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    easy walk is 4.0 fast walk is 5.0.. slow jog is 5.3 anything between 5.0 and 5.3 is a weird speed for me when it's uncomfortable to either walk or run

    i'm 5'5 and have long legs
  • angieleighbyrd
    angieleighbyrd Posts: 989 Member
    When I do C25K I warm up at 3, walk at 4 and run at 6.
  • quirkytizzy
    quirkytizzy Posts: 4,052 Member
    Omg, I feel like a total wuss now! I've set it at 4% this week at 3.7 to walk, with one minute jogging intervals at 4,.2 mph every other minute. Today I put the incline to 4.5 to jog and 5 to walk and nearly died! You guys are inspiring me to do better!
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    3.7 in between sprint intervals is an easy pace for me at 5'3". Around 4.2 is where I hit that awkward no-man's-land speed. You won't find me ever between 4.2 and 6.0 on a treadmill.
  • Shrelana
    Shrelana Posts: 248 Member
    I do my treadmill in intervals (usually 1 to 1:30 minute intervals), start walking at 3.5 on a 3 incline (not sure the %), then bump it to 3.8 with a 11 incline, then run at about 6.5 on the 3 again. Rinse and repeat.
  • dg09
    dg09 Posts: 754
    3mph

    And I only do 1 minute sprints every 10 minutes. You don't have to kill yourself to get the job done!
  • YoungDoc2B
    YoungDoc2B Posts: 1,593 Member
    Incline at about 8 or 9, and walk anywhere from 4-4.4mph
  • george29223
    george29223 Posts: 556 Member
    4.5 mph but almost always 4.0 cuz i like to fill a backpack with bacon its slows me down but oh so worth it
  • LJA1968
    LJA1968 Posts: 516 Member
    Apparently I'm pokey. I walk at 2.6mph up to 3.0. I go for 30 minutes. Oh well, we each have what works for us.
  • Victoriav99
    Victoriav99 Posts: 260 Member
    I tend to go about 3.5 to 3.8 mph.
  • veggieluver2
    veggieluver2 Posts: 70 Member
    Warm up at 4.0 / 0 incline for 5 minutes.
    Active cardio 4.5 / 4.5 incline for 25 minutes. Sometimes I do my on version of HIIT by bumping it up to 4.7 for a minute, then back down to 4.5 for a minute alternating.
  • Karabobarra
    Karabobarra Posts: 782 Member
    I do a walk/run walk at 4.0 - 4.2 run at 5.7-6.2, I usually a 5 minute warm up walk at 4.0 then start running for 2 minutes, walking for 2 minutes... for 26 minutes

    I'm still trying to run longer and haven't even thought about inclines...hmmm
  • EmilyJackCO
    EmilyJackCO Posts: 621 Member
    I'm at 4mph for 60 minutes plus cooldown.
  • issyfit
    issyfit Posts: 1,077 Member
    2 mph no incline because I have an artificial hip, another bad hip and two bad knees, but it's better than sitting.
  • PonyTailedLoser
    PonyTailedLoser Posts: 315 Member
    I usually saunter along at 3.0 mph.
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