Treadmill vs outdoor running
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jy_8819
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I've been following the couch to 5k programme and I'm currently on week 6. I did complete the programme previously but then went travelling for a year and did zero running so i was back to square one!
When I did it before I ran outside and noticed a big increase in the muscle tone of my legs and help with losing weight after around 3-4 weeks. However this time I've been running on a treadmill and the benefits don't seem to be as noticeable - my legs don't look much more toned then when I started!
Has anyone else found this? I assume it's because a treadmill is lower impact but I still would expect to see a different by now. Plus I'm running faster than I was when I ran outdoors.
When I did it before I ran outside and noticed a big increase in the muscle tone of my legs and help with losing weight after around 3-4 weeks. However this time I've been running on a treadmill and the benefits don't seem to be as noticeable - my legs don't look much more toned then when I started!
Has anyone else found this? I assume it's because a treadmill is lower impact but I still would expect to see a different by now. Plus I'm running faster than I was when I ran outdoors.
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I've been following the couch to 5k programme and I'm currently on week 6. I did complete the programme previously but then went travelling for a year and did zero running so i was back to square one!
When I did it before I ran outside and noticed a big increase in the muscle tone of my legs and help with losing weight after around 3-4 weeks. However this time I've been running on a treadmill and the benefits don't seem to be as noticeable - my legs don't look much more toned then when I started!
Has anyone else found this? I assume it's because a treadmill is lower impact but I still would expect to see a different by now. Plus I'm running faster than I was when I ran outdoors.
Try doing it an incline of 1-2 on the TM. That helps a bit better to simulate outside running that just lfat on the TM0
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