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    3 Fun Treadmill Workouts

    By From the editors of Runner's World | Healthy Living – Tue, Jan 17, 2012 1:17 AM EST

    Bored with your workout? Try these fun treadmill ideasBored with your workout? Try these fun treadmill ideasTreadmill running has a bad rep. Treadmills can be boring, sure, but running outside can be just as boring if you never vary your pace or your terrain.

    Plus, when running indoors, you can control the thermostat, enjoy cushioning that protects your joints, and stop worrying about bad weather, stopping for cars, or other uniquely outdoor-running problems.

    Try one of these three workouts next time you're on the 'mill to build fitness and help the time fly by.

    The Key to Workout Success

    RANDOM INTERVALS     Unpredictable incline and speed changes provide a more complete workout than a steady pace on a flat surface, because they force you to work different muscles.

    The Workout: Just a little variation in your run helps the time go by much faster. Try a 10-minute warmup, 20 minutes of your treadmill's random intervals setting, and a 10-minute cooldown.

    Fuel Up for a Better Workout

    SITCOM RACE-PACE RUN Treadmills are a great tool to help you lock in a goal race pace, since you can set it and forget it.

    The Workout: Start with a 10-minute warmup, and move up to your tempo pace when a Seinfeld rerun (or any other half-hour sitcom) begins. Jog during the commercials, and resume the faster pace when the show comes back on. Cool down for five minutes.

    Get Stronger than Ever

    HILL WORKOUT     It's great to run hills on the treadmill because you can control the grade, and you don't have the stress on your quads of running down it.

    The Workout: Try one-minute runs up a 4% incline with two minutes of slow, flat jogging in between. Build up to 10 repeats at a 6% incline.

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    4 comments

    • LoveToBake
      LoveToBake  •  Issaquah, Washington  •  4 months ago
      I love the treadmill. No changes needed.
    • ETC
      ETC  •  4 months ago
      OMG! we'd be calling 911 for me!
    • 13apples
      13apples  •  4 months ago
      Do this 20 min workout: After a couple minute warmup start with a 2 Min walk at 3.0-4.0 mph at 15% incline then switch to a 2 Min Sprint(6-8mph) on flat ramp...1 min rest walk at 2.5 on flat ramp...start over....2min 3-4mph at 15% incline, 2 min sprint on flat ramp, 1 min rest walk on flat ramp until you hit 20 minutes. This is a 3 part interval workout that will have you dripping in sweat and it goes by so fast because you are constantly changing it up!
    • Elizabeth
      Elizabeth  •  Urbana, Illinois  •  4 months ago
      Treadmills may get a bad reputation for being a mundane way of exercising, but done correctly, they can be enjoyable, and a way of relaxing and getting a good workout that can help you to shed unwanted weight and strengthen and tone your leg muscles. After a hiatus from the treadmill, I'm back using it again, and feel a renewed sense of revitalization in my exercising from doing such. Some good exercise articles about treadmills and on exercising can be found on the website www.livingfithealthyandhappy.com Be sure to check it out!:)
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