| Ensuring you stay fit and healthy involves not only | | | | bloated and lead to cramps. You should always have |
| eating well, but also exercising regularly. Treadmill | | | | a water bottle beside your treadmill as you exercise |
| training is becoming an increasingly popular way to | | | | and try to take drinks regularly in small amounts. |
| ensure you stay in shape, take your fitness to the next | | | | Warm Up |
| level or even just ensure that you keep your heart | | | | If you usually run at a speed of 10km per hour peak |
| healthy. Whether you use a treadmill at the gym or | | | | then simply going on the treadmill and starting off at |
| you have one at home, using the tips provided in this | | | | this pace is not the best approach to take. You should |
| article will ensure you get the most out of the time you | | | | start off at a gentle walk, build into a fast walk and |
| spend on a treadmill. | | | | then into a jog or run. Without warming up your |
| Set Targets | | | | muscles do not get a chance to warm up and you |
| Target setting is one of the most integral parts of | | | | may run the risk of straining yourself. |
| success - without targets it is hard to ensure you get | | | | Push Yourself |
| the most out of anything. When setting targets you | | | | To ensure you get the most out of your treadmill |
| need to be careful to be realistic, if you aim too high | | | | training it is best that you push yourself towards the |
| you will end up missing your targets and feeling | | | | end; just before your warm down. For example, when |
| demoralized to the stage that your success will come | | | | you reach the end of your training session you should |
| under jeopardy. One great way to ensure that you | | | | up the pace and see how long you can go for. This |
| always stick to your targets is to increase them in | | | | burst of anaerobic exercise will help to increase your |
| increments as your fitness improves. So for example, | | | | stamina and will ensure you push your body to the |
| if you start off doing 10 minutes a day, then you could | | | | absolute maximum level that it can take. |
| gradually increase that by an additional 2 minutes at a | | | | Warm Down |
| stage when you feel capable. | | | | When working out on a treadmill it is important that you |
| Keep Hydrated | | | | work down towards the end. One great way to do |
| When working out staying hydrated is important for a | | | | this is gradually slow down the speed that you are |
| number of reasons, not least your general health but | | | | doing by in increments over a 5 minute period. Without |
| also as a means of ensuring you can push your body | | | | doing a warm down you may find you will feel strained |
| to new levels. Although staying hydrated is important, | | | | and recover from exercise slower than you otherwise |
| like wise drinking too much could leave you feeling | | | | would. |