Elliptical vs. Walking on treadmill

[capsfan19]

Which will give me better results, using the elliptical or walking?

Elliptical: let's say level 10, on the "full body workout" setting, 45 minutes a day 4x per week

Walking: 3.5/4mph, 45 minutes a day 4x per week

I want to run but I have arch problems in my feet. Walking can get painful too but I can deal with it if it will be more effective when it comes to weight loss/fat burn.

[GeneralSerpant]

Walking supposedly burns around 480-540 Calories per hour.

The Elliptical supposedly burns like 1200

Not really, but even with the exaggerated claims of the Elliptical, it will probably burn more than 480 C/hr.

BTW: Most any cardio machines IME (not accounting for injuries or disabilities) will clock a beginner burning 500 C/hr, and clock a novice at about 900 C/hr over a 25 minute interval. All cardio machines I've employed tend to follow that trend. For me, they've been pretty consistent between each other.

[kennycroxdale]

Walking supposedly burns around 480-540 Calories per hour.

The Elliptical supposedly burns like 1200

Not really, but even with the exaggerated claims of the Elliptical, it will probably burn more than 480 C/hr.

BTW: Most any cardio machines IME (not accounting for injuries or disabilities) will clock a beginner burning 500 C/hr, and clock a novice at about 900 C/hr over a 25 minute interval. All cardio machines I've employed tend to follow that trend. For me, they've been pretty consistent between each other.

Don't Get Burned by Calorie Counters
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Weekend/ex...ory?id=9966500

Ellipticals grossly overestimate caloric expenditure, as you noted. For that matter, so do Treadmills, Bikes and other cardio equipment.

Excess Post Oxygen Consumption, EPOC

While the number of calories burned in a workout matter, what matters more the number of calories burn post workout.

As you know, to increase you post workout metabolism, intensity it the key via High Intensity Interval Aerobic Taining.

Kenny Croxdale

[kennycroxdale]

Which will give me better results, using the elliptical or walking?

Elliptical: let's say level 10, on the "full body workout" setting, 45 minutes a day 4x per week

Walking: 3.5/4mph, 45 minutes a day 4x per week

I want to run but I have arch problems in my feet. Walking can get painful too but I can deal with it if it will be more effective when it comes to weight loss/fat burn.

It's The Method NOT The Exercise

Any type of exercise method can be used to increase your metabolism.

The key is to preform some type of High Intensity Interval Training.

This method increases you post workout metabolism.

Thus, you end up burning more calories/body fat hours after your training session.

Kenny Croxdale

[Connor1226]

When it comes to cardio, specifically steady state, you burn the same amount of calories per distance regardless of pace.
So the faster you are going, the faster you get your workout done.

You will burn 100 calories walking a mile in 15 minutes.
You will burn 100 calories running a mile in 8 minutes.
Difference is time you wasting puttering away on the treadmill.

That's why running is for the truly lazy people.

Arch problems have nothing to do with running. Walking, especially fast walking, is much harder on your joints.

Steady state cardio isn't the best for long term fat loss. You need more in your routine is optimal results are what you want.
Unless you can lift because of your arch problems

[ironwill2008]

Which will give me better results, using the elliptical or walking?

Elliptical: let's say level 10, on the "full body workout" setting, 45 minutes a day 4x per week

Walking: 3.5/4mph, 45 minutes a day 4x per week

I want to run but I have arch problems in my feet. Walking can get painful too but I can deal with it if it will be more effective when it comes to weight loss/fat burn.

Why do you want to "lose" weight? At your age, and only 145 pounds, you should be training to add body weight.

[chamelious]

Why do you want to "lose" weight? At your age, and only 145 pounds, you should be training to add body weight.

OP doesn't state height or gender so this advice isn't necessarily good. If OP is a 4 10 female for eg.

[ironwill2008]

OP doesn't state height or gender so this advice isn't necessarily good. If OP is a 4 10 female for eg.

Thanks for the critique.



I'll keep it in mind.

[PaulRivers]

The Elliptical, if one has to choose between the two. I like it because it also uses your arms (gets the blood flowing better) and it's one of the lowest impact workouts you can do.

I know I'll probably get flack, but personally I found one of those home workout videos to be better than either. A lot of them are just sports mobility exercises strung together into a "cardio" routine. Don't expect to gain muscle with them, but they cardio for you and for me also loosened me up a lot. My shoulders, hips, legs, etc feel a lot better than when I started. Drawback is mainly that the elliptical is a lot more relaxing - you can move and zone out, the video's you pay attention and I'm pretty exhausted at the end.

[ChrisCollins91]

Which will give me better results, using the elliptical or walking?

Elliptical: let's say level 10, on the "full body workout" setting, 45 minutes a day 4x per week

Walking: 3.5/4mph, 45 minutes a day 4x per week

I want to run but I have arch problems in my feet. Walking can get painful too but I can deal with it if it will be more effective when it comes to weight loss/fat burn.

Depends on the intensity you set it at.

Say you go on the treadmill, but only walk at 3.0 and no incline.

Instead of 3.7 and 1.5 - 2.0 incline.

You will find that 3.7 and setting your incline from 1.5-2.0 will bring you far better results than 3.0 and no incline.

Same goes for elliptical.

Start at level 10, and then after 5 minutes set it to level 15. Do 5 minutes at level 15, and then go back down to level 10. Then after that set it to level 20 for 5 minutes and then go back down to level 10. I guarantee you that your results will be very good.