There are several treadmill incline benefits, but the best of all is burning more calories!

A while back, I read an interesting statistic that increasing the incline on your treadmill by 2% will burn 25% more calories.  Today, I put that to the test in a controlled experiment. 

At my usual pace of 3.3 MPH, I walked for 20 minutes (1.09 miles) with no incline. The treadmill console displayed 115 calories burned and 36.2 fat calories burned.

I reset the treadmill and walked another 20 minutes at 3.3 MPH, but with an incline of 3%.  This time it said I burned 143 calories and 44.9 fat calories.

(143 - 115) / 115 = .2435

(44.9-36.2) / 36.2 = .2403

Pretty darn close to 25%!  (Assuming of course that the treadmill programming is realistic.)

The extra calories burned during a 20 minute workout isn’t much, but add that up over a longer workout several times a week, and it really starts to make a difference. 

So the next time you are on your treadmill, kick up the incline 2% and burn those extra calories.

Let’s get this straight…

This is a treadmill:

This is a clothes rack:

Why is that so difficult??

Someone commented to me today that a home treadmill is a big waste of money.  Nobody ever uses them.  I DO! I love my ProForm Treadmill!  I’ve had it for almost eight years now.  I may not use it as often as I should, but I’ve used it a lot over the years.  It has paid for itself many times over. 

Does your treadmill look like a clothes rack?  If so, I challenge you to go clear the clothes off of it right now!  I’m not asking you to jump on it and run 5 miles, just put the clothes away.  Maybe tomorrow when you see what it is really supposed to look like, you’ll feel inspired. 

If you really need a clothes rack that badly, go to Organize.com. They have a great selection of garmet racks, hangers, and shelving units to choose from.