Many people, especially women hate when spring comes around because their body isn't swimsuit ready. This is usually because they weren't able to keep exercising in the snowy months.
This can be frustrating, but buying a treadmill, or removing the clothes off of the one you have in your basement is a great way to stay in shape during these long 7 months. So when the cold front comes in, to start filling yourself up on holiday cookies and hot chocolate, keep your exercise routine you had in the summer.
Running allows you to burn fat, build muscle, and tone your body. Though many people think the treadmill is boring because your staring at the same wall everyday doing the same routine, this is not true if you know what you are doing.
Treadmills offer runners power mixes, hill climbs, strength moves, speed intervals, and entertainment. One of the benefits to a treadmill is you don't have to stare at the same wall, you can watch television or a movie, you can read a book or magazine, and you could probably work on your laptop too.
You can do any of that while jogging or swimming outside. To get the best results to tone your body for summer, or keep your body in shape during the winter months, employ the use of a treadmill.
The first thing to remember is to warm-up after every workout, this will prepare your body to get to work and will lessen you likelihood of injury or muscle cramping. Start walking on the belt at a slow pace of 1-2 miles per hour for about 60 seconds.
Pick up your pace a bit and increase the incline a few degrees to stretch out your legs. After about three minutes of this, you can start into your routine.
After warm-up, combine a series of cardio walks, strength moves, speed intervals, and power mixes over a few weeks. A cardio walk is a steadily paced walk between 3-4 miles per hour.
A cardio walk should cause you to breathe harder but still be comfortable enough to talk and without gasping for air. This should follow your warm-up and get you ready for speed intervals.
Speed intervals are moderately paced speeds that start off slower for beginners, but gain speed as you build endurance. These intervals should last about five minutes each, and should be followed by a slower cardio walk to rest a bit.
Alternate between speed intervals and cardio walks 3-10 times per workout depending on the length of your routine. These intervals can even be preset on your treadmill so you don't have to change anything, the speeds will automatically change for you at the right time.
A power mix is a combination of speed and incline pyramids. A speed pyramid is a 30 interval at 3.5 miles per hour, followed by 45 seconds of 4.5 miles per hour, then one minute at 3.5 again, and finally one minute at 4.5.
An Incline pyramid is an interval of one minute at an incline of 4, followed by one minute of a 5 incline, then one minute of 8 incline, and finally back down to an incline of 4 for one minute. All of these incline should have a constant speed of 3-4 miles per hour.
Sidestepping is when you face sideways on the treadmill with your shoulder next to the console. Put the belt on a slow pace, and as it moves, step your right foot to the right, then you left to the right; repeat this for 30-45 seconds then switch directions.
You can also do squats on your treadmill when the belt is not moving. Hold onto the front rail and sit back as if in a chair. Don't let your knees extend past your toes, and don't use your arms or the rail to pull you back up.
At the end of every workout remember to cool down by lowering your speed and incline to a comfortable pace for a few minutes before you hop off of the machine. Also, be sure to stretch, this will reduce injuries and allow your muscles to cool down after the hard work they did.
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