Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Hill workout for the treadmill

I realize how tedious and boring the treadmill can be, especially if all you do is jump on, set your pace, and run for an hour...snooze fest!  So, I looked up some hill workouts for the treadmill that you can take to the gym.  Time on the treadmill goes SO MUCH FASTER if you are concentrating on following a workout, rather than watching syndicated re-runs on the TV in front of you!   Here you go:  Rolling Hills

Rolling Hills workout (http://www.runningplanet.com/training/treadmill-hill-workouts.html)

Warm up for 10 to 15 minutes. Set the treadmill at about 30 seconds per mile slower than your current 10K pace. Set the elevation at 2 percent and run 1 mile. Now increase the grade to 5 percent and run another mile. Next decrease the grade to 2 percent and run for 1/2 mile. Now set the incline at 8 percent and run for 1/2 mile. Decrease the grade back to 2 percent and run another 1/2 mile. Now repeat the same pattern without recovery. Increase the incline to 5 percent and run for one mile. Next decrease the grade to 2 percent for 1/2 mile. Increase the incline to 8 percent for another 1/2 mile and then back to 2 percent for 1 mile. Cool down with 10 to 15 minutes of easy running.
Have fun!

-jessie

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