Hey.
I thought giving inclined walking a try after I heard the hype about it and I am losing weight but it also could be just my change in foods since 2 months.
Either way, l have a feeling I ain't making progress.
I started off at 15% incline, 30 minutes and kept my heartrate between 130 to 135. That was only possible at speed 3.5.
So starting: 30 minutes, 15% incline 3,5 speed.
Now after 7 weeks I am walking 60 minutes but didn't change the speed at all. The reason for not changing speed is that as soon as I increase from 3.5 to 3.7 (very slightly) my heartrate goes out of zone 2 into zone 3 (140-145).
Nothing seems to help this problem. 3.7 is basically my limit, no matter if I just start walking and slowly increase or didn't do pre workout. It's always 140 at that speed.
What can I do to progress instead of increasing time on the treadmil to 60 minutes? It's so time consuming and I'd rather just walk faster but a shorter time than longer but slower. My heartrate is limiting my pace though.
Today I gave it a new try. Two days rest and I didn't do my upper body workout just to check what happens.
15%, speed 3.5 -> after 5 minutes heartrate 128. After 10 minutes 135. After 15 minutes still 135 so I increase to 3.6. Now 139. Then to 3.7 and I am at 143.
I'm not even exhausted, I could do that easily one hour. But it's so time consuming. I need more miles in shorter time at my 130 heartrate instead.
Based on your comment about weight loss, I'll assume you're aiming for a "fat burning heart rate". While it's true that your body burns more fat at that heart rate, it also burns less total calories. Your body will generally always burn fat, but sometimes when we work harder it also has to dip into faster energy like carbs/glycogen.
All this means is that if you prefer a harder, shorter workout, there's no harm in it. There's a limit to this of course, but as long as you're getting a reasonable duration of exercise it should be fine.