The TreadClimber is a piece of stationary cardiovascular equipment from Bowflex. It is not commonly found in commercial or private fitness gyms, but is available to purchase for the home. Bowflex provides information from a study on how many calories are burned during typical workouts, but the amount you actually burn is dependent on a couple of factors.
TreadClimber
The TreadClimber features a pair of large footboards that independently incline and decline as you walk or run. The footboards can move as a treadmill, where the belts allow you to walk or run forward. They can move as a stairclimber, which allows you to step up. And they can move in an elliptical manner like an elliptical machine.
Calories Burned
Bowflex says that according to a study by the Human Performance Laboratory at New York's Adelphi University, a person burns about 321 calories when they work out on a TreadClimber at a speed of 3 mph and at an intensity level of 12.
Significance
Burning calories helps you reach and maintain a healthy body composition. To lose weight, you must burn more calories than you consume over a period of time. The more calories you burn, the more weight you will lose. You lose a pound of fat for every 3,500 more calories you burn than you consume.
Additional Factors
The calories you will burn during a TreadClimber workout depends upon a couple of factors, including your body weight and makeup. Larger people will burn more calories per unit of time than smaller people. The speed and intensity of the workout will also make a direct impact on how many calories you burn. Increasing the intensity or speed will increase calories burned.
Considerations
For your TreadClimber workouts to be effective in burning calories and thus helping you lose weight, you must be consistent with your workouts. According to MedlinePlus, adults should fit in 2 1/2 hours of cardiovascular exercise per week to lose weight. Healthy eating habits are just as important; it's easy to cancel out the calories you burned in your TreadClimber workout with a high-calorie meal.
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