4 treadmill workouts to torch calories, get faster and improve endurance
Finding an effective treadmill workout can be a challenge. Few people are aware that a treadmill can be more than a simple tool for jogging or running. Today, I’ll share four top-notch workouts that focus on torching calories, improving speed and enhancing endurance.
1. Interval Sprints
Intervals help to increase your heart rate, which results in calorie burn. Start with a warm-up walk of 5 minutes at low speed. After the warm-up, do a full sprint for 30 seconds to 1 minute depending upon your capacity. Follow this with 2 minutes of walking or slow jogging to recover. Repeat this cycle ten times.
2. Pyramid Speeds
This workout combines speed training and endurance. For the pyramid scheme start at your comfortable running speed and increase the speed by 0.5 mph every minute until you reach the limit where you can sustain the run but can’t talk comfortably (usually around 5 minutes). Once you hit that point start decrease the speed by 0.5 mph each minute until you return to your starting pace.
3. Hills Training
Hill runs are tough but they are excellent for boosting endurance and strength. Start with a 5-minute warm-up run at normal pace then increase the incline by 2% while maintaining the same pace every two minutes for 20 mins followed by a cool down period for another 5 mins at low speed on zero incline.
4. Tempo Runs
A tempo run is a run at a steady pace for a set amount of time designed to improve Metabolic Fitness Threshold – your body’s ability to maintain higher speeds over longer periods of time without fatiguing. A typical tempo workout would involve warming up for five minutes, running at a challenging but maintainable pace for 15–20 minutes, then cooling down for five minutes
These four workouts offer various benefits like increased speed, improved cardiovascular performance, and significant calorie burn. They will help make your treadmill workout more exciting and productive than ever before!