According to a 1996 study printed in "The Journal of the American Medical Association," energy expenditure is highest on the treadmill, compared to other pieces of fitness equipment, including steppers, rowers and exercise bikes. If you are looking to lose weight, you can increase the amount of calories burned by regularly jogging on a treadmill.
Features
When you are jogging on a treadmill, the electronic programming of the fitness equipment estimates the number of calories you burn. The pace of your jogging workout and your current weight will affect how quickly you burn calories. When you jog at a pace of 5 mph, you burn approximately 584 calories in one hour if you weigh 160 lbs. If you weigh more, you burn more calories during your workout session. For instance, if you weigh 200 lbs., you burn 728 calories in an hour while jogging at a pace of 5 mph.
Considerations
Incline on a treadmill also affects how many calories you burn during jogs. If you don't choose an incline, your calorie burn will be lower. Incline adjustments simulate jogging up hills. The higher the incline, the more calories you burn during the workout. Most treadmills have incline levels from 0 to 15.
Effects
If you want to increase the number of calories you burn while using a treadmill, consider a jog/run workout. To burn 300 calories in 20 minutes, you can spend the majority of the time jogging at a pace between 3.5 and 4.5. You then add several minutes of a quicker pace of 6 mph. Keep the incline level between 4 and 7 for the slower pace and at 1 for the runs.
Time Frame
The rate of weight loss depends mostly on how often you use the treadmill to jog. You need to create a calorie deficit of 3,500 to burn 1 lb. of fat. If you jog on the treadmill daily and burn 500 calories each session, you are on track for an average of 1 lb. of weight loss weekly. To increase how quickly you lose weight, you should also make dietary changes. Eating 500 fewer calories daily can help you lose 2 lbs. weekly.
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