The interior color scheme is cool, and the use of black metal frames for the bar chairs and coffee table help to create a light and airy room. Rugs are very useful in home decorating. Not only do they give interest and provide a soft surface to walk on, but they can also 'mark out' areas such as this one.
On a treadmill, you can accurately set your incline by 1%, 2%, etc. When walking outdoors, you need to use a tool such as MapMyWalk.com to map out your walks and see what the incline really is. I can tell you from experience, that a 5% incline is a real huffer-puffer. 1  for every 1% of grade, you increase your calories burned by about 12% or about 10 more calories per mile for a 150 pound person.  By the time you are at 10% grade, you are burning over twice as many calories per mile.
Best Answer: Rough rule of thumb: 120 calories per trail mile hiked plus 120 calories per 1,000 feet altitude gain. You can burn surprisingly few calories in hiking up most easy mountains. Hiking up a 10 mile trail with 6,000' gain will only burn about 1,920 calories.On the other hand, if you climbed the mountain in the hard way, off-trail and with a full pack, you can burn twice as much.Source(s):Scythian1950 Â· 6 years ago.est Answer: Rough rule of thumb: 120 calories per trail mile hiked plus 120 calories per 1,000 feet altitude gain. You can burn surprisingly few calories in hiking up most easy mountains. Hiking up a 10 mile trail with 6,000' gain will only burn about 1,920 calories.