Thursday, January 20, 2011

Treadmill workout of the day...

A few years back i started running as a way of keeping off the weight. I would hop on the treadmill and run for at least an hour which i always found to be boring. One day at the gym a woman stopped by and said to me with all that running you do you could do a 5k. Of course I told her no way could I ever do a 5k. Well she convinced me to train for it and even helped me with information. So after about several 5ks, a couple of 10k's and half marathon later I discovered I didn't like running as much as I thought i did...lol

I found i like to keep my treadmill and outdoor runs short, intense and just enough to get that runner's high and keep my metabolism burning after i am done working out!





Time
Incline
Speed
0-5
0
3.5
5-8
0
5
8-9
5
6
9-10
5
3
10-11
5
6.1
11-12
5
3
12-13
5
6.2
13-14
5
3
14-15
5
6.3
15-16
5
3
16-17
5
6.4
17-18
5
3
18-19
5
6.5
19-20
5
3
20-21
5
6.6
21-22
5
3
22-23
5
6.7
23-24
5
3
24-25
5
6.8
25-26
5
3
26-27
5
6.9
27-28
5
3
28-29
5
7
29-30
0
3



If you want more of a challenge then you can start your interval speed at 7,8 or 9!
If you need a little less of a challenge you can start at 4 or 5.
Make it work for you!
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  1. AMERICA'S MANSIONJanuary 24, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    Was just talking a friend of mine yesterday about using the treadmill for cardio. I could never run on a treadmill but always enjoyed walking on one for about 30 minutes. Much like your table above, I would use alternate speeds and inclines for fun but also to sweat more since a low incline and slow pace doesn't really warm me up much.

    Anyway, great tip to share with your readers sis.

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