Interval Training With Your Treadmillby Heather Long | More from this Blogger 13 Jun 2007 03:36 PM Yes, we're talking about treadmills and walking again today. As boring as walking in place may seem to be when you are looking at your fitness options, the treadmill is only as boring as you make it. It's my opinion that the treadmill offers you a wealth of options, you just have to take advantage of them. So let's talk about interval training on your treadmill today. Interval training is becoming a real hot trend in modern fitness because it increases the number of calories you burn and can actually substantially increase your fitness regimen overall. This is how it works, you can do a series in 7-7-7s, in other words, an interval that changes every minute, increasing the pace for 7 minutes, then dropping back to your original pace and climbing again. For example:
This type of constant speed changes provides you with a heart pounding challenge that doesn't allow your body to get too comfortable at any one speed. By the time you finish with Minute 7, you are really ready for the slow down that you get by dropping back to 2.5. You do this routine through 3 sets and it's a 21-minute workout that can burn well over 200 calories and will continue to burn an additional 100 to 150 calories over the rest of your day. Don't forget that studies suggest if you exercise an hour after you eat, you may burn even more calories. You can perform alternative forms of interval training by adjusting your time spent. For example, instead of shifting every minute, you might change your speed up every 2 or 3 minutes. You may also walk at a 2.7 pace for 5 minutes, jump to a 3.5 for 1 minute, then return to 2.7 for another 5 minutes. Ideally, the more you vary your walking pace, the more you excite your muscles and burn excess calories because they don't get into a rhythm. Changing up your routine can also produce a better fitness result and more interest in your treadmill workout. Are you interested in some interval training on your treadmill today? Related Articles: So you want to buy a treadmill ... Learn more about Heather Long  Heather Long is 35 years old and currently lives in Wylie, Texas. She has been a freelance writer for six years. Her husband and she met while working together at America Online over ten years ago. Relevantfitness tags weight loss | parenting | ideas | pregnancy | holidays | relationships | children | Kids | family | Food User Comments  FitBody2Day (15) 06 Dec 2007 09:54 AMExcellent suggestions. I lilke the idea of changing routines to keep workouts interesting. I haveseveral downloads designed for treadmill or treadclimber workouts and I rotate them after each workout to keep things fresh. I also alternate between outside walking and treadclimber workouts. surfgal (6) 23 Apr 2008 05:23 PMI have found one way to beat the boredom is to turn my treadmill into a treadmill desk. I did it myself but also found a product called TrekDesk that I am going to buy. It will let me work all day while I am walking and will help me keep my weight in check. You can see it at www.trekdesk.com if you are interested. hansschraeger (5) 30 Mar 2009 10:13 AMI did this with my Healthrider club h140t for the last year and achieved very good results doing so. Community Tags interval training, treadmill, Treadmill Desk Fights the Boredo, varying speeds, walking, workout Discuss this article
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