Quote Originally Posted by JScondition View Post
I would agree with that for someone getting ready for contest prep or someone who is in pretty good shape and only wants to lose a few lbs, but for an obese person you can't look at it like that. They aren't just trying to cut fat. They are trying to burn calories and a lot of them. Thats why on almost every "Diet show intervention" they will show the huge obese people kicking their asses in the gym. Not strolling on a treadmill at a moderate to low pace.

To be honest... getting on a treadmill and walking at 3 mph for an hour will not do nearly as much as getting on a treadmill and walking at 3.5 mph at a 3%incline for 30 minutes.

To you and me 3.5 mph at a 3% incline would be moderate to low intensity, but to an obese person that is not easy at all. To have moderate to low intensity for an hour for an obese person they would probably set the treadmill to 2.5 and walk and would probably get joint discomfort for being up for too long. Therefore they would probably not accomplish their calorie burning goals and do no good for their fat loss goal.
How do you think his joints would do at high intensity? Better off to start slow and increase the speed and intensity as his condition develops. Low and slow is how you burn fat.