Shake up your cardio routine and challenge your body with this indoor treadmill hike — the perfect way to stay in shape for warm-weather activities! Once you've completed this 45-minute workout, be sure to do a lengthy cooldown sequence to help prevent your legs from being too sore the next day.
Ready to take that hike indoors? Keep reading for our 45-minute treadmill plan.
By the end of a long workday, sometimes the only thing that sounds good is going home to snooze. Hitting up the gym in the middle of the day is a great way to make sure you stick to your workouts. Since this beginner-friendly treadmill plan is only 20 minutes long, you don't have to worry about being away from your desk and missing any important emails. Subscribe to the Spotify playlist, then learn the speed for each track after the break.
You can do anything for a minute! Equinox trainer Lauren Fairbanks shared this nugget of inspiration with me during a recent treadmill workout, which features 60-second bursts of speed. During the run, the pace for intervals keeps increasing until you get close to hitting a seven-minute mile — but only for a minute. With this quick-paced workout, you will likely not feel fully recovered before you start your next interval, but this will only make you a stronger runner. Lauren says, "You should feel pretty tired, or better yet, have a runner's high, after finishing."
Time flies when you're running fast; there's not a chance you'll get bored with this workout. Ready to put Lauren's one-minute mantra to the test? Check out the workout when you read more.
If you think the treadmill is just for running and walking, think again! You can take a walk with your hands or put your mountain climbers on the moving belt for an entirely new challenge. Watch this video to learn unique moves from Equinox's popular Shred and Tread classes to strength train using the machine. We promise, you will never look at the treadmill the same way again.
Whether you're easing into running, in need of some recovery cardio, or are pregnant, mixing walking with jogging is a great exercise. It's less jarring to the joints but still gets the blood moving.
This 60-minute walk-jog workout alternates between walking briskly and jogging slowly. Keep reading if you're looking to burn just over 300 calories for your next treadmill workout.
Intervals are the antidote to boring treadmill workouts. Playing around with speed, timing, and rest periods keeps both the mind and body busy. Interval training is also one of the best ways to beat belly bulge. So torch some serious calories with this 45 minute, treadmill workout.
Set the incline to one percent to prevent shin splints. As with all our workouts, feel free to increase or decrease speed depending on your level of fitness. But doing so will alter the amount of calories you burn.
Click here for the easily printable PDF of this workout. If this workout doesn't appeal to you, here are seven treadmill workouts to try.
When the weather is rough outside, pyramid intervals are a way to keep things fresh on the treadmill. Instead of running at one steady pace, setting little goals and pushing your limits will help keep you motivated the whole workout through. This 45-minute plan is the perfect cardio workout to help incorporate intervals into your gym routine — a great weight-loss technique to help you reach your healthy goals in 2013.
Occasionally, I like to hop on the treadmill and slow it way down while pumping the incline way up. Walking workouts add variety to cardio sessions and can be perfect for those days when running seems out of the question or you're rehabbing an injury that makes running a no-no. Try this hilly hike next time you need to get your sweat on but don't feel like pounding the pavement.
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!
