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On cycles, steppers, and treadmills, CYBEX uses the formulas established by the American College of Sports Medicine to calculate calories.
Specifically for treadmills, the American College of Sports Medicine provides two formulas to predict calories expended: one for running and one for walking. Since the treadmill has no way of knowing whether the individual is walking or running, we make the assumption that you are walking if your speed is less than 3.0 MPH, and that you are running if your speed is greater than 5.0 MPH. For speeds between 3.0-5.0 MPH, we use a sliding scale to estimate the calories between the two different walking and running formulas.
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