Treadmill Intervals?

ShapenerFiterrati
ShapenerFiterrati Posts: 111 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Alright, so I decided I want to try doing treadmill intervals.

Anyone have experience? If you could please tell me what you do so I have an idea, it would be great! Thanks y'all.

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  • themichaelf
    themichaelf Posts: 94
    what is your current fitness level? how long could you spend on a treadmill continuously moving/running if you were to get on one right now?
  • GuybrushThreepw00d
    GuybrushThreepw00d Posts: 784 Member
    I found doing interval training on the treadmill helped me break through a plateau.

    2 minutes @ 12.5km/hr
    2 minutes @ 8.5km/hr
    And repeat until you've been on there for about 30 minutes, then do a 5 min slow walk to cool down.

    EDIT: Depending on your level of fitness you'll want to play around with the high/low speeds. Just google "HIIT running" for more reading.
  • soldiergrl_101
    soldiergrl_101 Posts: 2,205 Member
    I just started interval training because i hated running. it has helped me imensly after just a few workouts> I run for a total of 20/30min alternating between walking at 3.2mph for a minute, to sprinting at 6.0mph/6.8mph for a minute. Ive noticed this has helped me breath better, run faster, and with each workout I am able to push myself harder. I have also seen it reflect on the scale as well.
  • DaddyDave101
    DaddyDave101 Posts: 72 Member
    I found doing interval training on the treadmill helped me break through a plateau.

    2 minutes @ 12.5km/hr
    2 minutes @ 8.5km/hr
    And repeat until you've been on there for about 30 minutes, then do a 5 min slow walk to cool down.

    EDIT: Depending on your level of fitness you'll want to play around with the high/low speeds. Just google "HIIT running" for more reading.

    This is pretty much what I am doing but for 20 minutes then similar HIIT workout on the bike on cardio days
    First time I did it I went abit dizzy. It really is a hard workout but your heart rate during this compared to a 20 minute run on level 9 feels a world apart.

    Ive been told this will really shift the fat.
  • donnam40
    donnam40 Posts: 246 Member
    If you're not sure about speed try using a 'perceived level of exertion'. What you do is rate your effort on a 1 - 10 scale with 1 being dead easy and 10 feeling like you're going to die.

    I would do 20 minutes, 1 minute easy so a 3 or 4 and 1 minute hard so an 8. If you are not sure how to rate your exertion try singing something like twinkle, twinkle little star - if you can get it without too much trouble your doing it easy. If you are struggling to get the words out, your are at a hard level.

    Another thing you can try is tabata. This is 4 minutes with 20 secs all out and 10 secs rest. For the rest come off the treadmill. Only do this if you feel comfortable doing that. Your 20 secs should be all out as it is only 8 times. You should feel like you can do no more at the end of it.

    Donna
  • kelly_e_montana
    kelly_e_montana Posts: 1,999 Member
    Do Couch 2 5K on a treadmill! Or, mix running with incline (10-15% incline) walking.
  • RunnerElizabeth
    RunnerElizabeth Posts: 1,091 Member
    Check these out:

    http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_articles.asp?id=1148

    http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/01/27/kick-your-*kitten*-and-kickstart-your-metabolism-in-20-minutes/

    So I run, meaning HIIT on the treadmill isn't the only running I do, so when I do the beginner work out from spark people, I increase the suggested speeds a lot and just go with the patern. The reason I only do the 20 min workouts is because the days I run inside I do it because my boss is in the office and that's all the time I have or I wouldn't be able to exercise at all.

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