Treamill advice- serious

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  • rayzer99
    rayzer99 Posts: 3
    i have the same problem,
  • rbaker1304
    rbaker1304 Posts: 2
    True about propelling - suggest doing a 1 to 1.5% incline... this should compensate. Don't worry about the distance... better to do 15min with some level of enjoyment than 45min with dread!
  • starli879
    starli879 Posts: 2
    I did the same thing the first few times. I find that if I put on an upbeat track on my ipod and not look at the offset TVs I seem to walk/jog straighter. The fear is there when I have to get a drink, mess with controls, and even towel of the sweat. But it's getting better each time.

    Good Luck! :tongue:
  • wikitbikit
    wikitbikit Posts: 518 Member
    I know I already posted my advice of go more slowly, but I want to add that it's important for doing something like C25K as well.

    I know it says 'Start with a brisk 5 minute walk to warm up' and then it tells you to run and walk and run and walk and whatever. Here's the secret for those of us who are ridiculously out of shape, somewhere beyond couch, whether we want to admit it or not: Go more slowly. Do your warm up at something brisk--FOR YOU. Something that makes your body feel like it's working, not what number your brain thinks that should be. And then when you get to the part where it says run?

    Don't change the speed.

    Just start jogging instead of walking. You will still feel like dying after the 60 seconds are up, but you will actually recover in the 90 seconds afterward. And you will be able to do it again. And again, and again, as it calls for. You can work on speed after endurance.

    At least, this is what has worked for me, the super slug sloth glob of doom.
  • xaMErica
    xaMErica Posts: 284 Member
    Let go of the bars going like 2 mph.. then SLOWLY speed it up! I still have a serious balance issue myself but that helped.
  • Alta2000
    Alta2000 Posts: 655 Member
    Putting the treadmill on an incline, even if it is just a 1 or 2, will help with your balance. Plus it feels more natural to me than on a 0 incline.

    I was just going to write the same.
  • affini12
    affini12 Posts: 25
    The only way I could ever let go was when I would put my arms up like chicken arms and power walk. I'm sure I looked silly, but it boosted my heart rate by getting my arms involved. It helped me balance.

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