Saturday, March 12, 2011

Treadmill Workout Ideas - It doesn't have to be boring!!!

Here are a few interesting treadmill workout ideas

Enjoy =)

****The Pyramid
Begin with a 10-minute warm-up jog before starting. Afterward, run the entire exercise at 90 percent of your 10 km pace with a three-minute recovery between sets. Start set one by running for one minute at a 4, 5, then 6 percent incline. Run for one minute each at a 5, 6 and 7 percent incline for set two. Set three increases the incline to 6, 7 and 8 percent for one minute each. Run one minute each at a 7, 6 and 5 percent incline for set four. Finish with set five and inclines of 6, 5 and 4 percent--running each for one minute. This workout will take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
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Running Quarters is tough! this one will kick booty if you actually run four sets of 3- 400 meter runs!

****Picking Up the Pace
Begin this speed workout with a 10-minute warm-up, jogging lightly throughout. Start the first set of the exercise by running at half your 5 km pace for 400 meters. Without a recovery, run an additional 400 meters at your 15 km race pace. Immediately afterward, run another 400 meters and increase your speed to your 3 km race pace. Recover afterward by resting for 30 seconds. Complete four sets total with a recovery between sets.

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