What is a good treadmill workout?

[TitanicWreck]

I usually use the treadmill at the gym for a half hour, then use some of the dumb bell weights.

I'm not sure- how often should i use the treadmill, and how often?

I'm 270 lbs, trying to get down to 190

 

[Matt2]

There are various calculators on the internet to calculate how many calories walking on a treadmill burns.

You're trying to eat roughly -500 of your BMR whilst exercising when you can.

What specifically do you want to know? More treadmill = more calories burned

 

[spike99]

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For me, below is a few TM routines that I like to use. They are:

- Normal routine. Set for 35 minutes at 6% incline. For 5 minutes, "speed walk" at 3.5 mph. For the next 5 minutes, "super fast" speed walk at 4.5 mph. Repeat these 3.5 & 4.5 "speed walk" time intervals in 5 minutes blocks until completed.

- Cardio burn routine: Set at 45 minutest at 6% incline. For 5 minutes, "speed walk" at 3.5 mph. For the next 10 minutes, "super fast" speed walk at 4.5 mph. Repeat this 3.5 & 4.5 "speed walk" intervals until completed. By the end of this 45 minute session, both legs are rock solid. And, one's T-Shirt if often soaked (from sweat overload) as well.

- Muscle build routine: Set TM at 35 minutes at 8% incline. At constant speed of 2.8 mph, walk the entire time. While doing this, also carry 4 lbs hand weights in each hand - swinging from hip to lower chin area. By the end of this 35 minute session, both legs and upper body / arms are rock solid. And, one's T-Shirt if often soaked (from sweat overload) as well.

As as suggestion, try these settings (and time intervals) and if good on your body, make them your standard daily routine as well.

Hope this helps...

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[maleficent]

Muscle build routine: Set TM at 35 minutes at 8% incline. At constant speed of 2.8 mph, walk the entire time. While doing this, also carry 4 lbs hand weights in each hand - swinging from hip to lower chin area. By the end of this 35 minute session, both legs and upper body / arms are rock solid. And, one's T-Shirt if often soaked (from sweat overload) as well.

Most orthopedists will tell you that's an extremely dangerous practice... It throws your body out of natural alignment and can lead to long term problems...

Treadmill or weights - Do not mix...

 

[spike99]

Most orthopedists will tell you that's an extremely dangerous practice... It throws your body out of natural alignment and can lead to long term problems... Treadmill or weights - Do not mix...

I've been told that jogging and hand weights do NOT mix either. Every 3 days, I jog with 3 lbs hand weights in each hand. Usual distance is 1.5 miles. Having additional 6 lbs is much better then my previous 60 lbs of "extra" body fat.

As I often say, which ever works for one's current ability.

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[dwwise83]

This is what I do on my non-running days:

--5 minute warmup at 3.0MPH / 0.0 Incline
--Increase speed to 3.8MPH. Every 2 minutes (Odd numbers) increase the incline by 1.0 until you max it out (my treadmill goes to 15.0). Going up and down will take 60 minutes. For ex, at 5 mins incline = 1.0. At 7 minutes incline = 2.0. At 9 minutes incline = 3.0, so forth and so on.
--5 minute cool down

It starts out fairly easy but you will be sweating like crazy by the middle and your heart rate will really be going.

Also, for a quick workout you can just do intervals of 1 minute and be done in 30.