BKJ1216 Posted March 12, 2003 Posted March 12, 2003 Should I run on a treadmill? I've been running outside, the only probelm well kids from my school live around here, and well kids are cruel. I want to run inside and we already have a teadmil. So shoudl I use it? White Belt- Shudokan Karate
rb Posted March 12, 2003 Posted March 12, 2003 I don't really like treadmills. Disadvantages: -House smells like smelly me after a work out -Mill doesn't go fast enough -really loud -no fresh air -real boring running staring at the walls, tv etc. Advantage -better than nothing -can do it when it's snowing or raining although that hasn't stopped me from running outdoors before. who cares about the other kids. If they're not your friends now they still won't be when you run the treadmill.
BKJ1216 Posted March 12, 2003 Author Posted March 12, 2003 I don't really like treadmills. Disadvantages: -House smells like smelly me after a work out -Mill doesn't go fast enough -really loud -no fresh air -real boring running staring at the walls, tv etc. Advantage -better than nothing -can do it when it's snowing or raining although that hasn't stopped me from running outdoors before. who cares about the other kids. If they're not your friends now they still won't be when you run the treadmill.I like the treadmil beacuse with traditional running you run somewhere but you have to go back. White Belt- Shudokan Karate
Tombstone Posted March 12, 2003 Posted March 12, 2003 Treadmills are great. How many gyms or health clubs have you seen that make you run laps around the building
jmy77 Posted March 12, 2003 Posted March 12, 2003 (edited) Treadmills are fine but they will never replace pounding the pavement. You can get a good workout from a treadmill, a very good workout in fact. But it my preference to hit the asphalt. Here's why. With a treadmill - your running surface is moving. You put your foot down and the belt pulls it back for you. Yes you still have to control your weight, but you are only getting half the workout. Where as on the street, when your foot hits the ground - well the ground isn't going anywhere! You not only have to control your weight - you have to push your weight forward. Essentially, instead of keeping up with a belt you have push your self along. A benefit of a tread mill is that there is no slacking. The belt moves at what ever speed you set it at and if you don't keep up you will be laying on your face at the bottom of the machine. SO you can get a good workout from a treadmill - but don't think it will replace running on the ground. Edited March 12, 2003 by jmy77 "Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft." - Pres. Theodore Roosevelt "You don't have to like it, you just have to do it." - Captain Richard Marcinko, USN, Ret."Do more than what is required of you." - General George S. Patton"If you have to step on someone else to stand tall, then you truely are a small person." - ?
KickChick Posted March 12, 2003 Posted March 12, 2003 Very good advice.... I do both actually.... can't equate the two really. Good explanation there jmy77. Nothing like jogging in a light rainfall on a warm summer's day.... or a breezy spring time early morning. But its downright dreadful this time of year... snow and ice, freezing temps. I put on the headphones and turn up some high bpm tunes and "go to town" ... (and I can wear as little as I want to!!! ) You can watch TV too if you want if its way too boring.... smelly you say??? How about some aromatherapy while running the treadmill? Another suggestion: Does your school have an outdoor running track??? that might be an option for you after school or on the weekends. Kids that hang around there are also "training" and shouldn't make inappropriate remarks. The treadmill??? USE IT!!!!
iolair Posted March 12, 2003 Posted March 12, 2003 I've read that you need to set the treadmill at an angle of about 1.5 degrees for it to be equivalent effort to "real" running on a flat surface at the same speed: my personal experience suggests this is close to the truth. Currently: Kickboxing and variants.Previously: Karate (Seido, Shotokan, Seidokan), Ju Jitsu, Judo, Aikido, Fencing.
SaiFightsMS Posted March 13, 2003 Posted March 13, 2003 I have to agree with those who say a tread mill is a usefull tool for an indoor workout. It is possible to use a headset radio or cdplayer for boredom preventon. It is also possible to get a bookholder and read. Or park the treadmill in front of the tv. Odor problems - how about incense?
BKJ1216 Posted March 13, 2003 Author Posted March 13, 2003 Luckly I don't sweat profuseley I don't have to worry about odor. So yeah now I can use my treadmil. White Belt- Shudokan Karate
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