"Should I hang on to the treadmill or not?"
My honest reply is...
"If you are walking on the treadmill, we've achieved my goal for the day. Hang on or don't hang on. It's the same difference to me."
People seem to get worked up about whether they are getting the best "calorie burn" possible. Just get on the treadmill and get yourself a workout. If you are hanging on, that's fine. If you are not hanging on, that's fine too. Is there a difference in how hard you are working from one condition to the other? Yeah, probably but is it really worth putting forth the mental effort to figure out how much? No it is not.
Let us keep in mind that how many calories you burn while exercising is largely irrelevant in the grand scheme of things. If, like the typical American, you are trying to lose weight then you need to focus on diet first and lock that down to what works well for you (vegan, low carb, whole foods, paleo, whatever). If you have not done that then it does not matter how many calories you burn exercising.
Exercise does not lead to weight loss except at the most extreme (and unsustainable) levels.
You are on the treadmill to improve cardiovascular function, to boost serotonin levels, to lower your risk of some of our most nasty chronic diseases and to just plain feel better about yourself.
None of those things will be affected by whether you hang on to the treadmill or not.
Let us keep in mind that how many calories you burn while exercising is largely irrelevant in the grand scheme of things. If, like the typical American, you are trying to lose weight then you need to focus on diet first and lock that down to what works well for you (vegan, low carb, whole foods, paleo, whatever). If you have not done that then it does not matter how many calories you burn exercising.
Exercise does not lead to weight loss except at the most extreme (and unsustainable) levels.
You are on the treadmill to improve cardiovascular function, to boost serotonin levels, to lower your risk of some of our most nasty chronic diseases and to just plain feel better about yourself.
None of those things will be affected by whether you hang on to the treadmill or not.
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