Treadmill

spcopps
spcopps Posts: 283
edited September 25 in Fitness and Exercise
I used the treadmill for the first time today. I did the 1 min jog (at 6 miles/hour) then the 2 minute walk (at 4 miles per hour) for total of 30 minutes. When I got off I was VERY dizzy!! Is this normal and does it get better with time?

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  • bevbouras
    bevbouras Posts: 5
    I walk on the treadmill (fast walk) for 45 min (hill level 3 speed 3.0) and I am always getting dizzy too.
    thats why I dont jog on it. LOL
  • gelato2011
    gelato2011 Posts: 4
    take it easy ....start off slower dont over do it u will get use to it....
  • taso42_DELETED
    taso42_DELETED Posts: 3,394 Member
    I think you'll get used to it. When I first stated i had a very weird feeling right after getting off, but I don't remember that happening in a long, long time. It helps to slow way down for at least a minute or two at the end as well.
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    Yes, I am totally dizzy when I get off the treadmill, but not when I do the same kind of interval training outside on the pavement...it must be some kind of equilibrium thing with the treadmill! It kinda freaks me out, but I am so blessed to be able to have a treadmill for the days that going outside just isn't going to happen :)
  • spcopps
    spcopps Posts: 283
    I'm not dizzy while I am actually on it just when I get off..kind of like when you were young and would spin in circles then stop KWIM. I did slow it down...from 6 mph to 4 mph then I went to 3 for a minute then 2.5 for a minute then 2 for a minute. I couldn't make myself go below 2 because that is SOOOO slow.
  • AKFatBoy
    AKFatBoy Posts: 14 Member
    One reason I hate the hamster wheel...
    You'll get some vertigo after several minutes on a treadmill, mostly caused by going from a moving surface to a steady one. I can't say it gets better with time, but you do become accustomed to it. You should only feel it for a few minutes, and for me it only happens when I'm walking; I feel like I should be moving faster than I am. If you stop or sit and still feel dizzy, pay close attention to what your body is telling you and be alert for anything that feels medically "wrong"
  • spcopps
    spcopps Posts: 283
    One reason I hate the hamster wheel...
    You'll get some vertigo after several minutes on a treadmill, mostly caused by going from a moving surface to a steady one. I can't say it gets better with time, but you do become accustomed to it. You should only feel it for a few minutes, and for me it only happens when I'm walking; I feel like I should be moving faster than I am. If you stop or sit and still feel dizzy, pay close attention to what your body is telling you and be alert for anything that feels medically "wrong"

    It only happened when I walked...I made myself to a nearby wall and did some standing stretches (which was fine) but after stretching I was still a little "off" with my actual walking for a few minutes. I don't think it is medical although I do have Meniere's disease but this wasn't even close to a vertigo episode due to that. I am only going to use the treadmill when it's raining out or too hot this summer, Alabama gets hot. Just wanted to know that I wasn't weird (or any weirder than I thought).
  • AKFatBoy
    AKFatBoy Posts: 14 Member
    Just wanted to know that I wasn't weird (or any weirder than I thought).

    Naaaah...you're just trying to stay cool, I get it. I had to go through military training in Bama for 6 weeks. Think I was still sweating 3 weeks after getting back to Alaska!

    Anyway, what you got going on sounds normal, keep goin'!
  • spcopps
    spcopps Posts: 283
    Just wanted to know that I wasn't weird (or any weirder than I thought).

    Naaaah...you're just trying to stay cool, I get it. I had to go through military training in Bama for 6 weeks. Think I was still sweating 3 weeks after getting back to Alaska!

    Anyway, what you got going on sounds normal, keep goin'!

    So I am guessing you were in AF or Army?? DH was in Army at Ft. Bragg (Ft. Dragg LOL)
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