Mountain Hike Treadmill Workout

Get It Up — Your Heart Rate, That Is: 40-Minute Treadmill Mountain Hike

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Maybe you don't live close to the mountains for an actual hike, but you can try and fake it at the gym with this treadmill mountain routine. Try to visualize yourself actually hiking up the mountain, getting to the peak, and then heading back down.

See the 40-minute mountain-climbing routine after the break!

Time Speed Incline
00:00 — 05:00 2.0 0.5%
05:00 — 07:00 3.0 — 3.5 2%
07:00 — 09:00 3.0 — 3.5 4%
09:00 — 11:00 3.0 — 3.5 6%
11:00 — 13:00 3.0 — 3.5 8%
13:00 — 15:00 3.0 — 3.5 10%
15:00 — 17:00 3.0 — 3.5 12%
17:00 — 19:00 3.0 — 3.5 14%
19:00 — 20:00 3.5 — 4.0 15%
20:00 — 22:00 3.0 —3.5 14%
22:00 — 24:00 3.0 —3.5 12%
24:00 — 26:00 3.0 —3.5 10%
26:00 — 28:00 3.0 —3.5 8%
28:00 — 30:00 3.0 —3.5 6%
30:00 — 32:00 3.0 —3.5 4%
32:00 — 34:00 3.0 —3.5 2%
34:00 — 40:00 2.0 0.5

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