Walking Pads - Useless or Useful?!

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Hi..Just looking for some honest opinions on Walking Pads please. I have a dog so I obviously get an ok amount of steps in with that but on days where the weather is bad, I don’t want to be out alone etc and/or I just want to round up my steps to a better number are they any good? I see a lot of them go up to 6km/h. Is this enough to ‘make it count’? And with a good diet is there any chance they can help you lose weight? Thanks in advance 🙃

Never heard of one. Is it like a treadmill?

Yes kind of! No handles etc..just a conveyor belt essentially! A lot of people use them under a raised desk if they work from home so that they aren’t sedentary all day.

Ooo interested in this too! Desperate to start shifting some weight and getting my steps up big time. Also curious if 6km/h is enough to make it count?

So I’ve since found out @SKBog , that my friend has one that goes up to 6km/h - she sent me a video of her on it and honestly even 4km/h was a fast walking pace! So I’d say 6km/h is more of a jog depending on your stride! Surely that has to make a difference?!

I'm pretty fit but I felt unsafe walking without a handle bar. I ended up pushing a chair against it to grab if needed. I've since sold it and got one with a handle: https://www.argos.co.uk/product/7610390

I have been really pleased with mine. I bought it in January so I could get more steps in the evening when the children are in bed. I have managed to increase my daily steps from an average of 4k per day to over 8k per day and just do a top up of what is needed to get to 8k in front of the TV in the evenings.

Using it my legs feel a lot more toned (I do also strenght training) but prior to getting the walking pad was not noticing much of a gain in my legs.

Mine only goes up to 4km/h but I have not needed to walk at more than 3km/h. At that pace I do approx 1000 steps in 10 minutes.

That looks great but it’s currently £550!

Is that just the accepted price for a decent one?

I got my walking pad off Amazon with a £50 off voucher, and it's bloody brilliant. Most walking pads only go up to 6km/h but mine goes up to 12km/h. It's super slimline, so can fold down and roll it under my sofa. Very impressed with it so far! By CITYSPORTS. With the £50 off voucher it comes in at £219.99.

Does yours have a frame at the front?

@Thegreatgiginthesky you must mean 4/mph, not km.
I'm thinking of getting one off Amazon. £269 with voucher and does have a bar which I think is removable or foldable and you can use it on it's down position. It goes up to 14km/hour but I only want it for walking, though might decide a light jog if I get fit enough! I average about 6000 steps a day but it feels like an effort to get more in.

I'm loving mine. Again, off Amazon and goes up to about 10km per hour.
I picked one with a handle as I just know I'd face plant the floor otherwise. It's designed to go under your desk so you can walk and work at the same time but, there's no way I could type or read off a screen whilst using it.
I've got it at the back of our living room and just get a box set going on Netflix and walk at approx 6km per hour for a couple of episodes. I do at least 4km a day, often more.
It's a great way to get moving when I'd normally be sat watching TV, especially if it's raining out etc.
I've got a desk job and no dog so, I have limited reason to get off my arse during the course of the day. This makes it so much easier. I also wear a weighted vest to make it that bit harder.
I have no regrets whatsoever.

Not sure what you mean frame at the front? The one I have is currently listed on Amazon for £269 (£219 with voucher). It's got blue stripes down the sides. "CITYSPORTS folding treadmill for home". I like the fact I have the option to go faster (above 6km/h), if I ever decide to get into running again. It's a great machine! It has a handle bar that lifts up/drops down - can use the machine in walking mode whilst the bar is down, needs to be up if you want to go above 6km/h (running mode).

When I posted it, it was down to £370. I wouldn't pay £550.

thank u useful for the useful information