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| Category: Fitness & Exercise |
Date published: May 31, 2005 |
Treadmill: Learn How to Make Optimum Use of a Treadmill
by Jasdeep Singh
 Treadmills serve your purpose 24/7 and 12 months a day despite of snow, sun or rain. Without any doubt, treadmills have great utility. Half an hour walking on treadmill keep your body firm and fit. Sometimes it even helps you in loosing weight too. Probably the easiest exercise for sedentary people is walking,(recommended speed is 2 miles per hour.) Treadmills come real handy when external reasons like unsuitable weather, icy roads or your tight schedule do not allow you to go on walk outdoors.
Make your treadmill your friend! : Treadmill Guide
a) Initially you might feel uncomfortable while running on treadmill and feel as it is not meant for you. But this feeling generally gets on to many people. Slowly get accustomed to it. After all, it is for your great health.
b) Start by walking on treadmill. Set speed to say, at 5 mph to start off. You can take support from handrails but don't make it a habit. It is supposed to be used only in beginning.
c) Do not use hand rails once you have started running.
d) While running, stay in the center of the belt. Don't try too hard and try to push against the belt. Let belt do its work on its own and you just keep floating above it.
e) Turn on some good music so that you don't feel lonely or bored.
f) Keep varying the elevation at regular intervals. By raising elevation, you make up for the wind resistance which you encounter while running on roads.
g) Make sure you don't swing your arms outwards. Treadmills help you correcting your running posture too.
h) Focusing is the key. Look straight and not downwards.
Now, since you are equipped with all the knowledge to venture into buying a treadmill for yourself, here is some more information for you to peruse: Treadmills
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