4 Ways to Revamp your Treadmill Workout

Are you feeling like you are in a workout rut? By shaking up your workout with new ideas, you can rediscover how fun a good workout can feel. The first thing to remember is that any workout is and can be what you make it. Your desire and effort will determine what kind of results you will get. The following are 4 ways to create your best treadmill workout ever!

1) Change up the pace - Are you a “creature of habit” and naturally press 3.8 mph every time you hop on the treadmill. Try a pyramid workout: walk at 3.3 mph for 1 min then pick it up to 3.5 mph for 1 minute, then go to 3.4 mph for 2 min and then 3.6 mph for 2 min, etc. You can continue up the pyramid until you reach a point where you cannot hold it comfortably. Slow down and go back down. Before you know it, you will be walking faster and getting a great workout.

2) Change the incline – Try a hill repeats workout using a program or create your own workout (2 degrees 1 min, 3 degrees 2 min, 4 degrees 3 min, 5 degrees 4 min, 6 degrees 5 min and come back down).

3) Engage in another activity while on the treadmill – try watching a good TV program if available, listen to your favorite ipod tunes, or try talking to the person next to you. Before you know it, your workout is complete and you feel fabulous.

4) Try a Run/Walk workout – walk 4 minutes to warm up. Then run 30 sec to 1 min and walk 3 minutes, repeat, for a total of 20 min, cool down by walking 5 minutes.

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Catherine D'Aoust at GAIA Adventures (Personal Training and Adventures for Women)
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