Hello, thanks for your comment! 😊 First, CONGRATS on your weight loss!!! 🥳 You are very much correct, you do not have to use the incline. Incline helps burn more calories, but you can definitely remain flat, especially if you’re walking faster speeds. again, thank you and congratulations! 💪🏻
Update! I lost 64lbs! I’m 1 lb to my goal weight of 125lbs! I lost it with no incline lol but I did add in hit cardio workout and weights which help a lot
@@MandyGood that HIIT cardio is a direct replacement for an incline...even more effective actually. But the point of the incline is intensity. You got that with HIIT and weights, and those work great for weight loss!
This year i changed my home treadmill routine to just walk incline instead of running. 15 inclines, 2-3 speed for 35 mins (or 400 cals burn minimum). I lost more less 10 lbs for 5 months. I want to lose weight slowly but sure. Mom of 2, 43 years old. No holding on rail. Moslty easy but some other time more challenging in the first minute. I didn’t know its a trend right now. Glad i found this information from you. Thanks
Nice job on your weight loss and workouts! And you know what is the strongest indication that you will succeed? The part that you said you are going slowly but surly. Everyone who fails rushed too much and increased their suffering to a point that they had to quit. If it's slow enough, a person won't even really feel the "pain" of dieting because they aren't cutting their calories super low. Thanks for the comment!
I walk 30-40 min a day on my treadmill. It doesn’t incline unfortunately but I’m still losing weight with brisk walking and intermittent jogging on my treadmill. Thanks for your info!!! Appreciate it and you.
No worries! If you’re losing weight that’s all that matters! The incline will burn more for when you need it but doesn’t sound like you may ever need it, if you do, you can always Increase calorie burn in other ways! Thanks for the kind comment and for watching 😊 I appreciate you as well!
maybe what you can do is manually incline the treadmill...ie put something level like bricks at the front so it inclines, or even putting the entire machine on a large board that's on an incline. I do recommend contacting the manufacturer as they will tell you if its recommended or not.
Thanks for watching and being so kind! Hopefully I'll get back to making WAY better videos soon. I'm a much better trainer now than I was back then lol
I just started walking on an incline of 10 at 2.5 for about 30 mins working my way up to 3mph. I definitely feel like I get more out of my workout compared to when I would run for 30-40 min on flat surface with knee pain
Great video, and to the point. And it’s also true 🙂 My old mentor Greg Plitt told me, that fat loss is of the heart rate. The higher the heart rate, the more calories you burn, simple as that, it doesn’t matter what you do, as long as you get the heart rate up.
That is a fantastic idea! You can’t lose when you walk while doing what you love 😂 I used to watch soccer games - a whole 90 minutes felt like nothing. Took a break during halftime, it’s fun! I need to set up a TV and do that again
Love doing the incline! im VERY paranoid about accidentally overworking myself, so i increase speed/incline over a VERY slow period of time (ie: i'll do a LISS workout at a 5% incline at 2.8 mph for three weeks before going up to 5.5% incline at the same speed) and allow myself more recovery time than whats probably needed. i don't mind tho, because i find that while i may not be reaping as many benefits as quickly as i could, the one thing i love is the routine. I've yet to miss a day of my training and so no matter how slow i go, getting on that treadmill every other day is all that matters to me :)
This comment is so spot on I have nothing to add. If we all were okay with slowly increasing, just allowing progress to be progress, we’d all be well on our way to our goals just like you! Keep crushing it my friend! And I value your opinion, so leave comments on other vids! I’d love to hear your take on things 😊
@@AaronTrainerFit thank you so much! I always feel so bad when people try to find the quickest ways to lose fat, burn calories, and increase muscle. Sometimes the most therapeutic thing you can do, is learn how to flourish with patience. Slow and steady may not ALWAYS win the race, but you can see the flowers much better that way :)
Hey I’m 6 ft and 230 lbs, I tried doing 12% at 3mph and my calves, back quads, and gluteus were burning like crazy. How should I approach building to that level without feeling like hot coals are being pressed onto my lower body? Essentially, Lower the incline v.s. Lower the speed
You nailed it and simplified it, so you made this answer easy!! Lower the incline for sure!! I know it’s humbling, I know it may not sound awesome, but start at like a 4%. Build up to 20-30 min on that and then do 4.5 if possible or 5 if it’s only whole number increases. Once you get 5% at 30 min increase again, 6% etc. Once you get to 7 or 8% start increasing time. Basically, 12% is insanely difficult at any speed. The super over simplified order of operations is this: 1. 2-3 mph at 3-4% incline (or “level” incline) 2. Increase walk time up to 30 min without the hand rails the WHOLE time (you can use the handrails for the 5 min cool down at the end totaling 35 min) 3. Once 30 min Is achieved, increase incline one level and reach 30 again 4. Repeat steps 2 + 3 until about 7% incline 5. Stick to your speed and incline, but now work on increasing time. Once you reach 45 min you’re ready to move to step 6 6. Now you again start working on increasing incline to about 9% 7. Past this goes beyond the scope of this video but I would lower a client back down to 5% or so incline and now work on running that incline for 10 min. Then repeating all these steps with running instead of walking - this is HARD Pro tip: this process can be very intense. It is SUPER important to listen to the body. If a joint in the foot starts hurting for example, that’s your body saying you’re progressing too fast and it needs more time to adjust to lower intensity or frequency
I'm doing 10 or 10.5 incline at 3.5 kilometers not mph. You feel the burn but it's not overwhelming. Burns at least 300 calories in 30 minutes. Hope this helps!
Anyone just starting out. Start out at a small incline around 5 at a speed of 3 and work your way up to a larger incline. Thats what I did. Now I am at 15 incline with a speed of 2.2. Starting to gradually work my speed up to a 3 eventually. I started out as a 2 speed. I don't hold on to handrails. I actually tried to hold on to the handrails and it felt awkward holding on to them. Held on for about 15 seconds. I only hold the handrails when the cool down comes and the treadmill is going back to zero incline. After the treadmill is at zero incline for the cool down, I take my hands off and increase my speed to 3 for 4.5 minutes. I have seen the results. I have lost weight and inches. But like Aaron said you cannot hold on to the handrails. You will be defeating the purpose if you do. Remember we all got this! Sweat it out. Your body will thank you later.
I started 400lbs yr ago now 300 after sleeve surgery and diet now want to knock another 50 lbs off going to start some incline on treadmill putting one in garage today 👍👍
I do 2 minutes on 2 minutes off holding the rails, that way I’m getting that burn, yet getting a rest often. I feel like that makes it less strenuous on the legs. Also can continue to walk longer.
TJ means that he holds on for 2 minutes to the rails and then let’s go for 2 minutes to allow his body to fully fight the treadmill without the assistance of his hands!
Id just walk with good posture lol you could say the same thing sitting “hold on to keep your posture, hold on to the seat in front of you” or something but obviously, just sit with good posture and work on it and no holding will be necessary
Great video! I’ve been struggling with my weight for a while. I’m 5’1 with a fluctuating weight of 170-174lbs. So, I decided to start using the treadmill at home, but I have a couple of questions. 1. I plan to incorporate some dumbbell workouts in addition to the treadmill. Do you think this workout plan could be effective without the use of protein powder(not too fond of it)? 2. How many times a week would you recommend doing the incline of 10 with a speed of 2.5-3? Also, my main goal now is just to lose fat and to hit my goal weight of 140lbs.
Thanks for the compliment and questions! 😊 1. Yes most definitely you can succeed without ever supplementing with protein powder! Don’t worry about that at all 💪🏻 I only have my clients use protein powder when they are struggling to get in enough protein. But I don’t like the use of powder due to the fact that liquid calories never make you feel very full so it’s much easier to over consume calories that way and then you’ll never lose weight cuz you have too many calories in your diet! So don’t worry about it, just try to get some protein via lean meat sources such has 90% ground turkey, 90% beef, chicken breast, shrimp, tuna, and lean cuts of steak and pork such as sirloin and pork chops. 2. Incline of 10 is challenging. Very challenging, if you can keep up that incline then great! But if not don’t feel bad reducing it down to something like 6-7 until you build up. Either way tho, I’d recommend starting with 4 of those workouts per week and adding 1 workout per month or so, up to 6-7! It’s not bad to do cardio almost every day, it’s just the lifting that requires a particular plan, called a split, so that muscles can build back up before getting worked on again. If you ever have any other questions or want more help just comment on my vids and I’ll help any way I can!
Hey I really enjoyed this video ! I recently started my journey by calorie deficit to weight loss and I have a treadmill at home I have been doing 30 minutes of 10- incline at 2.5 I have been holding the rails though I had no idea it affects everything! So thank you so much for this information. My question is should I lower the incline or the speed to avoid holding the rail? Again thank you for this awesome info :D
What a fantastic question! I’m so excited for you to get the added benefit you are about to get! You’ll see, your body will want so bad to grab those rails you almost won’t realize you are reaching for them! That’s a good thing 😊 Yes most definitely, you asked the perfect question and that’s what I was thinking before you even asked it: lower that all the way down to like a 5 or 6. Here’s how you tell when to adjust: 1.) can you keep up or do you need to take a break/grab the rails in order to keep up? If you need a break or to grab the rails, you are at too high of an incline 2.) do you NEVER feel like you need to grab the rails or take a break? If you tell yourself “I could do this for an hour and not feel forced to take a break” then it probably isn’t high enough. Average for my female clients is roughly 2.5 mph at 4-6 incline. But adjust your incline based on what I said above and you got this! I’m so pumped for you!
@@AaronTrainerFit Thank you so much means alot ! I will definitely follow your advice thank you for taking the time to inform me! Honestly I'm very happy to have come across your channel very informative and you deliver your message in a way that it's motivating. I just subscribed and about to binge watch some more of your videos lol. I'm really enjoying them hope your channel gets the recognition it deserves :).
Ugh i can’t describe how good that makes me feel thank you so much! Knowing there are those out there that will benefit is so encouraging. My struggle is that after all this effort and energy, is anyone really even benefitting from it? Idc about fame or being a “big” channel, just that those struggling with weight loss are being helped. God gave me the gift of encouragement, so I hope I can reach some people like you who need a word of encouragement! Thank you again so much, you are awesome and I’m going to thank God for you, and pray His blessings over your weight loss journey, right after I hit submit 😊 you got this! Go crush it!
I have a disability and wear footbraces so I have to hang on to hand rails. I use the ones that measure bpm and I am at an incline anywhere between 12-13, sometimes bump it up to 14. I can't really run or walk super fast so my speed is anywhere from 2.1 - 3.0 but not any higher. My heart rate does get up to where it should be. I feel like a million bucks afterwards. I just started going to the gym every morning and it is a great way to start the day. Hoping to lose 20 lbs.
Nice job! Working through your disability instead of making it an excuse! You’ll succeed my friend you can do it 💪🏻 😎 Comment on one of my videos if you ever need any advice!
What's a good incline to start. You've answered a question Ive been trying to find for months. Ive been holding onto the rails thinking I was doing something. Thank you.... Help me find the right incline to Start. So I can stop holding the rails
Glad it helped! This will take some trial and error but you should be able to find it within a workout or two! So the key is keeping other factors consistent. Now that you aren’t holding the hand rails you’re gonna need to (probably) slow the treadmill down. It’s always best to go slow and high, and build up speed and length of time. So here’s my recommendation: Start at 2.7 speed and 4 or 5 incline. If that’s easy after 5 min, bump it up to 6 incline for 2 min. Then 7 if it’s too easy and so on. Once you reach 10 incline increase speed to 3 mph. If that’s still easy then 3.3. If that becomes too easy then just increase incline to 11, then 12 etc. Here’s what you are looking for to know if it’s hard enough: you should be catching yourself grabbing the hand rails. Natural instinct will tell you to make it easier on yourself. Our body doesn’t WANT to be inefficient so it tries to make it easier. If you find you don’t have any problem not grabbing the rails and you can make it a whole 30 min, that’s too easy. At around the 3-5 min mark you should be noticing that it’s challenging, but doable. Something like “okay, wow this is hard. Can I make it 30 min like this? Maybe, let’s wait till the 10 min mark to see if I catch a second wind” You can always lower the incline or slow the speed if it’s too hard! But mentally remember how many minutes you were at and try to beat it by a few seconds each day! I bet you’ll be somewhere at 2.7-3 mph and 7-10 incline to start 😊
@@AaronTrainerFit man this exact mentality "I could go for 25 mins whats 15 more" helped me with my 14 incline 3.7 speed. literally your body could go on and on, its your mind that you need to have control over
Thank you for this informative video! Approximately how many calories do you think should be burned in one treadmill workout session for gradual weight loss?
This depends on so many factors such as your current level of fitness (more fit = more intensity and more calories), your body weight (heavier burns more because you’re carrying more up hill) and so on. I’d say a fit person who is slightly overweight (20-30 lbs) will be burning roughly 400-500 calories per hour for women and 600-700 per hour for men. Divide that in half for 30 min workouts of course. Ultimately it doesn’t matter though! Here’s what I would do: Take your weight every day. If you notice the pattern of weight loss (roughly 10-14 weigh ins) is going down by 1-2 lbs per week, then keep doing your same amount of cardio. If it isn’t going down at all add in 30 min a week of cardio until you see it going down. So let’s say you do three 45 min cardio sessions a week. So that’s a total of 2 hours 15 min a week. If you notice it isn’t going down add on either a single day of 30 min cardio or split the 30 min up between two days making two cardio sessions an hour and another 45 minutes. Keep track of cardio on a weekly basis and always get the same amount, then you can increase it only if the scale isn’t moving! Hope that helps 😊
I started doing this at 12 percent incline at 3.1 mph, and every 3 minutes, I let myself take a 30 second breather. Now I'm up to a 15 percent incline which is the biggest incline you can get. After 45 days, I'll start upping the speed .1 mph. ☺️
I walk on incline of 10 speed of 3 on the tredmill and within 35 min I burn 420 some calories ! Plus I'm not resenting to get on it everyday like the stairmaster. Good luck y'all
Great to the point video. I’m 240 pounds (started at 256lbs) And have been doing 15% at 3.0 speed for 30 mins five times a week never holding and man it works wonders. Normal walking is easier and running is easier too . Been doing this for 2 months!! Amazing fat burner and a great end to my gym workout.
Dude what a great point: running feels EFFORTLESS compared to incline walking! The best part is what you kinda mentioned at the end: It’s not breaking down muscle fiber, yet it’s really hard so scorches calories. Where as sprinting or something continues to break the body down, walking incline burns calories like crazy but can be done at the end of a workout without overtraining. Thanks for your input Hervin! I hope to see you in the comment section of more of my vids 😊 sounds like you can provide good info for people! Thanks again
I’d say per minute, it would be close. But how long can a person keep that up? And let’s say they can keep it up for 30 minutes or more, which is very likely. Is 9mph more of a jog to a fit person? They wouldn’t be working too hard then and probably burning less calories. Even if that isn’t true, running in general is harder on the muscles, takes longer to recover and is quit more often by people who wouldn’t consider themselves “runners”. So for those reasons I’d say usually walking is better. With that said though if a person loves running, doesn’t care about weight training on their legs, and can keep that up, 9mph at 0 inc would probably work great 😉 I’d just work on adding a 2-3 incline! Running uphill is very hard!!
@@AaronTrainerFit i’m not really fit i can run 9mph for a good 2 minutes before i’m gassed out also i feel more lazy on 15 incline i don’t know why but it doesn’t make me sweat😭
@@mystogan4149 wow, I have NEVER heard that before. You aren’t holding the rails when walking incline? What speed do you walk incline? To not be able to run 2 min, but to walk that heavy of an incline is strange, something isn’t adding up.
@@cmoneytheman don't do incline walking anymore, I now do long distance runs and raving events and I've lost altogether 7 stone 💪 and I've kept it off!!
I walk at 3.3 mph with the incline at 7.5 for 30 minutes. I never hold the bars and swing my arms freely. Is this vigorous enough or should I up the incline?
I would say for most people that’s great and above average for sure! With that said it’s really about you vs. You as corny as that sounds. So if you’ve been doing that for a while, I would increase to 8 incline. Then after a month make it 8.5, then 9 and so on. As you progress it’ll take longer to increase the incline but you’ll be gaining health the whole way! Well done!
Kinda hard walking at a 15 incline without holding on to something. I have Nordic track with a 40 incline. Anything over 7 I have to grab the Handles. But I can lean forward and bend my knees.
Yep that’ll help a lot! And I’d challenge you to believe in yourself! Practice at a 7 and you’ll keep getting better and I promise you’ll get to the point of not holding on at an 8 and beyond!
Yes 100% you’re golden if you climb! I really like how you put that, I feel like that language “climbing up it” just makes sense. Thanks! I’m gonna steal that from you! But yes if you are battling against it carrying your bodyweight forward you’re going to burn the same calories. It’s all about grabbing, and holding on for dear life and leaning back taking away the “climbing” part. ThNks so much for watching and commenting! You need help with anything else that I could answer or give advice on for you?
No don’t worry about that at all. First, it’s not the right stimulus. You need more weight than that to hit the big muscle fibers and cause them to grow, especially in a calorie deficit. Second and more encouraging: even if it did cause muscle gain, muscle is far denser than fat. So let’s say you gained two pounds of muscle on the legs but lost 2 pounds of fat. Your legs would simply look smaller and more toned and attractive. You’ll love it! So don’t sweat that 💪🏻 😊
Thank you for your encouraging comment 😊 if you ever need help or answers to any questions just leave a comment on any of my videos and I’ll either answer with a comment or do a whole video on it! Thanks again and God bless 🙏🏻
That's almost exactly what I do! So I can tell you it works well =) If you need any help along the way just leave a comment and I'll answer any questions you got! 💪
Hey buddy I like ur video , I am trying this new incline treadmill after strength training, to loose fat. Is it ok to do it 4/5 times a week , 15 minutes everyday at 10-15 incline . At 3.5??
Yeah I'd say that's great! I might even suggest more time, like 20-30 minutes 4-5x/week but maybe reduce the intensity (down to about 3mph) to make up for the increased time on the treadmill. That's due to the fact that you're also strength training so a reduction in intensity won't change too much for your progress because of that! Nice work! And thanks for the compliment on the video =)
I don't need both hands on the rails. I need my watch to register the steps so my left hand is always swinging but sometimes I feel like I need to hold on with my right hand for just a few seconds per minute. Also as my incline goes up I drop my speed until I get accustomed to it, then i increase the speed a bit. Only restarted in the gym a month ago because of covid.
I also do the decreased speed thing with all my clients! Very smart! Thanks for the comment! So happy to hear you started up again a month ago and didn’t wait till tomorrow 😂 you got this! Leave a comment every once in a while on my vids to keep me updated on your progress! I’ll be praying for you John 🙏🏻 you got this!
Well, I am not a gym type of person but I got a membership at some point and tried out all the various equipment and indeed I simply liked a treadmill with motorized incline the best. It gave the most satisfaction for me. So since I hate making that step to go to some place to work out I just ordered my own treadmill. It's a Domyos T900C with 'only' 10% incline at max 18km/h. This in order to lose weight (used to be 54kg and now I am 81kg) that I gained due to side-effects of medication... stuff like Prednison and so on. Also being jobless due to the medical condition for 12 years and being a 'couch potato' didn't help my overal fitness either Got any tips of how to at least start out within the first month? Also a more important question. For someone with a heart condition at the age of 61, I am asking for my father, what would you recommend with a treadmill that has a heartrate beld? Any heart rate he should work out at or a heart rate he should not cross?
Good questions. First in regards to the first month: focus on habits. Exercise and water first. Then once those have become habits (maybe around week 5-6) start on simple food logging. Eat whatever you want and in any amounts, just simply log it. That will get you further than most! Then come back and ask again and I’ll guide you from there 😊 I’m regards to heart problem at 61, I would want to leave that to a doc. If I had to give general advice I would say to start very slow and low. Something like 2 mph at no incline/flat. Build up fitness at that and then increase to 2.1, 2.2 speed etc Past that I really have to leave it to a doc because I don’t want to hurt him! Doctors are better at this than me 😊 Thanks so much for your thoughtful questions!
Bought a electric last night comes tomorrow When i was younger i used to walk hr each day 30min back and to going to school and then add i was walking in school between classes and on breaks i was weighing 125 in high school l i used to think i was a hard gainer cause of my metabolism being high but it was a combo of all that walking to
@AaronTrainerFit after school I started doing work at a job as a caregiver years ago i noticed I was getting a little chubby In my mind since I never had been fat as a kid or teen I was like I wouldn't gain hardly any weight,I was wrong I went from 125 to 40 in 2 years and then went from that to 160 3 years ago
Like an an elliptical or cross trainer? Yeah that’s fine because they are adding resistance and not making it easier and less calorie burn to hold onto, in fact it makes it harder in that case! I’ve never seen a treadmill that has handles that move tho, If there is one I’m imagining that it would reduce calories but maybe not by as much since the handle is moving with you? I honestly never thought about it! I’d personally not grab them in this case if I could help it but you may have to if it’s too awkward not to hold. Not a big deal either way in the end. Great question!
I just got a treadmill, I’m 49 and retired 2019, I’m 5’3 , I do nothing AT ALL !!!! So to start out on a treadmill what level should I do without killing myself and giving up ? Last yr I went on a diet went from 140 to 106 ,on weight watchers , life happened now I’m 140 again in 6 months ridiculous me, so what incline and speed do you recommend starting out with and should I walk , jog or run? Thank you
You’re not alone in weight regain. Learn from last time and implement better habits and you’ll get back!! If you aren’t lifting weights that’ll really help too - it’ll keep your metabolism higher and help prevent regain. But to answer your question I would start at something really small like 1% incline and maybe 2.7 mph speed. Once that gets easier go to 1.5% or 2% and repeat the cycle!
Awesome thank you , I will for sure try that !!!! I did order weights last night so definitely will be using those , my weight gain didn’t come from food , I drank way to much of my calories, so I quit alcohol to get focus on myself again 🤭 I’m ashamed.
Well no need to feel ashamed, it literally happens to 95% of all dieters! With that said, now that you quit alcohol I would think of that as a SUPER exciting opportunity to become even better and know that this time, without alcohol, it'll be WAY easier to keep it off! Nice!
Yeah it's certainly not for everyone. You can still get this effect by leaning forward and just not depending on the rails to hold you up if that still helps your back. If not you just gotta do the best you can! It'll still work, just a little slower.
@Aaron James . I am not new to incline walking but restarting it after almost a year and this time I want to do it properly without holding rails of the treadmill . I have started with a speed of 3 mph for about 10 incline level and 30 minutes . This I would eventually increase in both time and incline level as my goal is to loose fat n body weight . I am 42 years old female and this is the type of cardio I enjoy . My lower body has fat but I don’t want to increase the size of my hips of make the thighs bigger . Infact want the legs n hips to loose fat n become slimmer . My question is does incline walk give you more muscular n bigger legs or will slim them down .? Or will slow jogging be more helpful in slimming thighs n legs ?
Sorry for just noticing this comment! I hope I'm answering in time to still help you: Don't sweat the size of the legs - body fat is lost in a calorie deficit so your legs will get smaller. You'd have to be almost at maintenance to gain muscle in the legs and that's with proper lifting of weights. Even if you were lifting weights and in a slight caloric deficit you still wouldn't be getting bigger legs. And in the WORST case (which isn't a bad thing at all and also is not very likely) you would gain a little muscle that would barley make your legs bigger, but you would lose a lot of fat so your legs would get much smaller. Example: You gain 1 pound of muscle on your legs making them VERY slightly bigger and more toned but you lose 25 pounds of fat. Your legs would be SIGNIFICANTLY smaller even though you gained muscle. I've been literally trying, like on purpose, to get bigger legs almost my whole life and they have still very slowly grown lol so don't worry! You won't gain almost any size by walking for weight loss!
Hey thanks for the kind words! You’re awesome! And I love the Roo emoji 😂 thanks! If I can ever help answer any questions of yours let me know and maybe I’ll do a video on it 💪🏻 I’m getting back in to regular videos very soon!
I'm 29 years old I weight 280 pounds, I being walking on treadmill for 30 minutes of 2.7mph, I can't last for an hour or so my physical condition is bad so bad, I don't even sweat at all how can I improve that?
What exactly do you want to fix? Let me give a few answers based off some possibilities: 1. Do you want to sweat more? That one's easy, don't worry about it! Females typically sweat less because you're able to dissipate heat faster than a male due to less muscle mass but relatively the same amount of surface area. 2. Do you want to be able to last an hour? Another easy one! Just stick to what you're doing until it gets easy. Be patient and give it time, don't rush it. Walk at 2.7mph for 30 min for 2-4 weeks, then do 32 minutes for another 2 weeks, then 34 minutes etc. You are doing well working on your fitness. Don't worry about your current condition being "bad" it will improve! You are doing great, so don't sweat it! (Pun intended)
12 incline and 2.5mph without holding handles for 30-45mn is helping me lose so much weight but my anchilles are hurting me so bad so I don’t know what to do.
Ohhhh man yeah you gotta lay off a bit and rest them. Okay here’s what I would tell you if you were my client: 1.) you gotta reduce the time on the treadmill to 30 min each workout 2.) IMMEDIATELY reducir your incline to 6-7, build back up very slowly to 12 3.) get a foam roller and roll out your calves (that’s what’s actually pulling on your Achilles probably) every night 4.) get a foot roller ball (Amazon this) and roll out your planter facia every night. #3 and #4 will release the tension on either side of your Achilles I know reducing your volume and Intensity might be disappointing but hear me out: first you will still be losing weight. Second you will have to really make sure your diet is on point and thoroughly tracked or logged. Last, if you rupture your Achilles, which it sounds like you are primed to do, you will be out for AT LEAST 6 months and gain all that weight back!! So PLEASE don’t be afraid to slow down by taking my tips above!!! You got this. Last thing: follow me on IG and subscribe here if you haven’t already. When you see my vids ask questions, DM me, whatever I can do to try and help. You got this my friend! I can help you, so just ask questions!
Im planning on getting a old school type one so no electric so they say its harder without the electronic And then add 10% incline how much of a difference on average would that combo burn calorie compared to a electronic none incline
I honestly have no idea. It should be way harder...I've never even stepped on a non electric treadmill so idk how hard it is but I'm guessing it's super hard. The point of it though is that it's hard enough to give you a good workout for 30 minutes or more, and then you consistently increase the difficulty as you get more fit. So you could still do electric just make sure it's hard enough. A non electric treadmill would only be beneficial once you reach like 4mph at 15% incline and need even more of a challenge. Plus on a non electric treadmill as you get more tired you will inevitably slow down so it'll be hard to track if you are improving or just slowing down once you get tired. It can still work but something to be aware of.
@@AaronTrainerFit I just was thinking cause they say the old school works the muscles more and the cheaper electric kind only have a max of 3.8mph which would burn calories slower
@@cmoneytheman 🤔 they go a lot faster than 3.8 mph but yeah I’m sure a non electric would work the muscles more. I think I would rather lift weights to work the muscles but you are correct probably in saying that treadmill will work the muscles more!!
@AaronTrainerFit well Im not into weights no more dropped them 2 years ago im into toning only ever since The max I seen for a cheap electric is 5mph but with the old school it's unlimited
Thank you for the encouraging comment 😊 I say this a lot to people who leave comments like yourself so I hope it never loses its weight: Your comment really means more to me than I can say. I get discouraged easily, and these comments really help me keep doing what I believe God has called me to. Thank you so much! ❤️
🤔 I’m not sure if I accidentally gave the impression that holding the handles makes it harder? If I did I apologize. It doesn’t make it harder, it makes it far easier. Maybe burns the forearms a bit, but forearms ain’t gonna burn any calories! So yeah I’d the goal is calories, take em off the hand rails 💪🏻
I have to hang on to the handles as i have no balance if i let go. Medical reason. However, i have started losing lbs as have started incline every 5 minutes and currently up to 4. Know i have a ways to go but starting slow
Good job! And yeah you can certainly hold on maybe list don’t “hang” on, does that make sense? I hope you’ve come a long way since your comment! Sorry it took me so long to respond 😞
I have PCOS I have been doing 10% incline, at 4.3km/h for 13 mins, then 5% inc at 3,5km/h. Then 10 mins at 10%-4.3. Then 5 at 5%-3.5. Then 7 mins at 10%-4.3. I plan on upping my incline weekly by 1% (I cant do speed my little legs cant keep up) Does this sound like a work out that could work?
Yes it does because as long as it’s a challenge and you aren’t hanging on to those hand rails you’ll be burning calories! The next part is to make sure you aren’t taking all of them back in again through food and you got the whole equation down!
I’ve been walking as a 3.0 speed on a 12.5 incline holding on to the rails, maybe I should knock it down to a 7.0 incline and try to go the full 30 minutes with out holding in to the railing and work my way up from there
I think that is a great plan! Just judge how hard you feel you’re working and if you are working hard, let yourself build up! Perfect! Keep crushing it Ivan 💪🏻 😊
Deffinetely let go man. I always wonna tell people to let go in order to get the full workout. I’ve been doing 15%-17% at 2.7-3.0 speed depending how i feel and i’m obese at 240 pounds 5’6 I have never grabbed it and man i’m telling you it’s effective
@@hervinlopez2195 I did end up letting go these last few days and for the first 5 minutes I’m like this is not that bad but man after doing it for 30 minutes I’m drenched in sweat lol I also put it at 10% at a 3.0 pace
Thanks for backing up the video with your own experience letting go of the rails! And 15-17% is CRAZY! Good for you idk how you can do that around 3mph! Did that take time for you to build up to or are you just built for incline walking naturally?!
Thanks for the video! I was wondering why my weight is the same, but think it is my flat treadmill. How much incline (10%? 12%? 15%?) would you suggest to purchase?
Start wherever is challenging! I would start at 2.7 speed to 3 speed and 4-5 incline. If it’s a challenge then work up your fitness until you can do 6 incline then 7 and so on! But it’s not your incline keeping your weight the same ultimately, it comes down to you eating more calories than you are burning. The incline will increase your calories burned but make sure you are eating less than your burn by tracking your calories! You got this J 😊
Great video mate, what are you opinions on using a cross trainer machine to burn fat? Would you suggest sticking to the treadmill or switch between the machines? Also another question (slightly off topic but would appreciate to it advise) I weigh somewhere around 90-94kg and I’m currently training for a cage fight in April Not a fan of weight lifting but I train a combination of BJJ and mauy Thai 4/5days a week and I’m looking to shed as much weight & burn fat as possible! currently on week 2 just wondering if you got any pointers for cardio related exercises
By cross trainer I'm guessing you mean an elliptical? I know those names can be interchangeable but just making sure. Assuming that's what you are asking I think uphill treadmill is better for most UNLESS you increase the intensity on the elliptical to force you to use your arms and legs together. Many times people will make the elliptical so easy that they almost just "ghost ride" which is a term to basically summarize the fact that momentum helps you keep going and minimal effort is needed after the initial push, or the machine is helping at least a great deal. So ramp up the level on the elliptical and I think it's just as good if not BETTER than uphill treadmill. The thing about walking uphill with no handrails though is there is no guesswork: you are working hard and there is no way around it. So that's why for most, I'd still say treadmill! Training for a cage fight?! You crazy Brad! You cazy! BJJ and Mauy Thai is perfect for muscular endurance training and building very specific strength for fighting/wrestling so no problems there. I would say my pointer is going to disappoint you, but I won't lie to you so here it is: I don't like the "as much weight as possible" part of your comment. Rushing to weight loss is no way to make it permanent. If you're overweight or obese and trying to lose fast it will fail. If you're just trying to cut for a fight or something that's totally different. So assuming you're overweight like most of my viewers then I'd urge you to slow down, allow the habits and consistency to be what help you lose weight and keep it off forever. I will give you some advice so my answer's not a total disappointment though - considering you're training for a cage fight I'd mix in some HIIT style stuff into your treadmill work. Maybe walk for 10 minutes, then do 10 seconds on and 20 seconds off on the battle ropes for 3 minutes, then go back to the treadmill for 10 minutes etc. and repeat 3 times...something like that would be an AWESOME and intense workout that would replicate a fight (bouts of intensity mixed in with endurance to stay in the fight long term). Hope I've helped in some way! Thanks so much for watching!
Of course! I’m here to help, that’s the purpose of this channel so if you ever need some advice just comment on my most recent video even if it’s off topic 💪🏻
100% NO 😂 never do that! Only while doing a handstand! Jk lol don’t do any of that. You’ll actually burn way less calories anyway because you’ll be having to go so slow I’d imagine, or eventually you’d hurt yourself at the very least since the body isn’t built to move like that! How long have you been walking and on your fitness journey?
@@AaronTrainerFit I have been a treadmill walker for years 12 incline but I catch myself holding on. I have recently slowed my speed and do not hold on. I have seen walking backward works different muscles. Ty for your quick reply
@@tiffinykaiser7901 oh it definitely works different muscles! It’s just not worth it. Like doing overhead presses behind your neck,..that works muscles differently too but is just asking for injury and a person is weaker like that so the benefit is removed. Same concept! Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
For weight loose is calories deficite( be accountable) consistency and strong will..Ecercises ? 5% only as a tool...You can walk 20 miles a day incline but if you over eat it , all work for nothing.Plus you create cortisol stress what will stop your weight loose- it will be close ring of mistakes
Hii i wanted to ask that does incline bulk ur legs up or slim them down? Because i want to get slim and lean legs and i want to burn fat rather than build up muscles,,, so please tell me what type of treadmill workout should i do!
I’m very sorry I’m just now responding. I forgot to check my comments - but it will most certainly NOT make your legs bigger! If you build muscle it will be very minimal but even if you did, fat loss will make your legs significantly smaller and a little muscle would only make them barely any bigger so the net difference would be that your legs would be much smaller 🦵🏻
@@AaronTrainerFit thankyou! Also can u tell what incline level would be best, and how much time should i run on the treadmill as well as brisk walk? The thing is that i have a pear shaped body, a small waist but my hips and legs are a little too healthy so that’s why i want to tone them down.
I wouldn’t even worry about running yet, you can build up to that but for now I’d keep it simple and build up the habit of getting on that treadmill with an incline first: Pick something like this but switch up the numbers if it’s too easy or too hard: 2.5-2.7 mph, 4-7 incline for 30 minutes straight. Once you can do that increase your incline by 1, and then your speed by .1 until you’re at 3mph and 10+ incline. That right there will get you in such great shape it’ll be night and day!
I did this before I saw the video today I did 5incline with 2.5 speed throughout the work out I went up to 3.0 speed I did use my knees a lil ima keep doing that method today was day 1 currently weight 196.0 I update in 1 month
Sir what is speed for inclined!!today i walked 20 inclined at speed of 6.5 for 15 minutes?100 calroies burnt and then i do strength exercise?please rly
Nothing drives me crazier than seeing people holding onto the treadmill while they're walking! These people don't realize how counterproductive this is and that they're totally wasting their time by doing this. This DRASTICALLY reduces your caloric burn because you're not working nearly as hard as you would be when not holding onto the rails and you're not engaging your core muscles. If you absolutely HAVE to hold on, then your incline is too high and you need to take it back a notch. Additionally, you put yourself at great risk of injury when you hold on because it creates improper posture and stride and you can really get hurt. People, LET GO OF THE RAILS!!!!!
It's almost impossible to not hold onto the rails at this stage of my life. I'm 56, menopausal and very dizzy. I'm seeing weight loss results so it must not completely hinder the workout if you must hold on.
May I ask why you're dizzy? If it's the mesopause that will pass. Just because you are getting results doesn't mean your results couldn't be better, and better for your heart and lungs as well! With that said though, it isn't the biggest deal as long as you're progressing, you are very correct on that. I've had many clients that are afraid to let go, and with time, they realize it was just a fear. It sounds like yours is more than that though, so be careful!
Waist and hips? Like your hip bones? No I’ve never heard of that. If incline walking is causing you pain especially in the hip joint please go see a doctor and ask what’s going on! That could be very painful and cost you your goals if it isn’t allowed to rest and heal!
Hey hey, so I do want to get back into exercising with my treadmill and lose at least 80’pounds by the end of this year, hopefully, and I wanted to know if it is OKAY to start off with the incline and still hold onto the handles, without leaning back, for like 30 minutes and then the last 15 minutes, do it without the handles? So I can work myself up to not using the handles at all?
Great question! That could work, but how about also considering doing an incline that doesn’t force you to use the handles at all? Or reduce the time to 15 minutes and build up from there? Don’t rush to weight loss! The slower the better! So maybe start with 15 minutes at a lower incline, build up your time and then your incline!
hi sir I'm 19 yr old girl and my height is 165cm and my weight is 85 kg I'm walking + diet I don't know want else to do ..I'm walking since 2 years but know results
Hello Yamuna, I'm sorry you're struggling with your weight. I'll be praying for you right after this comment is sent! Hang in there. First, don't give up, keep walking. Your fitness is improving as you walk, which will help you do the second point. Second, make sure you are improving with your fitness. As you get more fit, walk at a higher incline or a faster speed. Improve slowly, but keep improving. As you get more fit you'll be able to walk longer, more often, and higher incline and speed, all of these things will burn more calories so keep improving!!! Last, make sure you DON'T increase your calories as you improve. I'm guessing you aren't food logging. Check out my video here: ruclips.net/video/-oAQcBBtKtU/видео.html Watch that to get you started but you must know how much you are eating. If you have walked for two years and haven't gotten anywhere that means you either aren't burning enough calories (see point 2 above) or are taking in more calories as you burn more (see point 3) more than likely a combination of both. This is okay! Don't feel bad. You haven't wasted your time, you have improved your fitness and discipline this whole time, so now it's time for you to have a better plan! If you ever need any more help, just comment on a video. Go watch that video I linked above and get started on food logging, you got this! Praying for you now 🙏
So I’m around 6 feet tall and 190 or so pounds, I want to lose weight and definitely do this with the treadmill. Today was the first time I did so but I was holding on at 15 incline and 3mph. Would you say I should find the exact spot where I don’t need to hold on and go from there or start low? Also how many minutes should I be on it and do I need to change eating habits for it to be successful? What’s a good time frame for it to start showing?
Lots of great questions! First the last thing you asked is super easy to answer because I did an awesome video on it, search "4 Faith Fitness now long does weight loss take" or something like that and you'll find it! I think I'm holding a measuring tape in the thumbnail if I remember correctly. Second, I'll start from the top now: Yes, find the spot you don't need to hold on. You'll actually find it HARDER than when you were holding on! But I don't want it so hard you can't stay on the treadmill for 20 minutes at least. So try this: Go at 2.7mph or 3mph, something around there and just keep that speed. Then start at 5 incline. Is it too hard to do for 20 min without holding on? Try 4 incline next time. was it pretty easy and you easily could have made it to 45 min to an hour? Try 6, maybe even 7. Keep repeating this process until you find 30 minutes challenging, then do that everyday until you don't find it challenging, then go up by 1 incline. Keep repeating and you'll be up to 15 incline in no time (maybe a year, a year and a half, maybe less!) and you'll be in INCREDILBE shape, able to burn lots of calories because you can walk so long and such a high incline, and you'll have lost a lot of weight by then 😀 The paragraph above also answers your third question about how long to stay on. Your fourth question: Yes, it is almost ESSENTIAL to change eating habits. You don't have to change them all at once, try just making a few simple changes. Go to either Remington James' channel or Greg Doucette's channel, pick some good recipes and start adding those meals to your diet maybe 1-2 times a day (so pick 2 dinners, eat that dinner most nights of the week). Next just RUclips "Greg Doucette ice cream" and you'll find his ice cream recipe. Make that and try to eat that 3-4 nights a week. Then add in Orville Redenbocker popcorn (it's a green box, "Smart Pop" I think it is called, its a FANTASTICLY filling snack!) by the time you get here you'll already be eating way less calories! Then shortly after that, start food logging, measuring everything you eat, and adjusting your calories down if you aren't losing weight, or adding more calories if you're losing more than 2 pounds a week. If you save my comment above and follow it to the letter, you will succeed =) If you need any more help, just comment on my other videos! Also, just start watching a bunch of my vids, it'll really help. And last, if you are interested in online training through my app, I can write you programs and coach you much more personalized and directly, just email me at aaron4faith@gmail.com and I can tell you more about it. Thanks for the comment and good luck on the rest of your journey!
Thank you so much for the info. Today I actually found 9 incline for 30 minutes to be my starting spot. It was definitely harder but I completed it without holding on. From there we can only go up. Also I will definitely look into those videos you mentioned and keep seeing yours. 💪🏽
The time you do it is 95% irrelevant so don’t sweat it! When it comes to timing around meals this is the only questions to ask yourself: 1.) do I like doing it at this time? If so you’re more likely to do it, if not then switch the time because not liking your workout is the quickest way to quit! 2.) does my stomach get upset? If so switch the time to before otherwise you’ll start to hate your workout but if not (I workout literally minutes after I eat a full meal) then it’s fine! The most important part here is that you just DO the workout! If you enjoy it and actually do it most days of the week you’re so much more likely to succeed! Thanks for your question 😊 anything else I can answer for you?
How much time do you recommend someone to do incline on the treadmill for? Im a 300lb guy trying to lose weight what should my incline be and my speed and for how long should i do it
Great question...I’d say a good starting point is to make it difficult enough (a combination of incline and speed) that you can really only last for 15 minutes, then keep doing that 2-3x/week until you build up to 30 min, then increase the speed slightly, or the incline by one increment and build up to 30 min again.
I would for sure lower it, if you can’t do it hands free you really can’t do it. Pick something you can do hands free and work up from there, it’ll work great! But putting it that high and holding on isn’t burning more calories (probably less even) than if you put the incline on say a 5 and walked totally without hand rails
@@TheSamiiya the machines Are notoriously wrong on calories. Unless you weigh 200 or so pounds you won’t be anywhere close to 600 calories when holding those handrails. You will burn more calories letting go at a 5 incline that holding on at a 15. You can certainly do what you want, but that’s what I would do if you were my client.
@@TheSamiiya Of course! Please let me know how it's going! I'll always be here to help you with advice or anything. And if you ever have a question please don't hesitate to comment on my latest video and ask! There's a good chance I'll make a video about it giving you a full in depth answer!
Depends how long you can keep up that run. It’s been shown in studies that doing something consistently, but that is challenging such as incline treadmill, will burn more overall calories than HIIT. HIIT is more for getting a person in excellent shape, like an athlete, but doesn’t burn as many calories total because it wears you out so fast! It burns way more calories per minute but if you can only give it good effort for 20 minutes than 1 hour of incline treadmill will burn more calories 💪🏻 hope that helped!
when I first dropped a pound I was like it's probably just water weight cause thats how they say it goes when a person first drops but then days after it still was dropped Is that normal for a drop in weight to really stick and it not be water I now have this week dropped another pound
Yeah that can certainly happen. You probably lost real fat and water, while the water was returning you were still losing some fat, so it appeared like it stuck, but it was just that you were replacing water with real fat loss! Congrats!
@AaronTrainerFit can this happen to just a theory but if the weight is water at first can they still cut back on food and do cardio to make that stick so it becomes real Cause yesterday I did just drop another pound
@AaronTrainerFit I'm glad u told me a troll is in the comments on a page lying saying cardio doesn't Lose Weight yet it's mutiple vids for years that proves that wrong and articles I didn't just start losing weight until I got my tread and starting walking agian cause before I had got it I had cut back on food but wasn't moving much hardly the weight was staying the same
Dude I got you if you ever have a question just hit me up on here on Instagram DM lol don’t listen to that garbage bro you did well listening to the dudes telling good info
That would be a pretty intense 30 minutes! I bet it does burn a ton of calories! Thanks for sharing and nice job! Do you hold onto the handrails at such a high incline?
Yes it does but when done correctly increases calorie burn more, let me explain: 1. If you’re holding on with your hands, our arms can’t hold much weight so first, it won’t be a lot of weight meaning it won’t add much in terms of walking difficulty. Second your arms would get very tired, which seems like it might be a good thing but those muscles are so small they aren’t burning many calories when worked hard. 2. On the other hand if you added a weighted vest that allows, let’s say 15-20 pounds to be added to your body….now THAT is hard and I’m positive burns more calories! The muscles that actually burn calories (cardiovascular system working due to your legs working harder) are the muscles with the strain and your arms are free to keep their biomechanical swaying without getting tired! Hope that helped 😊
Nice! Be ready though, it’s okay to wear it but it will be really tough at first so don’t be afraid to lower the incline or speed while you build back up to feeling “normal” with it on! So excited for you 😊 keep me updated on your journey!
@@AaronTrainerFit thanks so much for the encouragement! I already jog (with weights) or walk (with weights) nearly daily, so 🤞 hopefully I will get used to this quickly enough. I'm excited 😊
That is incredibly kind of you to say :) if you ever have any topics you’d like me to cover I could always use some ideas! So just leave em in the comments and I’ll gladly help out!
when I was I high school it was hard for me to gain I was skinny then became lean cause of weights it put muscles on me I used to weigh 125 walked every morning to and from school 30min walking must've been the main reason I was a hard gainer I just kept burning off calories by walking
I think you're right, that's all a hard gainer is: someone who has trouble getting in enough calories to gain muscle. Whether that's because they burn too much, have too fast of metabolisms, or don't eat enough, all result in hard gainer body type
@AaronTrainerFit I only do 1.2mph for 15-20min and I do 600-900 should I stick to that speed or up it or is the higher speeds mostly just for endurance and it would burn to many cals
You’re saying you burn 600-900 calories? I don’t know if that’s even possible in 20 minutes especially at that low speed. I wouldn’t worry about the calories it says you’re burning. Just do cardio for your health and yes I would ramp up the speed and incline depending on where you’re at if you can. But either way start tracking your calories and your weight if you don’t already so you can increase your calories if you aren’t gaining muscle.
@AaronTrainerFit no I said I do 600-900 steps in 15-20mins I dont have incline or a fake calorie counter just step counter but it doesn't count all it usally skips 2-4 steps thats the max it skips even when I'm moving fast I do plan on to keep using it once I hit my weight goal
Well I couldn’t provide a precise answer without the actual research data, but I’d guess it’s 2-2.5x the calorie burn. It’s around double, but I wouldn’t go so far as to say it’s triple, but it may be!
I wouldn’t be able to say for sure but normally yes, as long as your calories were at a deficit. So if you are not noticing the scale move down around one pound a week, lower your calorie intake 200-300 and try again! Either way your fitness will be improving and you will begin to lose weight if you stick with it! Make sure that’s not too challenging though or you’ll burn out and quit. 15 at 3 speed is super challenging! Impressive you are able to do that, nice work!
@@AaronTrainerFit I have actually gained 2kgs more since I started incline as my legs are where my fat is :p also I have noticed my calves are bigger now so I’m guessing it’s because of the incline?
It’s hard for me to imagine a person gaining much muscle from walking. 2KG is 4.41 pounds. That’s ALOT of muscle. I’m guessing you gained a little muscle if any and it’s just a water weight fluctuation. Give it time and see how it works out. In the long run tho weight should be going down. If it only goes up or stays the same it’s not nearly all muscle but mostly fat and water. That’s after giving it time though so don’t freak out or anything. If you do notice you’re not moving much on the scale drop your calories by 200-300 or do more cardio. I wouldn’t worry about you getting even bigger calves but if you notice them getting tighter and tighter in the pants or whatever then let me know. I’d be careful not to think it’s that though and actually you’re accidentally eating too much and gaining fat around the legs! So just be careful and let me know what you discover and I’ll give you my thoughts after you’ve given it some time 😊
I wouldn’t worry about that but if I could pick anything (and this is so spoiled I know) I LOVE life fitness treadmills. They’re so smooth - but really from cheap to expensive as long as it doesn’t shake when you step on it and risk injury...it’s good for me!
Wish I could answer that! It depends on your body. I’ll say tho that 22% sounds very hard! It’s almost alway better to walk at an intensity you can keep up with for at least 30 min a Day! Sometimes tho you gotta change it. So if that’s what’s needed for you, I’d bet you’d burn somewhere around 200 - 300 calories if you adapted well to it and gave it time!
You really don't need the incline. It only gives you a small increase in calories at the cost of soar legs. Just walk with no incline for an hour (watching Netflix or something) and you will get the same results, if not better. You can't really walk at an incline for long, it will be painful and you will stop doing it and go back to old habits. Zero incline, 5km/hour...do your 5k and go home. It will be enough (if you don't reach for the donuts).
I could see a person maintaining muscle with this, but no, not building. Even maintaining would be a stretch. To keep and build muscle over the long haul weight lifting would need to be implemented (which includes body weight training). Incline walking, along with most forms of moderate intensity cardio that can be done for 20 min to 1 hour, are excellent for burning fat and helping with weight loss!
@@AaronTrainerFit I want to do implement more incline walking for weight loss that’s why I ask, I don’t really want muscle or well more than the normal if that makes sense haha
@Val Heather don’t stress lol with all my testosterone I’ve been trying to get bulky my whole life! You wouldn’t gain too much muscle even if you lifted just like me! So you’re well in the clear on incline walking
I usually do incline and i still bend my knees as if I am actually hiking but I do still hold the hand rails for security cause I always feel like falling and hurting myself is that okay ?
🤔 that sounds like that could work if you’re honest with yourself and aren’t pulling on the handrails. Just like riding a bike though, it can be nerve wracking at first but you’ll get better. So start to “hover” your hands above the rails without using them for like 30s at a time, build up to 1 min and so on
If the best you can control is speed then that will be the best you can do. You can for sure still find success, it just really helps to have that incline. Also, outside of the scope of this video a bit, you could lift weights, go for hikes, cycle (fast and slow intervals), rowing machine etc. Anything to get the intensity up. Nothing is magic about an incline, the real key piece that the include with no hand rails checks off is that it is intense. So replicate that intensity and you got it!
Hey last week i dropped another pound that was from cutting back on food and walking 2 day ago i started mini fasting didnt eat much and dropped 1 pound yesterday I noticed that before when i wanted my weight dropped to set aka stick i have to not each much in a day Is that common for people to be if they eat but not much in day and the weight be real weight lost I checked the scale this morning after not eating much yesterday either and another pound was off but as i said i could not each much and set that weight
Yeah so if you don’t eat the day before you’ll almost always weigh a lot less the next day due to sugar being used in the muscles and not being replenished and the fact that there is literally less food in your system. So I’m sorry to say but that isn’t fat, and will come back when you eat again. Not to worry tho, keep a slight calorie deficit and you’ll keep losing!
@AaronTrainerFit I mostly been having oatmeal and rice or macaroni thats when I do my mini fast If I eat just cutting back normally I have oatmeal cereal and dinner maybe some snacks eating like this holds my weight at whichever it's at but I can drop weight still just takes longer this is how I dropped weight weeks back
@@AaronTrainerFit mannnnn actually really really good down to 225??? I think been a min but my cardio is way better then it was 3 weeks ago I now put my speed up to 3.0 and go for an extra 10 mins feeling really good man thanks a lot now all I gotta work on is the diet
Thanks man. I’m 219 and want to loose 20 pounds. I did started incline walking on a treadmill recently and notice the benefits already but I’m struggling with the timing and incline level. For new beginners , what level of incline (1-15) would be the point of entry and what speed and duration (30 min or 40) and frequency (how many days per week) ? Thanks
Man fantastic questions! Thanks for watching and commenting 😊 Okay so I’ll break it down for what I would start a client off with: 1.) incline: I’d start at a 3-4, but depending on the treadmill that may be too easy as thats 3-4 out of 10. So for you maybe a 5-6, but if you can’t make it for the full duration (see below) then consider lowering it. 2.) speed: It’s surprising how “slow” you need to go to consistently walk without the hand rails. I always start my clients on a 2.5-3mph and adjust from there. Again see below. 3.) you judge the top two points off of this point: you want to struggle to make it to 15 minutes, but it shouldn’t be impossible. Out of a 10 difficulty I’d say you want it to be about a 7/10. If you could easily go to 20 min. It’s too easy. If you can’t make it to 15 min without grabbing the rails or taking a rest, it’s too hard 4.) progression: once you have your numbers (let’s say 5 incline and 2.7 mph for example) and you can make it to 15 min but it’s hard, you try to build that all the way up to 30 min! So now you are doubling your length at your current numbers which means your fitness is improving! Past 30 min try to slowly increase the incline and speed, one at a time, until it’s too hard to make it to 30 min and then with time build up your fitness until you can reach 30 and then repeat!
@@AaronTrainerFit thank you so much brother for the great tips. For special diets , proteins (meat, chicken, eggs, beans) and milk would be ok I suppose.
@@zakiisaac12 oh yeah for sure, watch some of my other videos on diets but yeah as long as you can do it forever, it’s a good diet most of the time. If it’s too restrictive that you can’t do it forever, loosen it up. The most important aspect of a diet: you burn more calories than you consume. Bottom line, as long as you have a decent balance of carbs, fats, and proteins, calories is almost the sole ingredient to weight loss 💪🏻
Np brother thanks for asking! If you EVER have any questions just comment on my latest video, even if it’s unrelated and I’ll help ya out. Or email me at aaron4faith@gmail.com!!
I'm sorry to hear that! I've never heard of a treadmill that doesn't allow incline! It's not the biggest deal though, you'll just have to apply other methods of intensity. Try walking faster as you get more fit and eventually into a jog. Or buy a bike and ride outside with increasing speed and hills as you get more fit. Don't sweat it just because you don't have incline! You still got this!
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I lose 53lbs without walking incline I just walk very fast 3.5 for 1 hour I’ve lost 53lbs :)
Hello, thanks for your comment! 😊
First, CONGRATS on your weight loss!!! 🥳
You are very much correct, you do not have to use the incline. Incline helps burn more calories, but you can definitely remain flat, especially if you’re walking faster speeds.
again, thank you and congratulations! 💪🏻
How long did it take for you to see results
@@fruitbabie I lost 10lbs first week
Update! I lost 64lbs! I’m 1 lb to my goal weight of 125lbs! I lost it with no incline lol but I did add in hit cardio workout and weights which help a lot
@@MandyGood that HIIT cardio is a direct replacement for an incline...even more effective actually. But the point of the incline is intensity. You got that with HIIT and weights, and those work great for weight loss!
This year i changed my home treadmill routine to just walk incline instead of running. 15 inclines, 2-3 speed for 35 mins (or 400 cals burn minimum). I lost more less 10 lbs for 5 months. I want to lose weight slowly but sure. Mom of 2, 43 years old. No holding on rail. Moslty easy but some other time more challenging in the first minute. I didn’t know its a trend right now. Glad i found this information from you. Thanks
Nice job on your weight loss and workouts! And you know what is the strongest indication that you will succeed? The part that you said you are going slowly but surly. Everyone who fails rushed too much and increased their suffering to a point that they had to quit. If it's slow enough, a person won't even really feel the "pain" of dieting because they aren't cutting their calories super low. Thanks for the comment!
I walk 30-40 min a day on my treadmill. It doesn’t incline unfortunately but I’m still losing weight with brisk walking and intermittent jogging on my treadmill. Thanks for your info!!! Appreciate it and you.
No worries! If you’re losing weight that’s all that matters! The incline will burn more for when you need it but doesn’t sound like you may ever need it, if you do, you can always Increase calorie burn in other ways!
Thanks for the kind comment and for watching 😊 I appreciate you as well!
maybe what you can do is manually incline the treadmill...ie put something level like bricks at the front so it inclines, or even putting the entire machine on a large board that's on an incline. I do recommend contacting the manufacturer as they will tell you if its recommended or not.
That’s a wonderful idea John, can’t believe I never thought of that myself! Genius sir!
@@AaronTrainerFit cheers, mate
@@JohnCamacho thanks for the idea. I’ll look into doing it! Be well
Just watched three other videos on incline walking and yours was the only one that said to let go of the handbars and why. Thank you.
Thanks for watching and being so kind! Hopefully I'll get back to making WAY better videos soon. I'm a much better trainer now than I was back then lol
He’s not lying! My fat is melting off like butter. I go 6-7 days a week for 45 minutes in combination with weight training
Dang! 6-7 days! That’s awesome 😎 nice work 💪🏻
You do incline along with what kind of weight training?
Same here lost 50 lbs this year treadmill weights and mountain biking
Great combo my friend 😊 I also combine all of those! I’ve gotten more into calisthenics lately over weights but weight lifting is my first love 💪🏻
I’m guessing they mean dumbbells, barbells, machines…big box gym stuff probably
YOU ARE SO CORRECT!!! EVERYTIME I GO to L.A Fit or Plan Fit' Folks hold on for dear life on those inclined machines!!!!
😂 right?! I see it all the time they grippin’ so hard!
I just started walking on an incline of 10 at 2.5 for about 30 mins working my way up to 3mph. I definitely feel like I get more out of my workout compared to when I would run for 30-40 min on flat surface with knee pain
Thanks for sharing, that's awesome! Especially with knee pain uphill walking is very helpful!
Great video, and to the point. And it’s also true 🙂
My old mentor Greg Plitt told me, that fat loss is of the heart rate. The higher the heart rate, the more calories you burn, simple as that, it doesn’t matter what you do, as long as you get the heart rate up.
Thank you for your kind words!
I did a double take when you mentioned Greg Plitt.
One of my heroes! I met him a month before he died. He changed my life!
@@joel_13_ Nice! He was definitely one of a kind ❤️🙏
Lost 40 lbs in 4 months incline walking for 30 minutes every morning !
Woo! Love it! Thanks for sharing =)
What incline and speed did you use to do to loose the weight. Did you burn lots of calories.
What incline and speed did u do ?
Wooahhhh did you change the way you ate at all? Or did you not change the way you ate at all?
I love this. Thanks. I try to walk up hills outdoors every week. Can really feel the burn.
Yeah it really is a good workout! Thanks for the comment and the encouragement 😊
Don't know who you are!!! Don't care who you are Mr!!! BUT I listened to you talk and I just love your vibe!! Keep it up 💕
😂 one of the funniest comments I’ve gotten! Haha thanks for the encouragement!! Appreciate your view and comment 😊
I walk at 15% at 3.0-3.3 works great. I have my tv set up in front of me and play video games or watch a movie while doing it
That is a fantastic idea! You can’t lose when you walk while doing what you love 😂 I used to watch soccer games - a whole 90 minutes felt like nothing. Took a break during halftime, it’s fun! I need to set up a TV and do that again
Love doing the incline! im VERY paranoid about accidentally overworking myself, so i increase speed/incline over a VERY slow period of time (ie: i'll do a LISS workout at a 5% incline at 2.8 mph for three weeks before going up to 5.5% incline at the same speed) and allow myself more recovery time than whats probably needed.
i don't mind tho, because i find that while i may not be reaping as many benefits as quickly as i could, the one thing i love is the routine. I've yet to miss a day of my training and so no matter how slow i go, getting on that treadmill every other day is all that matters to me :)
This comment is so spot on I have nothing to add. If we all were okay with slowly increasing, just allowing progress to be progress, we’d all be well on our way to our goals just like you!
Keep crushing it my friend! And I value your opinion, so leave comments on other vids! I’d love to hear your take on things 😊
@@AaronTrainerFit thank you so much! I always feel so bad when people try to find the quickest ways to lose fat, burn calories, and increase muscle. Sometimes the most therapeutic thing you can do, is learn how to flourish with patience. Slow and steady may not ALWAYS win the race, but you can see the flowers much better that way :)
What a great quote!
Hey I’m 6 ft and 230 lbs, I tried doing 12% at 3mph and my calves, back quads, and gluteus were burning like crazy. How should I approach building to that level without feeling like hot coals are being pressed onto my lower body?
Essentially, Lower the incline v.s. Lower the speed
You nailed it and simplified it, so you made this answer easy!! Lower the incline for sure!! I know it’s humbling, I know it may not sound awesome, but start at like a 4%. Build up to 20-30 min on that and then do 4.5 if possible or 5 if it’s only whole number increases.
Once you get 5% at 30 min increase again, 6% etc. Once you get to 7 or 8% start increasing time.
Basically, 12% is insanely difficult at any speed. The super over simplified order of operations is this:
1. 2-3 mph at 3-4% incline (or “level” incline)
2. Increase walk time up to 30 min without the hand rails the WHOLE time (you can use the handrails for the 5 min cool down at the end totaling 35 min)
3. Once 30 min Is achieved, increase incline one level and reach 30 again
4. Repeat steps 2 + 3 until about 7% incline
5. Stick to your speed and incline, but now work on increasing time. Once you reach 45 min you’re ready to move to step 6
6. Now you again start working on increasing incline to about 9%
7. Past this goes beyond the scope of this video but I would lower a client back down to 5% or so incline and now work on running that incline for 10 min. Then repeating all these steps with running instead of walking - this is HARD
Pro tip: this process can be very intense. It is SUPER important to listen to the body. If a joint in the foot starts hurting for example, that’s your body saying you’re progressing too fast and it needs more time to adjust to lower intensity or frequency
@@AaronTrainerFit this was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!
I'm doing 10 or 10.5 incline at 3.5 kilometers not mph. You feel the burn but it's not overwhelming. Burns at least 300 calories in 30 minutes. Hope this helps!
Totally agree with you, you need to swing them arms as in marching, yomping.
Lol yomping? Hah never heard that before but I kinda get it without even knowing what it means! Thanks for your comment Richard 😉
Aside from how he is helping us with his videos he is also helping us by replying to our queries!...😊🌼
Thanks for the kind words =) Always here for my people!
@@AaronTrainerFit 😊😊
Anyone just starting out. Start out at a small incline around 5 at a speed of 3 and work your way up to a larger incline. Thats what I did. Now I am at 15 incline with a speed of 2.2. Starting to gradually work my speed up to a 3 eventually. I started out as a 2 speed. I don't hold on to handrails. I actually tried to hold on to the handrails and it felt awkward holding on to them. Held on for about 15 seconds. I only hold the handrails when the cool down comes and the treadmill is going back to zero incline. After the treadmill is at zero incline for the cool down, I take my hands off and increase my speed to 3 for 4.5 minutes. I have seen the results. I have lost weight and inches. But like Aaron said you cannot hold on to the handrails. You will be defeating the purpose if you do. Remember we all got this! Sweat it out. Your body will thank you later.
What a fantastic comment, thanks so much for your tip and encouragement! You rock!
I started 400lbs yr ago now 300 after sleeve surgery and diet now want to knock another 50 lbs off going to start some incline on treadmill putting one in garage today 👍👍
Nice Dunrob that’s awesome! You got this! If you ever need help or motivation or advice or whatever just comment on my latest vid and I got you 😉
I do 2 minutes on 2 minutes off holding the rails, that way I’m getting that burn, yet getting a rest often. I feel like that makes it less strenuous on the legs. Also can continue to walk longer.
I like it! Very smart =)
Will you explain 🤔 2 min fast and 2 min normal speed?
TJ means that he holds on for 2 minutes to the rails and then let’s go for 2 minutes to allow his body to fully fight the treadmill without the assistance of his hands!
I find the handrails helpful to keep myself centered on the treadmill as I gaze around the gym looking for the girl of my dreams.
At the same time helping out on the posture compare to not using handrails
Lololol
Id just walk with good posture lol you could say the same thing sitting “hold on to keep your posture, hold on to the seat in front of you” or something but obviously, just sit with good posture and work on it and no holding will be necessary
Since I've started incline walking fat is just dropping. And I'm actually eating more. Treadmill was the best thing I ever bought.
Love it 😊 such a fantastic comment to wake up to! Thanks Kornison!
Great video! I’ve been struggling with my weight for a while. I’m 5’1 with a fluctuating weight of 170-174lbs. So, I decided to start using the treadmill at home, but I have a couple of questions.
1. I plan to incorporate some dumbbell workouts in addition to the treadmill. Do you think this workout plan could be effective without the use of protein powder(not too fond of it)?
2. How many times a week would you recommend doing the incline of 10 with a speed of 2.5-3? Also, my main goal now is just to lose fat and to hit my goal weight of 140lbs.
Thanks for the compliment and questions! 😊
1. Yes most definitely you can succeed without ever supplementing with protein powder! Don’t worry about that at all 💪🏻 I only have my clients use protein powder when they are struggling to get in enough protein. But I don’t like the use of powder due to the fact that liquid calories never make you feel very full so it’s much easier to over consume calories that way and then you’ll never lose weight cuz you have too many calories in your diet! So don’t worry about it, just try to get some protein via lean meat sources such has 90% ground turkey, 90% beef, chicken breast, shrimp, tuna, and lean cuts of steak and pork such as sirloin and pork chops.
2. Incline of 10 is challenging. Very challenging, if you can keep up that incline then great! But if not don’t feel bad reducing it down to something like 6-7 until you build up. Either way tho, I’d recommend starting with 4 of those workouts per week and adding 1 workout per month or so, up to 6-7! It’s not bad to do cardio almost every day, it’s just the lifting that requires a particular plan, called a split, so that muscles can build back up before getting worked on again.
If you ever have any other questions or want more help just comment on my vids and I’ll help any way I can!
@@AaronTrainerFit incline of 7 at 3.2 mph is good to start while not grabbing anything?
For now I’m doing 7 incline and just walking between 3.3 -3.5 for 20 mins (one mile)
That’s pretty good intensity! Good job 💪🏻
@@AaronTrainerFit Μόλις βρήκα το κανάλι σας και είναι ένα από τα καλύτερα πράγματα που έχω τύχει! 😁
Hey I really enjoyed this video ! I recently started my journey by calorie deficit to weight loss and I have a treadmill at home I have been doing 30 minutes of 10- incline at 2.5 I have been holding the rails though I had no idea it affects everything! So thank you so much for this information. My question is should I lower the incline or the speed to avoid holding the rail? Again thank you for this awesome info :D
What a fantastic question! I’m so excited for you to get the added benefit you are about to get! You’ll see, your body will want so bad to grab those rails you almost won’t realize you are reaching for them! That’s a good thing 😊
Yes most definitely, you asked the perfect question and that’s what I was thinking before you even asked it: lower that all the way down to like a 5 or 6. Here’s how you tell when to adjust:
1.) can you keep up or do you need to take a break/grab the rails in order to keep up? If you need a break or to grab the rails, you are at too high of an incline
2.) do you NEVER feel like you need to grab the rails or take a break? If you tell yourself “I could do this for an hour and not feel forced to take a break” then it probably isn’t high enough.
Average for my female clients is roughly 2.5 mph at 4-6 incline. But adjust your incline based on what I said above and you got this! I’m so pumped for you!
@@AaronTrainerFit Thank you so much means alot ! I will definitely follow your advice thank you for taking the time to inform me! Honestly I'm very happy to have come across your channel very informative and you deliver your message in a way that it's motivating. I just subscribed and about to binge watch some more of your videos lol. I'm really enjoying them hope your channel gets the recognition it deserves :).
Ugh i can’t describe how good that makes me feel thank you so much! Knowing there are those out there that will benefit is so encouraging. My struggle is that after all this effort and energy, is anyone really even benefitting from it? Idc about fame or being a “big” channel, just that those struggling with weight loss are being helped. God gave me the gift of encouragement, so I hope I can reach some people like you who need a word of encouragement! Thank you again so much, you are awesome and I’m going to thank God for you, and pray His blessings over your weight loss journey, right after I hit submit 😊 you got this! Go crush it!
Yes it does make a huge difference
Thank you! But how is this the number 1 weight loss chanel on your RUclips? I just want to know!
Cuz it’s gonna help you the most 😉
I have a disability and wear footbraces so I have to hang on to hand rails. I use the ones that measure bpm and I am at an incline anywhere between 12-13, sometimes bump it up to 14. I can't really run or walk super fast so my speed is anywhere from 2.1 - 3.0 but not any higher. My heart rate does get up to where it should be. I feel like a million bucks afterwards. I just started going to the gym every morning and it is a great way to start the day. Hoping to lose 20 lbs.
Nice job! Working through your disability instead of making it an excuse! You’ll succeed my friend you can do it 💪🏻 😎
Comment on one of my videos if you ever need any advice!
What's a good incline to start. You've answered a question Ive been trying to find for months. Ive been holding onto the rails thinking I was doing something. Thank you.... Help me find the right incline to Start. So I can stop holding the rails
Glad it helped! This will take some trial and error but you should be able to find it within a workout or two!
So the key is keeping other factors consistent. Now that you aren’t holding the hand rails you’re gonna need to (probably) slow the treadmill down. It’s always best to go slow and high, and build up speed and length of time.
So here’s my recommendation:
Start at 2.7 speed and 4 or 5 incline. If that’s easy after 5 min, bump it up to 6 incline for 2 min. Then 7 if it’s too easy and so on. Once you reach 10 incline increase speed to 3 mph. If that’s still easy then 3.3.
If that becomes too easy then just increase incline to 11, then 12 etc.
Here’s what you are looking for to know if it’s hard enough: you should be catching yourself grabbing the hand rails. Natural instinct will tell you to make it easier on yourself. Our body doesn’t WANT to be inefficient so it tries to make it easier. If you find you don’t have any problem not grabbing the rails and you can make it a whole 30 min, that’s too easy. At around the 3-5 min mark you should be noticing that it’s challenging, but doable. Something like “okay, wow this is hard. Can I make it 30 min like this? Maybe, let’s wait till the 10 min mark to see if I catch a second wind”
You can always lower the incline or slow the speed if it’s too hard! But mentally remember how many minutes you were at and try to beat it by a few seconds each day!
I bet you’ll be somewhere at 2.7-3 mph and 7-10 incline to start 😊
@@AaronTrainerFit man this exact mentality "I could go for 25 mins whats 15 more" helped me with my 14 incline 3.7 speed. literally your body could go on and on, its your mind that you need to have control over
Good tip! Thanks for the comment 😊 keep crushing your goals! 💪🏻
Thank you for this informative video! Approximately how many calories do you think should be burned in one treadmill workout session for gradual weight loss?
This depends on so many factors such as your current level of fitness (more fit = more intensity and more calories), your body weight (heavier burns more because you’re carrying more up hill) and so on.
I’d say a fit person who is slightly overweight (20-30 lbs) will be burning roughly 400-500 calories per hour for women and 600-700 per hour for men. Divide that in half for 30 min workouts of course.
Ultimately it doesn’t matter though! Here’s what I would do:
Take your weight every day. If you notice the pattern of weight loss (roughly 10-14 weigh ins) is going down by 1-2 lbs per week, then keep doing your same amount of cardio. If it isn’t going down at all add in 30 min a week of cardio until you see it going down. So let’s say you do three 45 min cardio sessions a week. So that’s a total of 2 hours 15 min a week. If you notice it isn’t going down add on either a single day of 30 min cardio or split the 30 min up between two days making two cardio sessions an hour and another 45 minutes. Keep track of cardio on a weekly basis and always get the same amount, then you can increase it only if the scale isn’t moving!
Hope that helps 😊
I started doing this at 12 percent incline at 3.1 mph, and every 3 minutes, I let myself take a 30 second breather. Now I'm up to a 15 percent incline which is the biggest incline you can get. After 45 days, I'll start upping the speed .1 mph. ☺️
That’s fantastic and very challenging! I bet you’re burning a ton of calories during your cardio. Well done!
I walk on incline of 10 speed of 3 on the tredmill and within 35 min I burn 420 some calories ! Plus I'm not resenting to get on it everyday like the stairmaster. Good luck y'all
Nice work! I bet a 35 minute walk at that incline is difficult. I agree with you, I don't dread it at all which is so key to continuing!
@@AaronTrainerFit for me it's not too bad. I just watch Netflix and before I know it 30 min passes by.
I kinda do the same but with podcasts and RUclips! Nice 😊
Great to the point video.
I’m 240 pounds (started at 256lbs)
And have been doing 15% at 3.0 speed for 30 mins five times a week never holding and man it works wonders.
Normal walking is easier and running is easier too . Been doing this for 2 months!! Amazing fat burner and a great end to my gym workout.
Dude what a great point: running feels EFFORTLESS compared to incline walking! The best part is what you kinda mentioned at the end:
It’s not breaking down muscle fiber, yet it’s really hard so scorches calories. Where as sprinting or something continues to break the body down, walking incline burns calories like crazy but can be done at the end of a workout without overtraining. Thanks for your input Hervin! I hope to see you in the comment section of more of my vids 😊 sounds like you can provide good info for people! Thanks again
@@AaronTrainerFit wait so running on 0 incline at speed 9 doesn’t burn as much as 15% incline 3 speed?
I’d say per minute, it would be close. But how long can a person keep that up? And let’s say they can keep it up for 30 minutes or more, which is very likely. Is 9mph more of a jog to a fit person? They wouldn’t be working too hard then and probably burning less calories. Even if that isn’t true, running in general is harder on the muscles, takes longer to recover and is quit more often by people who wouldn’t consider themselves “runners”. So for those reasons I’d say usually walking is better.
With that said though if a person loves running, doesn’t care about weight training on their legs, and can keep that up, 9mph at 0 inc would probably work great 😉 I’d just work on adding a 2-3 incline! Running uphill is very hard!!
@@AaronTrainerFit i’m not really fit i can run 9mph for a good 2 minutes before i’m gassed out also i feel more lazy on 15 incline i don’t know why but it doesn’t make me sweat😭
@@mystogan4149 wow, I have NEVER heard that before. You aren’t holding the rails when walking incline? What speed do you walk incline? To not be able to run 2 min, but to walk that heavy of an incline is strange, something isn’t adding up.
I started walking on incline 4 today and i noticed a big difference in my calories lost
It’s awesome isn’t it?! Nice work Mark!
Any updates
@@cmoneytheman don't do incline walking anymore, I now do long distance runs and raving events and I've lost altogether 7 stone 💪 and I've kept it off!!
I walk at 3.3 mph with the incline at 7.5 for 30 minutes. I never hold the bars and swing my arms freely. Is this vigorous enough or should I up the incline?
I would say for most people that’s great and above average for sure! With that said it’s really about you vs. You as corny as that sounds.
So if you’ve been doing that for a while, I would increase to 8 incline. Then after a month make it 8.5, then 9 and so on. As you progress it’ll take longer to increase the incline but you’ll be gaining health the whole way! Well done!
Kinda hard walking at a 15 incline without holding on to something. I have Nordic track with a 40 incline. Anything over 7 I have to grab the Handles. But I can lean forward and bend my knees.
Yep that’ll help a lot! And I’d challenge you to believe in yourself! Practice at a 7 and you’ll keep getting better and I promise you’ll get to the point of not holding on at an 8 and beyond!
I grab the handrails to keep balance but I lean forward. As long as I'm "climbing up" it, I'm alright?
Yes 100% you’re golden if you climb! I really like how you put that, I feel like that language “climbing up it” just makes sense.
Thanks! I’m gonna steal that from you! But yes if you are battling against it carrying your bodyweight forward you’re going to burn the same calories. It’s all about grabbing, and holding on for dear life and leaning back taking away the “climbing” part.
ThNks so much for watching and commenting! You need help with anything else that I could answer or give advice on for you?
Does incline walking bulk the legs? I’m looking to slimming them down, I’m on a calorie deficit too
No don’t worry about that at all. First, it’s not the right stimulus. You need more weight than that to hit the big muscle fibers and cause them to grow, especially in a calorie deficit.
Second and more encouraging: even if it did cause muscle gain, muscle is far denser than fat. So let’s say you gained two pounds of muscle on the legs but lost 2 pounds of fat. Your legs would simply look smaller and more toned and attractive. You’ll love it!
So don’t sweat that 💪🏻 😊
@@AaronTrainerFit thank you!
@@Denzeb of course!! anytime!
Very good advice and informational video
Thank you for your encouraging comment 😊 if you ever need help or answers to any questions just leave a comment on any of my videos and I’ll either answer with a comment or do a whole video on it!
Thanks again and God bless 🙏🏻
Ima do 30 mins hopefully Monday - Friday
That's almost exactly what I do! So I can tell you it works well =) If you need any help along the way just leave a comment and I'll answer any questions you got! 💪
Hey buddy I like ur video , I am trying this new incline treadmill after strength training, to loose fat. Is it ok to do it 4/5 times a week , 15 minutes everyday at 10-15 incline . At 3.5??
Yeah I'd say that's great! I might even suggest more time, like 20-30 minutes 4-5x/week but maybe reduce the intensity (down to about 3mph) to make up for the increased time on the treadmill. That's due to the fact that you're also strength training so a reduction in intensity won't change too much for your progress because of that! Nice work!
And thanks for the compliment on the video =)
I don't need both hands on the rails. I need my watch to register the steps so my left hand is always swinging but sometimes I feel like I need to hold on with my right hand for just a few seconds per minute. Also as my incline goes up I drop my speed until I get accustomed to it, then i increase the speed a bit. Only restarted in the gym a month ago because of covid.
I also do the decreased speed thing with all my clients! Very smart! Thanks for the comment!
So happy to hear you started up again a month ago and didn’t wait till tomorrow 😂 you got this! Leave a comment every once in a while on my vids to keep me updated on your progress! I’ll be praying for you John 🙏🏻 you got this!
Agree , inclined help burning fat fast
Nice 😎 thanks for chiming in! I appreciate you 🙏🏻
Well, I am not a gym type of person but I got a membership at some point and tried out all the various equipment and indeed I simply liked a treadmill with motorized incline the best. It gave the most satisfaction for me.
So since I hate making that step to go to some place to work out I just ordered my own treadmill. It's a Domyos T900C with 'only' 10% incline at max 18km/h.
This in order to lose weight (used to be 54kg and now I am 81kg) that I gained due to side-effects of medication... stuff like Prednison and so on. Also being jobless due to the medical condition for 12 years and being a 'couch potato' didn't help my overal fitness either
Got any tips of how to at least start out within the first month?
Also a more important question. For someone with a heart condition at the age of 61, I am asking for my father, what would you recommend with a treadmill that has a heartrate beld? Any heart rate he should work out at or a heart rate he should not cross?
Good questions.
First in regards to the first month: focus on habits. Exercise and water first. Then once those have become habits (maybe around week 5-6) start on simple food logging. Eat whatever you want and in any amounts, just simply log it.
That will get you further than most! Then come back and ask again and I’ll guide you from there 😊
I’m regards to heart problem at 61, I would want to leave that to a doc. If I had to give general advice I would say to start very slow and low. Something like 2 mph at no incline/flat. Build up fitness at that and then increase to 2.1, 2.2 speed etc
Past that I really have to leave it to a doc because I don’t want to hurt him! Doctors are better at this than me 😊
Thanks so much for your thoughtful questions!
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When i was younger i used to walk hr each day 30min back and to going to school and then add i was walking in school between classes and on breaks i was weighing 125 in high school
l i used to think i was a hard gainer cause of my metabolism being high but it was a combo of all that walking to
Yeah that totally makes a difference when it comes to gaining weight! Which means it’s great for weight loss 😉
@AaronTrainerFit after school I started doing work at a job as a caregiver years ago i noticed I was getting a little chubby
In my mind since I never had been fat as a kid or teen I was like I wouldn't gain hardly any weight,I was wrong I went from 125 to 40 in 2 years and then went from that to 160 3 years ago
You say not to hold the handles. What about the handles that move back and forth?
Like an an elliptical or cross trainer? Yeah that’s fine because they are adding resistance and not making it easier and less calorie burn to hold onto, in fact it makes it harder in that case!
I’ve never seen a treadmill that has handles that move tho, If there is one I’m imagining that it would reduce calories but maybe not by as much since the handle is moving with you? I honestly never thought about it! I’d personally not grab them in this case if I could help it but you may have to if it’s too awkward not to hold. Not a big deal either way in the end. Great question!
I just got a treadmill, I’m 49 and retired 2019, I’m 5’3 , I do nothing AT ALL !!!! So to start out on a treadmill what level should I do without killing myself and giving up ? Last yr I went on a diet went from 140 to 106 ,on weight watchers , life happened now I’m 140 again in 6 months ridiculous me, so what incline and speed do you recommend starting out with and should I walk , jog or run? Thank you
You’re not alone in weight regain. Learn from last time and implement better habits and you’ll get back!! If you aren’t lifting weights that’ll really help too - it’ll keep your metabolism higher and help prevent regain. But to answer your question I would start at something really small like 1% incline and maybe 2.7 mph speed. Once that gets easier go to 1.5% or 2% and repeat the cycle!
Awesome thank you , I will for sure try that !!!! I did order weights last night so definitely will be using those , my weight gain didn’t come from food , I drank way to much of my calories, so I quit alcohol to get focus on myself again 🤭 I’m ashamed.
Well no need to feel ashamed, it literally happens to 95% of all dieters! With that said, now that you quit alcohol I would think of that as a SUPER exciting opportunity to become even better and know that this time, without alcohol, it'll be WAY easier to keep it off! Nice!
MOST Definitely!!!!! I got this!!!! You need to be my coach !!!! Kick my butt into shape 🤔😂
@@paulineanderson4760 I am an online coach 🤣 if you want you can email me for details: aaron4faith@gmail.com
I use the handrails for back support. I have a bad back.
Yeah it's certainly not for everyone. You can still get this effect by leaning forward and just not depending on the rails to hold you up if that still helps your back. If not you just gotta do the best you can! It'll still work, just a little slower.
@Aaron James . I am not new to incline walking but restarting it after almost a year and this time I want to do it properly without holding rails of the treadmill . I have started with a speed of 3 mph for about 10 incline level and 30 minutes . This I would eventually increase in both time and incline level as my goal is to loose fat n body weight . I am 42 years old female and this is the type of cardio I enjoy . My lower body has fat but I don’t want to increase the size of my hips of make the thighs bigger . Infact want the legs n hips to loose fat n become slimmer . My question is does incline walk give you more muscular n bigger legs or will slim them down .? Or will slow jogging be more helpful in slimming thighs n legs ?
Sorry for just noticing this comment! I hope I'm answering in time to still help you:
Don't sweat the size of the legs - body fat is lost in a calorie deficit so your legs will get smaller. You'd have to be almost at maintenance to gain muscle in the legs and that's with proper lifting of weights. Even if you were lifting weights and in a slight caloric deficit you still wouldn't be getting bigger legs. And in the WORST case (which isn't a bad thing at all and also is not very likely) you would gain a little muscle that would barley make your legs bigger, but you would lose a lot of fat so your legs would get much smaller.
Example:
You gain 1 pound of muscle on your legs making them VERY slightly bigger and more toned but you lose 25 pounds of fat. Your legs would be SIGNIFICANTLY smaller even though you gained muscle.
I've been literally trying, like on purpose, to get bigger legs almost my whole life and they have still very slowly grown lol so don't worry! You won't gain almost any size by walking for weight loss!
Great advice thanks for sharing 🦘
Hey thanks for the kind words! You’re awesome! And I love the Roo emoji 😂 thanks! If I can ever help answer any questions of yours let me know and maybe I’ll do a video on it 💪🏻 I’m getting back in to regular videos very soon!
Awesome advice...thanks
Of course 😊 thanks for the comment!!
I tried this today and....damn!!! This is definitely the way to go. Thanks again and keep the video coming.
😂 thanks! It’s crazy isn’t it? Glad you enjoyed 💪🏻
Thank you have a treadmill in my basement that is going through good use
Of course thanks for watching!
I'm 29 years old I weight 280 pounds, I being walking on treadmill for 30 minutes of 2.7mph, I can't last for an hour or so my physical condition is bad so bad, I don't even sweat at all how can I improve that?
What exactly do you want to fix? Let me give a few answers based off some possibilities:
1. Do you want to sweat more? That one's easy, don't worry about it! Females typically sweat less because you're able to dissipate heat faster than a male due to less muscle mass but relatively the same amount of surface area.
2. Do you want to be able to last an hour? Another easy one! Just stick to what you're doing until it gets easy. Be patient and give it time, don't rush it. Walk at 2.7mph for 30 min for 2-4 weeks, then do 32 minutes for another 2 weeks, then 34 minutes etc.
You are doing well working on your fitness. Don't worry about your current condition being "bad" it will improve! You are doing great, so don't sweat it! (Pun intended)
12 incline and 2.5mph without holding handles for 30-45mn is helping me lose so much weight but my anchilles are hurting me so bad so I don’t know what to do.
Ohhhh man yeah you gotta lay off a bit and rest them. Okay here’s what I would tell you if you were my client:
1.) you gotta reduce the time on the treadmill to 30 min each workout
2.) IMMEDIATELY reducir your incline to 6-7, build back up very slowly to 12
3.) get a foam roller and roll out your calves (that’s what’s actually pulling on your Achilles probably) every night
4.) get a foot roller ball (Amazon this) and roll out your planter facia every night. #3 and #4 will release the tension on either side of your Achilles
I know reducing your volume and Intensity might be disappointing but hear me out: first you will still be losing weight. Second you will have to really make sure your diet is on point and thoroughly tracked or logged. Last, if you rupture your Achilles, which it sounds like you are primed to do, you will be out for AT LEAST 6 months and gain all that weight back!! So PLEASE don’t be afraid to slow down by taking my tips above!!! You got this.
Last thing: follow me on IG and subscribe here if you haven’t already. When you see my vids ask questions, DM me, whatever I can do to try and help. You got this my friend! I can help you, so just ask questions!
@@AaronTrainerFit thanks for the advice , I am on a calorie deficit already. Appreciate it, you gain a new youtube follower.
You got this 😎 thanks for your support and question!
Im planning on getting a old school type one so no electric so they say its harder without the electronic
And then add 10% incline how much of a difference on average would that combo burn calorie compared to a electronic none incline
I honestly have no idea. It should be way harder...I've never even stepped on a non electric treadmill so idk how hard it is but I'm guessing it's super hard. The point of it though is that it's hard enough to give you a good workout for 30 minutes or more, and then you consistently increase the difficulty as you get more fit. So you could still do electric just make sure it's hard enough. A non electric treadmill would only be beneficial once you reach like 4mph at 15% incline and need even more of a challenge. Plus on a non electric treadmill as you get more tired you will inevitably slow down so it'll be hard to track if you are improving or just slowing down once you get tired. It can still work but something to be aware of.
@@AaronTrainerFit I just was thinking cause they say the old school works the muscles more and the cheaper electric kind only have a max of 3.8mph which would burn calories slower
@@cmoneytheman 🤔 they go a lot faster than 3.8 mph but yeah I’m sure a non electric would work the muscles more. I think I would rather lift weights to work the muscles but you are correct probably in saying that treadmill will work the muscles more!!
@AaronTrainerFit well Im not into weights no more dropped them 2 years ago im into toning only ever since
The max I seen for a cheap electric is 5mph but with the old school it's unlimited
Well get going on it and let me know in a few weeks how you like it!
This was insightful, thanks! Keep it up!
Thank you for the encouraging comment 😊 I say this a lot to people who leave comments like yourself so I hope it never loses its weight:
Your comment really means more to me than I can say. I get discouraged easily, and these comments really help me keep doing what I believe God has called me to. Thank you so much! ❤️
If holding the handles makes you work harder hold the damn handles it doesn't matter
🤔 I’m not sure if I accidentally gave the impression that holding the handles makes it harder? If I did I apologize.
It doesn’t make it harder, it makes it far easier. Maybe burns the forearms a bit, but forearms ain’t gonna burn any calories! So yeah I’d the goal is calories, take em off the hand rails 💪🏻
I have to hang on to the handles as i have no balance if i let go. Medical reason. However, i have started losing lbs as have started incline every 5 minutes and currently up to 4. Know i have a ways to go but starting slow
Good job! And yeah you can certainly hold on maybe list don’t “hang” on, does that make sense? I hope you’ve come a long way since your comment! Sorry it took me so long to respond 😞
I have PCOS I have been doing 10% incline, at 4.3km/h for 13 mins, then 5% inc at 3,5km/h. Then 10 mins at 10%-4.3. Then 5 at 5%-3.5. Then 7 mins at 10%-4.3.
I plan on upping my incline weekly by 1% (I cant do speed my little legs cant keep up)
Does this sound like a work out that could work?
Yes it does because as long as it’s a challenge and you aren’t hanging on to those hand rails you’ll be burning calories! The next part is to make sure you aren’t taking all of them back in again through food and you got the whole equation down!
Great video. Thanks for the info!
Thank you 😊 glad it helped you!
I’ve been walking as a 3.0 speed on a 12.5 incline holding on to the rails, maybe I should knock it down to a 7.0 incline and try to go the full 30 minutes with out holding in to the railing and work my way up from there
Thank you for the content king 👑
I think that is a great plan! Just judge how hard you feel you’re working and if you are working hard, let yourself build up! Perfect! Keep crushing it Ivan 💪🏻 😊
Deffinetely let go man. I always wonna tell people to let go in order to get the full workout. I’ve been doing 15%-17% at 2.7-3.0 speed depending how i feel and i’m obese at 240 pounds 5’6
I have never grabbed it and man i’m telling you it’s effective
@@hervinlopez2195 I did end up letting go these last few days and for the first 5 minutes I’m like this is not that bad but man after doing it for 30 minutes I’m drenched in sweat lol I also put it at 10% at a 3.0 pace
Thanks for backing up the video with your own experience letting go of the rails! And 15-17% is CRAZY! Good for you idk how you can do that around 3mph! Did that take time for you to build up to or are you just built for incline walking naturally?!
Thanks for the video! I was wondering why my weight is the same, but think it is my flat treadmill. How much incline (10%? 12%? 15%?) would you suggest to purchase?
Start wherever is challenging! I would start at 2.7 speed to 3 speed and 4-5 incline. If it’s a challenge then work up your fitness until you can do 6 incline then 7 and so on!
But it’s not your incline keeping your weight the same ultimately, it comes down to you eating more calories than you are burning. The incline will increase your calories burned but make sure you are eating less than your burn by tracking your calories! You got this J 😊
@@AaronTrainerFit wow!! Thank you so much! Makes total sense!!
Great video mate, what are you opinions on using a cross trainer machine to burn fat? Would you suggest sticking to the treadmill or switch between the machines?
Also another question (slightly off topic but would appreciate to it advise)
I weigh somewhere around 90-94kg and I’m currently training for a cage fight in April
Not a fan of weight lifting but I train a combination of BJJ and mauy Thai 4/5days a week and I’m looking to shed as much weight & burn fat as possible! currently on week 2 just wondering if you got any pointers for cardio related exercises
By cross trainer I'm guessing you mean an elliptical? I know those names can be interchangeable but just making sure. Assuming that's what you are asking I think uphill treadmill is better for most UNLESS you increase the intensity on the elliptical to force you to use your arms and legs together.
Many times people will make the elliptical so easy that they almost just "ghost ride" which is a term to basically summarize the fact that momentum helps you keep going and minimal effort is needed after the initial push, or the machine is helping at least a great deal. So ramp up the level on the elliptical and I think it's just as good if not BETTER than uphill treadmill. The thing about walking uphill with no handrails though is there is no guesswork: you are working hard and there is no way around it. So that's why for most, I'd still say treadmill!
Training for a cage fight?! You crazy Brad! You cazy!
BJJ and Mauy Thai is perfect for muscular endurance training and building very specific strength for fighting/wrestling so no problems there. I would say my pointer is going to disappoint you, but I won't lie to you so here it is:
I don't like the "as much weight as possible" part of your comment. Rushing to weight loss is no way to make it permanent. If you're overweight or obese and trying to lose fast it will fail. If you're just trying to cut for a fight or something that's totally different. So assuming you're overweight like most of my viewers then I'd urge you to slow down, allow the habits and consistency to be what help you lose weight and keep it off forever. I will give you some advice so my answer's not a total disappointment though - considering you're training for a cage fight I'd mix in some HIIT style stuff into your treadmill work. Maybe walk for 10 minutes, then do 10 seconds on and 20 seconds off on the battle ropes for 3 minutes, then go back to the treadmill for 10 minutes etc. and repeat 3 times...something like that would be an AWESOME and intense workout that would replicate a fight (bouts of intensity mixed in with endurance to stay in the fight long term).
Hope I've helped in some way! Thanks so much for watching!
@@AaronTrainerFit I appreciate your reply thank you very informative!
Of course! I’m here to help, that’s the purpose of this channel so if you ever need some advice just comment on my most recent video even if it’s off topic 💪🏻
Should I walk backwards on treadmill
100% NO 😂 never do that! Only while doing a handstand! Jk lol don’t do any of that. You’ll actually burn way less calories anyway because you’ll be having to go so slow I’d imagine, or eventually you’d hurt yourself at the very least since the body isn’t built to move like that!
How long have you been walking and on your fitness journey?
@@AaronTrainerFit I have been a treadmill walker for years 12 incline but I catch myself holding on. I have recently slowed my speed and do not hold on. I have seen walking backward works different muscles. Ty for your quick reply
@@tiffinykaiser7901 oh it definitely works different muscles! It’s just not worth it. Like doing overhead presses behind your neck,..that works muscles differently too but is just asking for injury and a person is weaker like that so the benefit is removed. Same concept!
Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
For weight loose is calories deficite( be accountable) consistency and strong will..Ecercises ? 5% only as a tool...You can walk 20 miles a day incline but if you over eat it , all work for nothing.Plus you create cortisol stress what will stop your weight loose- it will be close ring of mistakes
Pretty good summary! Thanks Peter!
Hii i wanted to ask that does incline bulk ur legs up or slim them down? Because i want to get slim and lean legs and i want to burn fat rather than build up muscles,,, so please tell me what type of treadmill workout should i do!
I’m very sorry I’m just now responding. I forgot to check my comments - but it will most certainly NOT make your legs bigger! If you build muscle it will be very minimal but even if you did, fat loss will make your legs significantly smaller and a little muscle would only make them barely any bigger so the net difference would be that your legs would be much smaller 🦵🏻
@@AaronTrainerFit thankyou! Also can u tell what incline level would be best, and how much time should i run on the treadmill as well as brisk walk? The thing is that i have a pear shaped body, a small waist but my hips and legs are a little too healthy so that’s why i want to tone them down.
I wouldn’t even worry about running yet, you can build up to that but for now I’d keep it simple and build up the habit of getting on that treadmill with an incline first:
Pick something like this but switch up the numbers if it’s too easy or too hard:
2.5-2.7 mph, 4-7 incline for 30 minutes straight. Once you can do that increase your incline by 1, and then your speed by .1 until you’re at 3mph and 10+ incline.
That right there will get you in such great shape it’ll be night and day!
I did this before I saw the video today I did 5incline with 2.5 speed throughout the work out I went up to 3.0 speed I did use my knees a lil ima keep doing that method today was day 1 currently weight 196.0 I update in 1 month
Nice work 😊 keep it up!!
Sir what is speed for inclined!!today i walked 20 inclined at speed of 6.5 for 15 minutes?100 calroies burnt and then i do strength exercise?please rly
I would do something slower so you can go longer. 3.3mph tops at around 5-8 percent incline. Yes, do strength training but do it before your cardio
15 minutes is enough sir?or more?please tell
@@preetsingh3677you need a minimum of 30 mins to lose weight - preferably for an hour though. Unless you mix with other cardio
Nothing drives me crazier than seeing people holding onto the treadmill while they're walking! These people don't realize how counterproductive this is and that they're totally wasting their time by doing this. This DRASTICALLY reduces your caloric burn because you're not working nearly as hard as you would be when not holding onto the rails and you're not engaging your core muscles. If you absolutely HAVE to hold on, then your incline is too high and you need to take it back a notch. Additionally, you put yourself at great risk of injury when you hold on because it creates improper posture and stride and you can really get hurt. People, LET GO OF THE RAILS!!!!!
It's almost impossible to not hold onto the rails at this stage of my life. I'm 56, menopausal and very dizzy. I'm seeing weight loss results so it must not completely hinder the workout if you must hold on.
May I ask why you're dizzy? If it's the mesopause that will pass. Just because you are getting results doesn't mean your results couldn't be better, and better for your heart and lungs as well! With that said though, it isn't the biggest deal as long as you're progressing, you are very correct on that. I've had many clients that are afraid to let go, and with time, they realize it was just a fear. It sounds like yours is more than that though, so be careful!
Is your hips and waist hurting a bit after incline workout???
Waist and hips? Like your hip bones? No I’ve never heard of that.
If incline walking is causing you pain especially in the hip joint please go see a doctor and ask what’s going on! That could be very painful and cost you your goals if it isn’t allowed to rest and heal!
Hey hey, so I do want to get back into exercising with my treadmill and lose at least 80’pounds by the end of this year, hopefully, and I wanted to know if it is OKAY to start off with the incline and still hold onto the handles, without leaning back, for like 30 minutes and then the last 15 minutes, do it without the handles? So I can work myself up to not using the handles at all?
Great question! That could work, but how about also considering doing an incline that doesn’t force you to use the handles at all? Or reduce the time to 15 minutes and build up from there?
Don’t rush to weight loss! The slower the better! So maybe start with 15 minutes at a lower incline, build up your time and then your incline!
@@AaronTrainerFit That’s an amazing way to start. I’ll definitely do that. Thank you so so much for your advice 👏🏾❤️
Of course! I ALWAYS got you! If you ever need help man just comment on a video, I'm here for ya!
Sir please rly walking at 15 minutes to 15 inclined is best for weight loose
Okay 👌🏻
hi sir I'm 19 yr old girl and my height is 165cm and my weight is 85 kg I'm walking + diet I don't know want else to do ..I'm walking since 2 years but know results
Hello Yamuna,
I'm sorry you're struggling with your weight. I'll be praying for you right after this comment is sent! Hang in there.
First, don't give up, keep walking. Your fitness is improving as you walk, which will help you do the second point.
Second, make sure you are improving with your fitness. As you get more fit, walk at a higher incline or a faster speed. Improve slowly, but keep improving. As you get more fit you'll be able to walk longer, more often, and higher incline and speed, all of these things will burn more calories so keep improving!!!
Last, make sure you DON'T increase your calories as you improve. I'm guessing you aren't food logging. Check out my video here:
ruclips.net/video/-oAQcBBtKtU/видео.html
Watch that to get you started but you must know how much you are eating. If you have walked for two years and haven't gotten anywhere that means you either aren't burning enough calories (see point 2 above) or are taking in more calories as you burn more (see point 3) more than likely a combination of both. This is okay! Don't feel bad. You haven't wasted your time, you have improved your fitness and discipline this whole time, so now it's time for you to have a better plan!
If you ever need any more help, just comment on a video. Go watch that video I linked above and get started on food logging, you got this! Praying for you now 🙏
@@AaronTrainerFit thk u so much sir 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Of course 😊
So I’m around 6 feet tall and 190 or so pounds, I want to lose weight and definitely do this with the treadmill. Today was the first time I did so but I was holding on at 15 incline and 3mph. Would you say I should find the exact spot where I don’t need to hold on and go from there or start low? Also how many minutes should I be on it and do I need to change eating habits for it to be successful? What’s a good time frame for it to start showing?
Lots of great questions! First the last thing you asked is super easy to answer because I did an awesome video on it, search "4 Faith Fitness now long does weight loss take" or something like that and you'll find it! I think I'm holding a measuring tape in the thumbnail if I remember correctly.
Second, I'll start from the top now: Yes, find the spot you don't need to hold on. You'll actually find it HARDER than when you were holding on! But I don't want it so hard you can't stay on the treadmill for 20 minutes at least. So try this: Go at 2.7mph or 3mph, something around there and just keep that speed. Then start at 5 incline. Is it too hard to do for 20 min without holding on? Try 4 incline next time. was it pretty easy and you easily could have made it to 45 min to an hour? Try 6, maybe even 7. Keep repeating this process until you find 30 minutes challenging, then do that everyday until you don't find it challenging, then go up by 1 incline. Keep repeating and you'll be up to 15 incline in no time (maybe a year, a year and a half, maybe less!) and you'll be in INCREDILBE shape, able to burn lots of calories because you can walk so long and such a high incline, and you'll have lost a lot of weight by then 😀
The paragraph above also answers your third question about how long to stay on.
Your fourth question: Yes, it is almost ESSENTIAL to change eating habits. You don't have to change them all at once, try just making a few simple changes. Go to either Remington James' channel or Greg Doucette's channel, pick some good recipes and start adding those meals to your diet maybe 1-2 times a day (so pick 2 dinners, eat that dinner most nights of the week). Next just RUclips "Greg Doucette ice cream" and you'll find his ice cream recipe. Make that and try to eat that 3-4 nights a week. Then add in Orville Redenbocker popcorn (it's a green box, "Smart Pop" I think it is called, its a FANTASTICLY filling snack!) by the time you get here you'll already be eating way less calories!
Then shortly after that, start food logging, measuring everything you eat, and adjusting your calories down if you aren't losing weight, or adding more calories if you're losing more than 2 pounds a week.
If you save my comment above and follow it to the letter, you will succeed =) If you need any more help, just comment on my other videos! Also, just start watching a bunch of my vids, it'll really help. And last, if you are interested in online training through my app, I can write you programs and coach you much more personalized and directly, just email me at aaron4faith@gmail.com and I can tell you more about it.
Thanks for the comment and good luck on the rest of your journey!
Thank you so much for the info. Today I actually found 9 incline for 30 minutes to be my starting spot. It was definitely harder but I completed it without holding on. From there we can only go up. Also I will definitely look into those videos you mentioned and keep seeing yours. 💪🏽
Does it bulk thighs that are already quad dominant?
Regardless of dominant side, it won’t bulk your legs! It just isn’t enough muscular stimulation
Can somebody tell me plz doing treadmill is good after the dinner are else before and can I do treadmill after the dinner for 30mint like walking
The time you do it is 95% irrelevant so don’t sweat it! When it comes to timing around meals this is the only questions to ask yourself:
1.) do I like doing it at this time? If so you’re more likely to do it, if not then switch the time because not liking your workout is the quickest way to quit!
2.) does my stomach get upset? If so switch the time to before otherwise you’ll start to hate your workout but if not (I workout literally minutes after I eat a full meal) then it’s fine!
The most important part here is that you just DO the workout! If you enjoy it and actually do it most days of the week you’re so much more likely to succeed!
Thanks for your question 😊 anything else I can answer for you?
How much time do you recommend someone to do incline on the treadmill for? Im a 300lb guy trying to lose weight what should my incline be and my speed and for how long should i do it
Great question...I’d say a good starting point is to make it difficult enough (a combination of incline and speed) that you can really only last for 15 minutes, then keep doing that 2-3x/week until you build up to 30 min, then increase the speed slightly, or the incline by one increment and build up to 30 min again.
I'm gonna do this + sauna after the workout
Sounds like a plan! Just don't let yourself get too dehydrated in that sauna! Walking uphill is hard work!
Incline is good for burning extra calories and it's better for you to use incline. Challenge yourself a lil and have some fun
Definitely! Thanks for your comment NoYB!
I put on a maximum incline, I don't think I can do it hands-free! Any suggestions for someone who put the incline to the highest?
I would for sure lower it, if you can’t do it hands free you really can’t do it. Pick something you can do hands free and work up from there, it’ll work great! But putting it that high and holding on isn’t burning more calories (probably less even) than if you put the incline on say a 5 and walked totally without hand rails
oh, that sucks, 40 minutes ( max incline) I burn nearly 600 calories and walk about 5 km. A lower incline won't burn as many calories.
@@TheSamiiya the machines Are notoriously wrong on calories. Unless you weigh 200 or so pounds you won’t be anywhere close to 600 calories when holding those handrails.
You will burn more calories letting go at a 5 incline that holding on at a 15. You can certainly do what you want, but that’s what I would do if you were my client.
@@AaronTrainerFit I'll do it that wag from now on, thanks for the tip.
@@TheSamiiya Of course! Please let me know how it's going! I'll always be here to help you with advice or anything.
And if you ever have a question please don't hesitate to comment on my latest video and ask! There's a good chance I'll make a video about it giving you a full in depth answer!
Should I do this or a hitt treadmill run which is bette
Depends how long you can keep up that run. It’s been shown in studies that doing something consistently, but that is challenging such as incline treadmill, will burn more overall calories than HIIT. HIIT is more for getting a person in excellent shape, like an athlete, but doesn’t burn as many calories total because it wears you out so fast! It burns way more calories per minute but if you can only give it good effort for 20 minutes than 1 hour of incline treadmill will burn more calories 💪🏻 hope that helped!
@@AaronTrainerFit thank you soooooo mcihhhhhh that helped alot
@@osaedjan5442 of course my friend!!
when I first dropped a pound I was like it's probably just water weight cause thats how they say it goes when a person first drops but then days after it still was dropped
Is that normal for a drop in weight to really stick and it not be water
I now have this week dropped another pound
Yeah that can certainly happen. You probably lost real fat and water, while the water was returning you were still losing some fat, so it appeared like it stuck, but it was just that you were replacing water with real fat loss! Congrats!
@AaronTrainerFit can this happen to just a theory but if the weight is water at first can they still cut back on food and do cardio to make that stick so it becomes real
Cause yesterday I did just drop another pound
Yes you could but i would just let the natural pace and process continue…it’ll happen both ways, one way is just less uncomfortable and slower
@AaronTrainerFit I'm glad u told me a troll is in the comments on a page lying saying cardio doesn't Lose Weight yet it's mutiple vids for years that proves that wrong and articles
I didn't just start losing weight until I got my tread and starting walking agian
cause before I had got it I had cut back on food but wasn't moving much hardly the weight was staying the same
Dude I got you if you ever have a question just hit me up on here on Instagram DM lol don’t listen to that garbage bro you did well listening to the dudes telling good info
I walk on 15 incline on 5.50km/hr for 30 mins , burns 500 calories ✌️
That would be a pretty intense 30 minutes! I bet it does burn a ton of calories! Thanks for sharing and nice job!
Do you hold onto the handrails at such a high incline?
Does holding on to weights (not lifting) help since this might e.g. simulate walks of a person with the extra weight?
Yes it does but when done correctly increases calorie burn more, let me explain:
1. If you’re holding on with your hands, our arms can’t hold much weight so first, it won’t be a lot of weight meaning it won’t add much in terms of walking difficulty. Second your arms would get very tired, which seems like it might be a good thing but those muscles are so small they aren’t burning many calories when worked hard.
2. On the other hand if you added a weighted vest that allows, let’s say 15-20 pounds to be added to your body….now THAT is hard and I’m positive burns more calories! The muscles that actually burn calories (cardiovascular system working due to your legs working harder) are the muscles with the strain and your arms are free to keep their biomechanical swaying without getting tired!
Hope that helped 😊
@@AaronTrainerFit thank you!👍👍👍 In fact I just ordered a weighted vest this morning! Can't wait to start walking with it on 😊
Nice! Be ready though, it’s okay to wear it but it will be really tough at first so don’t be afraid to lower the incline or speed while you build back up to feeling “normal” with it on!
So excited for you 😊 keep me updated on your journey!
@@AaronTrainerFit thanks so much for the encouragement! I already jog (with weights) or walk (with weights) nearly daily, so 🤞 hopefully I will get used to this quickly enough. I'm excited 😊
Love your videos
That is incredibly kind of you to say :) if you ever have any topics you’d like me to cover I could always use some ideas! So just leave em in the comments and I’ll gladly help out!
when I was I high school it was hard for me to gain I was skinny then became lean cause of weights it put muscles on me
I used to weigh 125 walked every morning to and from school 30min walking must've been the main reason I was a hard gainer I just kept burning off calories by walking
I think you're right, that's all a hard gainer is: someone who has trouble getting in enough calories to gain muscle. Whether that's because they burn too much, have too fast of metabolisms, or don't eat enough, all result in hard gainer body type
@AaronTrainerFit I only do 1.2mph for 15-20min and I do 600-900 should I stick to that speed or up it or is the higher speeds mostly just for endurance and it would burn to many cals
You’re saying you burn 600-900 calories? I don’t know if that’s even possible in 20 minutes especially at that low speed.
I wouldn’t worry about the calories it says you’re burning. Just do cardio for your health and yes I would ramp up the speed and incline depending on where you’re at if you can.
But either way start tracking your calories and your weight if you don’t already so you can increase your calories if you aren’t gaining muscle.
@AaronTrainerFit no I said I do 600-900 steps in 15-20mins
I dont have incline or a fake calorie counter just step counter but it doesn't count all it usally skips 2-4 steps thats the max it skips even when I'm moving fast
I do plan on to keep using it once I hit my weight goal
Oh yeah get that speed up for sure!
Please refrain from providing a vague answer, what is the calorie burn difference between incline with and without the rail?
Well I couldn’t provide a precise answer without the actual research data, but I’d guess it’s 2-2.5x the calorie burn. It’s around double, but I wouldn’t go so far as to say it’s triple, but it may be!
Does 10mins on incline 15 with speed 3, 4 times a week make me loose weight?
I wouldn’t be able to say for sure but normally yes, as long as your calories were at a deficit. So if you are not noticing the scale move down around one pound a week, lower your calorie intake 200-300 and try again! Either way your fitness will be improving and you will begin to lose weight if you stick with it! Make sure that’s not too challenging though or you’ll burn out and quit. 15 at 3 speed is super challenging! Impressive you are able to do that, nice work!
@@AaronTrainerFit I have actually gained 2kgs more since I started incline as my legs are where my fat is :p also I have noticed my calves are bigger now so I’m guessing it’s because of the incline?
It’s hard for me to imagine a person gaining much muscle from walking. 2KG is 4.41 pounds. That’s ALOT of muscle. I’m guessing you gained a little muscle if any and it’s just a water weight fluctuation. Give it time and see how it works out. In the long run tho weight should be going down. If it only goes up or stays the same it’s not nearly all muscle but mostly fat and water. That’s after giving it time though so don’t freak out or anything.
If you do notice you’re not moving much on the scale drop your calories by 200-300 or do more cardio. I wouldn’t worry about you getting even bigger calves but if you notice them getting tighter and tighter in the pants or whatever then let me know. I’d be careful not to think it’s that though and actually you’re accidentally eating too much and gaining fat around the legs! So just be careful and let me know what you discover and I’ll give you my thoughts after you’ve given it some time 😊
What treadmills do you recommend with high incline?
As in which brands?
Or the style of treadmill?
Either way actually it’s really either one! As long as it works it’s a calorie scorcher 💪🏻
I was thinking make and model
I wouldn’t worry about that but if I could pick anything (and this is so spoiled I know) I LOVE life fitness treadmills. They’re so smooth - but really from cheap to expensive as long as it doesn’t shake when you step on it and risk injury...it’s good for me!
How many calories would I lose at 22% incline for 15 mins?
Wish I could answer that! It depends on your body. I’ll say tho that 22% sounds very hard! It’s almost alway better to walk at an intensity you can keep up with for at least 30 min a Day!
Sometimes tho you gotta change it. So if that’s what’s needed for you, I’d bet you’d burn somewhere around 200 - 300 calories if you adapted well to it and gave it time!
You really don't need the incline. It only gives you a small increase in calories at the cost of soar legs. Just walk with no incline for an hour (watching Netflix or something) and you will get the same results, if not better. You can't really walk at an incline for long, it will be painful and you will stop doing it and go back to old habits. Zero incline, 5km/hour...do your 5k and go home. It will be enough (if you don't reach for the donuts).
Does incline walking actually help with weight loss?? But what about the muscle? Do you put that on walking like this
I could see a person maintaining muscle with this, but no, not building. Even maintaining would be a stretch. To keep and build muscle over the long haul weight lifting would need to be implemented (which includes body weight training). Incline walking, along with most forms of moderate intensity cardio that can be done for 20 min to 1 hour, are excellent for burning fat and helping with weight loss!
@@AaronTrainerFit I want to do implement more incline walking for weight loss that’s why I ask, I don’t really want muscle or well more than the normal if that makes sense haha
@Val Heather don’t stress lol with all my testosterone I’ve been trying to get bulky my whole life! You wouldn’t gain too much muscle even if you lifted just like me! So you’re well in the clear on incline walking
I usually do incline and i still bend my knees as if I am actually hiking but I do still hold the hand rails for security cause I always feel like falling and hurting myself is that okay ?
🤔 that sounds like that could work if you’re honest with yourself and aren’t pulling on the handrails.
Just like riding a bike though, it can be nerve wracking at first but you’ll get better. So start to “hover” your hands above the rails without using them for like 30s at a time, build up to 1 min and so on
You got this!
What can I do. My treadmill does not have incline
If the best you can control is speed then that will be the best you can do. You can for sure still find success, it just really helps to have that incline.
Also, outside of the scope of this video a bit, you could lift weights, go for hikes, cycle (fast and slow intervals), rowing machine etc. Anything to get the intensity up.
Nothing is magic about an incline, the real key piece that the include with no hand rails checks off is that it is intense. So replicate that intensity and you got it!
Sturdy blocks to lift the front
Hey last week i dropped another pound that was from cutting back on food and walking
2 day ago i started mini fasting didnt eat much and dropped 1 pound yesterday
I noticed that before when i wanted my weight dropped to set aka stick i have to not each much in a day
Is that common for people to be if they eat but not much in day and the weight be real weight lost
I checked the scale this morning after not eating much yesterday either and another pound was off but as i said i could not each much and set that weight
Yeah so if you don’t eat the day before you’ll almost always weigh a lot less the next day due to sugar being used in the muscles and not being replenished and the fact that there is literally less food in your system. So I’m sorry to say but that isn’t fat, and will come back when you eat again. Not to worry tho, keep a slight calorie deficit and you’ll keep losing!
@AaronTrainerFit I said I dropped a pound i ate after and its still dropped u didnt see wha I said I didnt say I full fasted
I said I didnt eat much
Ohhh, yeah could have been. Time will tell though. Just keep pushing forward either way and you’ll get better no matter what 💪🏻
@AaronTrainerFit I mostly been having oatmeal and rice or macaroni thats when I do my mini fast
If I eat just cutting back normally I have oatmeal cereal and dinner maybe some snacks eating like this holds my weight at whichever it's at but I can drop weight still just takes longer this is how I dropped weight weeks back
I’m on day 3 of full incline at speed 2.5 I’m currently at 250 pounds 6’2 I’ll y’all know how’s it going
Yeah man keep us up to date! How has it been over the last 3 weeks?
@@AaronTrainerFit mannnnn actually really really good down to 225??? I think been a min but my cardio is way better then it was 3 weeks ago I now put my speed up to 3.0 and go for an extra 10 mins feeling really good man thanks a lot now all I gotta work on is the diet
Dude that’s awesome you’re crushing it! Sorry I’m just seeing this, hope you’ve been keeping it up and continue to do wel 💪🏻
@@big_von6232any more updates now
Never hold on . I do a 18 with no hands . If you hold on you’re defeating the purpose .
18?! You’re crazy!! 18%?!?!
Thanks man. I’m 219 and want to loose 20 pounds. I did started incline walking on a treadmill recently and notice the benefits already but I’m struggling with the timing and incline level.
For new beginners , what level of incline (1-15) would be the point of entry and what speed and duration (30 min or 40) and frequency (how many days per week) ?
Thanks
Man fantastic questions! Thanks for watching and commenting 😊
Okay so I’ll break it down for what I would start a client off with:
1.) incline: I’d start at a 3-4, but depending on the treadmill that may be too easy as thats 3-4 out of 10. So for you maybe a 5-6, but if you can’t make it for the full duration (see below) then consider lowering it.
2.) speed: It’s surprising how “slow” you need to go to consistently walk without the hand rails. I always start my clients on a 2.5-3mph and adjust from there. Again see below.
3.) you judge the top two points off of this point: you want to struggle to make it to 15 minutes, but it shouldn’t be impossible. Out of a 10 difficulty I’d say you want it to be about a 7/10. If you could easily go to 20 min. It’s too easy. If you can’t make it to 15 min without grabbing the rails or taking a rest, it’s too hard
4.) progression: once you have your numbers (let’s say 5 incline and 2.7 mph for example) and you can make it to 15 min but it’s hard, you try to build that all the way up to 30 min! So now you are doubling your length at your current numbers which means your fitness is improving! Past 30 min try to slowly increase the incline and speed, one at a time, until it’s too hard to make it to 30 min and then with time build up your fitness until you can reach 30 and then repeat!
@@AaronTrainerFit thank you so much brother for the great tips. For special diets , proteins (meat, chicken, eggs, beans) and milk would be ok I suppose.
@@zakiisaac12 oh yeah for sure, watch some of my other videos on diets but yeah as long as you can do it forever, it’s a good diet most of the time. If it’s too restrictive that you can’t do it forever, loosen it up. The most important aspect of a diet: you burn more calories than you consume. Bottom line, as long as you have a decent balance of carbs, fats, and proteins, calories is almost the sole ingredient to weight loss 💪🏻
@@AaronTrainerFit thanks much. Appreciated.
Np brother thanks for asking! If you EVER have any questions just comment on my latest video, even if it’s unrelated and I’ll help ya out.
Or email me at aaron4faith@gmail.com!!
There's no option for incline in my treadmill:/
I'm sorry to hear that! I've never heard of a treadmill that doesn't allow incline!
It's not the biggest deal though, you'll just have to apply other methods of intensity. Try walking faster as you get more fit and eventually into a jog. Or buy a bike and ride outside with increasing speed and hills as you get more fit.
Don't sweat it just because you don't have incline! You still got this!
Works for me
Love it!