Pumping up the incline on the treadmill not only tones your tush and legs, increases your endurance, and can help improve your speed, but also burns crazy calories — significantly more than with no incline. Need a little more proof? Check out the chart below for some inspiring numbers.
*All calculations are based on a 130-pound woman.
Pace (minutes per mile) |
Calories burned in 30 min at 0% incline |
Calories burned in 30 min at 5% incline |
Calories burned in 30 min at 10% incline |
Calories burned in 30 min at 15% incline |
7 (8.5 mph)
|
391 [1]
|
526 [2]
|
615 [3]
|
708 [4]
|
8 (7.5 mph)
|
338 [5]
|
464 [6]
|
550 [7]
|
630 [8]
|
9 (6.6 mph)
|
300 [9]
|
420 [10]
|
482 [11]
|
558 [12]
|
10 (6 mph)
|
270 [13]
|
363 [14]
|
420 [15]
|
482 [16]
|
11 (5.5 mph)
|
243 [17]
|
326 [18]
|
392 [19]
|
432 [20]
|
12 (5 mph)
|
216 [21]
|
296 [22]
|
362 [23]
|
394 [24]
|
Links:
[1] http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/calories_burned.asp?exercise=160
[2] http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/calories_burned.asp?exercise=167
[3] http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/calories_burned.asp?exercise=174
[4] http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/calories_burned.asp?exercise=181
[5] http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/calories_burned.asp?exercise=159
[6] http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/calories_burned.asp?exercise=166
[7] http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/calories_burned.asp?exercise=173
[8] http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/calories_burned.asp?exercise=180
[9] http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/calories_burned.asp?exercise=158
[10] http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/calories_burned.asp?exercise=165
[11] http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/calories_burned.asp?exercise=172
[12] http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/calories_burned.asp?exercise=179
[13] http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/calories_burned.asp?exercise=157
[14] http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/calories_burned.asp?exercise=164
[15] http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/calories_burned.asp?exercise=171
[16] http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/calories_burned.asp?exercise=178
[17] http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/calories_burned.asp?exercise=156
[18] http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/calories_burned.asp?exercise=163
[19] http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/calories_burned.asp?exercise=170
[20] http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/calories_burned.asp?exercise=177
[21] http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/calories_burned.asp?exercise=155
[22] http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/calories_burned.asp?exercise=162
[23] http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/calories_burned.asp?exercise=169
[24] http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/calories_burned.asp?exercise=176