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> A milkshake is worth an hour's worth of treadmill work. Not even. The Five Guys base milkshake is 870 calories before adding any mix-ins or whipped cream[1].
by js2 9y ago
> A milkshake is worth an hour's worth of treadmill work.
Not even. The Five Guys base milkshake is 870 calories before adding any mix-ins or whipped cream[1].
An hour on a treadmill at 6 mph for a 150 lb person is 567 calories net (exclusive of basal metabolism), 675 calories total (inclusive of basal metabolism)[2].
[1] http://www.fiveguys.com/-/media/Public-Site/Files/NutritionAllergensMarch2017US.ashx?la=en http://www.fiveguys.com/-/media/Public-Site/Files/NutritionA...
[2] https://www.runnersworld.com/weight-loss/how-many-calories-are-you-really-burning https://www.runnersworld.com/weight-loss/how-many-calories-a...
- whatyoucantsay 9y agoAnd at 9 mph, they will burn over 1,000 kcal. https://www.runnersworld.com/tools/calories-burned-calculator https://www.runnersworld.com/tools/calories-burned-calculato...
- marcc 9y ago6:40 per mile is a pretty intense pace for most people to keep up for an hour.
- whatyoucantsay 9y agoMost people don't run much. Just as with hiking, strength straining, gymnastics and other sport, ability grows with training. Another option is simply running longer. Few people who aren't overweight couldn't train up to 90 minutes. Given that there's overhead in showering and changing clothes, going longer, fewer days per week does have an efficiency of sorts. Edit: Ideally one avoids having a completely irresponsible diet, however just training can do a lot and can also blunt the appetite after a certain threshold.
- tj-teej 9y agoRunning a 6:40 mile for an hour is outside of what most dedicated runners can achieve.
- whatyoucantsay 9y agoDon't be ridiculous. Ed Whitlock ran that pace for an entire marathon at the age of 73. If you're dedicated, under 50, free of serious ailments and anywhere near the weight range this thread used as an example, it's something you can almost definitely achieve for a single hour.
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- woolvalley 9y agoA hack I like to do with treadmills is to go 1.5-2 miles per hour and have an incline of 20-30%. You burn 600-800 calories but your going at walking speed. I call it the hiking simulator.
- js2 9y agoI've never seen a treadmill that goes over 15% grade. 30% is almost a stair stepper.
- woolvalley 9y agoAh it is a pretty unique treadmill: https://www.freemotionfitness.com/cardio/incline-trainers https://www.freemotionfitness.com/cardio/incline-trainers They call it an incline trainer With stair steppers I found it a lot harder to sustain it for the same nominal calorie count. But going up a %30 incline vs a stair stepper might be the same difference between an elliptical vs running.