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Everyone has a
genetic predisposition of gaining or losing weight,
muscle, hair etc. A treadmill is a great way to lose
weight, but it doesn’t really matter if you’re using a
treadmill or any other equipment. What’s important is the
aerobic activity. When you want to lose weight, remember
that it takes 3,500 calories to make one pound. So, to
lose weight you need to burn more calories than you
consume.
When you use aerobic exercise equipment, it often has a
calorie measure telling you how many calories you burn,
but it is better not to go by that. You can walk on the
treadmill for half an hour and it may tell you that 200
calories have been burnt. That’s the calorie value of just
an apple. But don’t be disheartened, you actually burn
more calories than that. Not only do you increase the
number of calories you burned during the exercise, you
continue to burn calories at a higher rate for up to two
hours afterwards.
This is one of the great benefits of exercise. Since
exercise increases your metabolic rate, you burn calories
at a higher rate. It’s difficult to say what exactly will
work for you, but I can tell you the basics. If you are an
average exerciser, walk or run on the treadmill for a
minimum of 20 minutes. Maintain a pace that will allow you
to hold a conversation with someone next to you. Do not
work so hard that it leaves you out of breath. You can use
a stationary bike as well.
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