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