If you start finding that your treadmill workouts are becoming boring or that the results are beginning to flatten off then now could be the time to spice up your workouts by implementing some treadmill interval training.
1. Push your body if you're ready!
Interval training on the treadmill can help to kick start a weight loss plan that has stalled, the body can get used to the same old workout and short sharp high intensity intervals can force the body to use up extra energy which is often stored as fat!
Interval treadmill workouts are not designed for beginners, if you are new to treadmills or are still trying to get your general fitness levels up then you should stick to a more steady paced workout for at least month or so until your fitness levels are reasonable.
2. The Benefits of Interval Treadmill Workouts.
Treadmills lend themselves to a steady paced workout which is good for increasing endurance and works mainly on the bodies slow twitch muscles, wheras intervals of high intensity work mainly use fast twitch muscles which need more energy.
Another benefit of using predominately fast twitch muscles is that they also use more energy to recover from a workout. Use more energy in the same workout time and use more energy in the recovery phase after your workout, no wonder that interval treadmill workouts are so popular.
Treadmills lend themselves to a steady paced workout which is good for increasing endurance and works mainly on the bodies slow twitch muscles, wheras intervals of high intensity work mainly use fast twitch muscles which need more energy.
Another benefit of using predominately fast twitch muscles is that they also use more energy to recover from a workout. Use more energy in the same workout time and use more energy in the recovery phase after your workout, no wonder that interval treadmill workouts are so popular.
3.Interval Treadmill Workouts.
Working out what constitutes a high level of intensity is obviously a very personal measurement, the best way to work out whether you have reached the required level of intensity is that you could not carry on at the same pace for more than the one minute work interval required for this workout.
For some people flat out may be no more than a 4MPH to 5MPH run while for others it may be an inclined 10MPH run!
The actual workout is simple, 1 minute of high intensity followed by 2 minutes of slower recovery time, this constitues one complete cycle.
High Intensity Interval Treadmill Workout
High Intensity Interval Treadmill Workout
- start with a 10 minute warmup, slowly increasing the pace.
- Once you are warm you can start a high intensity interval.
- 1 minute of high intensity work, you should be struggling to continue when the minute is up
- 2 minute recovery time, slowing the pace and heart rate- which will be elevated
- repeat steps 3 and 4 between 5 to 8 times
- warm down thoroughly for 5 minutes
This type of workout will give everyone a hard workout, it is a good workout for people pressed for time as it is the intensity that is increased rather than the length of the workout.
For those people trying to lose weight by using treadmills this training can be a great way to shock the body from its steady state.
Work hard but try not to over do it!
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