The Best Treadmill Workouts for Year-Round Training

Keeping up with your fitness during the entire year long you may find difficult, however including treadmills exercise will bring all ease for effective output. For every fitness level, they provide a dependable platform to rely on in terms of how YOU wish your workouts could be structured around YOUR goals (e.g.: building endurance, burning calories or activating more muscles).

Interval Training

One of the best treadmill workout is interval training. This method involves switching between high- and low-intensity activity. For instance, you may warm-up by walking for 5-10 minutes and then sprint all out (Go as hard as your body can!) for 30 seconds followed by a casual walk for one minute. Do this for 20 to 30 minutes. It increases the rate of metabolism in your body, burns more calories and improves cardiovascular fitness.

Incline Workouts

An great workout to practice on the treadmill is an incline routine. Changing the incline can mimic hill running, thus recruiting other muscles and increasing strength. One simple solution is to walk or jog on a 5-10% incline for 20 – 30 minutes. This is a great workout to do in the winter months when you cant run outside due to weather.

Steady-State Cardio

This is perfect for people who like to have a steady workout and know that they don’t need any interactions during their training, just let them hop on the treadmill Mark Sisson wrote about this. One aspect of cardio that can get the heart pumping, walking for a moderate-paced duration lasting anywhere from 30 to 60 minutes. This is an endurance-building and efficient fat-burning workout for anyone who decides to walk, jog or run.

Circuit Training

Circuit training combines strength moves with cardio, and is a great way to make the most of your time on the treadmill. Do a set of strength moves (alternating lunges, push-ups) and then run or do high-fast walking on the treadmill. For example, get off of the treadmill after 5 minutes and do a set or two of one strength exercise then hop back on. This combo not only increases your heart rate but adds some muscle too.

In summary, using these 5 treadmill workout tips on an ongoing basis is going to enable you to train continuously and work towards your overall fitness goals all yearlong. Make modifications where needed based on your fitness level, and keep in mind how important consistency is for fitness results.