Treadmill Workouts - Treadmill Exercises, Workouts & Routines for Weight Loss

Fasten your shoe laces. Its time to discover efficient Treadmills Workouts to burn fat. Sample 20 minute, 30 minute routines for quick  weight loss results. Beginners, advanced and sports Interval Training.

Why Treadmills?

Treadmills are safe, easy to use and extremely convenient and no doubt every gym has a pile of them. Exercising on a treadmill is a very efficient cardio workout to burn calories, do cross training aerobic workouts or simply do Interval Training Treadmill Workouts.

No worry weather. Adverse conditions can be a tricky exercise buster. Treadmills are great for indoor cardio training.

The treadmill platform is cushioned and easy on your legs.

Even competitive athletes are using treadmills for workouts as they offer a better and more controlled workout.  And by changing levels or going incline treadmills offer you cardio workouts of widely varying levels.

Treadmill Workouts

You can Walk, Jog or run on a treadmill. You can use treadmill as a cross training activity when you get bored of outdoor running or using other aerobic exercise equipments.

Treadmill Types

There are two types available - the manual one where you use your legs to get started and manually increase/decrease the resistance and the Electric ones where motorized computerized treadmills set the pace for you.

Take a Treadmill Ride

1. Always use good running shoes before you ride a treadmill. Running shoes is not an area to save a few bucks!
    
2. Before you start a treadmill workout do a 3-5 minute stretching routine for your back, hamstrings and calves.
    
3. In case you are new to treadmill workout, you can ask the support staff at your gym or the fitness store where you intend to purchase to show you the demo.
    
4. You can then straddle your feet and start the running belt if you use an electric one. Start walking on the manual one and the treadmill gets started.
    
5. Start at a slow and steady pace before you hit your training zone.
    
6. Initially you may have to hold the railings but later as your balance improves you can swing your arms and burn additional calories.
    
7. Once you train for 20-30 minutes at your target heart rate zone, you should lower the speed and only then step out of the treadmill.

How to add Variety

• You can literally play with your treadmill routine. You can add speed for 5 minutes then reduce it for the next 5 minutes. Its called Interval Training. Even with Interval Training you should be able to pass the Talk Test. That is you should be able to talk in short sentences without going out of breath. Otherwise you hit the anaerobic zone and burn sugar instead of fat calories.
   
• Alternate between 2 minute walk and 5 minute Jog for 30 minutes total.
   
• Alternate between 30s walk and 5 minute jog for 30 minutes.

Muscles used in Treadmill Exercises

Quadriceps, Hamstrings, Gluteus, Gastrocnemius and shoulder and arm muscles when you swing you arms. Also your Abs and Lower Back muscles help you stabilize your body.

Treadmill Usage Safety

Most treadmills come with a safety clip which attaches to your shirt. In case of a fall the treadmill stops automatically.

Are Treadmill Workouts better than other equipments or exercises

No. A calorie burned on a treadmill is still a calorie burned, the same as walking or running or using other exercise equipments.

Conclusion - Treadmills are effective for cardio and endurance training, easy to use and add a great variety of workout routines. All you need is a good set of running shoes and off you go!

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