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Question: Efficiency of treadmill Vs natural walking?
Question Description:
Just how energy-efficient is a treadmill in burning up calories? Given that the treadmill is moving, and that we are keeping pace with it, how much "distance" on a treadmill do you have to achieve to burn up the same amount of energy when you walk naturally along the footpath? Does anyone have real figures please?
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Answer#1: That depends on how fast your are walking and what the incline is set at, I'd guess. If your 'natural walking' means that you are walking up the face of a steep hill, then it's probably a pretty good workout. The nice thing about the treadmill is that you can force yourself to keep a good speed going and you can walk up a steep hill for as long as you can handle. Walking out in the real world, on the other hand, means that you take the terrain as you come to it. I also find that I often slow down significantly as I tire even though I don't intend to, but on the treadmill this can't happen accidentally- I have to keep up or turn the speed down. For me, walking in nature is much more pleasant, but much less of a workout, for the above reasons.
Answer#2: i would asume natural walking/runing is more effective. idk it jsut seems so much harder and dredful than the shock absorbing tredmil i rather hop on
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