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Overview
A treadmill provides the ability to walk or run indoors. Most commercial treadmills allow you to adjust your incline from 0 to 15 percent to simulate hills. Some super incline trainers, usually found in fitness facilities, offer inclines up to a 30 percent grade. Hill training is appropriate for a number of different fitness goals; from the casual walker to the long-distance runner.
Purpose
A treadmill offers you the ability to precisely time and stage your hills to mimic a given terrain or to create exacting intervals. Rick Morris, author of “Treadmill Training for Runners” notes that hill training provides runners a way to improve their leg strength, efficiency, form and aerobic capacity. Hill training gives walkers a way to amp up their workout without breaking into a run. Those with joint issues or the obese may find running causes discomfort; however, they cannot walk fast enough to experience continued fitness gains without adding an incline.
Features
Hill training adds a greater degree of difficulty—especially when reaching grades above 5 percent. Treadmill hill training may include occasional hills that are included as part of a long training run, a long consistent hill or short, fast hill repeats. For a long training run, you might raise your incline for distances ranging from a quarter mile to one mile, and then come back down to a flat road for the same distance. A consistent hill might involve increasing the hill’s incline every five minutes, or every half mile until you reach your intended height. Fast hill repeats serve the purpose of interval training; set your incline at a 5 or higher and race up faster than a comfortable running pace for one or two minutes. Return to your comfortable running pace on a flat road for a recovery equal to or twice as long as the hill. Walkers may incorporate similar drills to increase their heart rates, improve overall cardiovascular ability and burn more calories. Continue reading Hill Training on a Treadmill
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Overview
The treadmill offers a way to walk, run or jog indoors when the weather, schedule or terrain does not promote outdoor exercise. Whether you are a beginner trying to achieve a level of fitness for health or a seasoned runner, you can benefit from incline and speed work on the treadmill. Regardless of your specific goals, incorporating these modalities will improve your endurance, leg strength, calorie burn and lung capacity.
Treadmill Features
Expect commerical treadmills, like those found in a fitness center, to range in speed from .5 mph up to about 12 or 15 mph. The inclines on these treadmills also range from zero percent to 15 percent, with some treadmills offering inclines of as much as 30 percent. Home versions of treadmills often have lower settings, so check with your manufacturer before purchasing. Continue reading Treadmill Incline Vs. Speed
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Overview