| Ensuring you stay fit and healthy involves | | | | You should always have a water bottle beside |
| not only eating well, but also exercising | | | | your treadmill as you exercise and try to |
| regularly. Treadmill training is becoming an | | | | take drinks regularly in small amounts. |
| increasingly popular way to ensure you stay | | | | |
| in shape, take your fitness to the next level | | | | Warm Up |
| or even just ensure that you keep your heart | | | | |
| healthy. Whether you use a treadmill at the | | | | If you usually run at a speed of 10km per |
| gym or you have one at home, using the tips | | | | hour peak then simply going on the treadmill |
| provided in this article will ensure you get | | | | and starting off at this pace is not the best |
| the most out of the time you spend on a | | | | approach to take. You should start off at a |
| treadmill. | | | | gentle walk, build into a fast walk and then |
| | | | into a jog or run. Without warming up your |
| Set Targets | | | | muscles do not get a chance to warm up and |
| | | | you may run the risk of straining yourself. |
| Target setting is one of the most integral | | | | |
| parts of success - without targets it is hard | | | | Push Yourself |
| to ensure you get the most out of anything. | | | | |
| When setting targets you need to be careful | | | | To ensure you get the most out of your |
| to be realistic, if you aim too high you will | | | | treadmill training it is best that you push |
| end up missing your targets and feeling | | | | yourself towards the end; just before your |
| demoralized to the stage that your success | | | | warm down. For example, when you reach the |
| will come under jeopardy. One great way to | | | | end of your training session you should up |
| ensure that you always stick to your targets | | | | the pace and see how long you can go for. |
| is to increase them in increments as your | | | | This burst of anaerobic exercise will help to |
| fitness improves. So for example, if you | | | | increase your stamina and will ensure you |
| start off doing 10 minutes a day, then you | | | | push your body to the absolute maximum level |
| could gradually increase that by an | | | | that it can take. |
| additional 2 minutes at a stage when you feel | | | | |
| capable. | | | | Warm Down |
| | | | |
| Keep Hydrated | | | | When working out on a treadmill it is |
| | | | important that you work down towards the end. |
| When working out staying hydrated is | | | | One great way to do this is gradually slow |
| important for a number of reasons, not least | | | | down the speed that you are doing by in |
| your general health but also as a means of | | | | increments over a 5 minute period. Without |
| ensuring you can push your body to new | | | | doing a warm down you may find you will feel |
| levels. Although staying hydrated is | | | | strained and recover from exercise slower |
| important, like wise drinking too much could | | | | than you otherwise would. |
| leave you feeling bloated and lead to cramps. | | | | |