60 min treadmill

Hiya,

Weather isn't looking as bad zs they predicted, but still I did not want to risk that possible storm hitting my head. So I thought to try my treadmill again.

Lazy as I am, I decided to chose the speeds that are fixed with buttons on the screen. You can increase or decrease with 0.1 km/h, but there are also 4 buttons with fixed speeds. I chose 6 km/h for running and 3 km/h for walking.

I forgot to warm up, no foam roller, no stretches, not even a warm-up walk. People, do NOT follow my example, it is bad!

As with my running outdoors I Jeffed this run, 4:30 min running + 0:30 min walking. And I must say that while normally my runs on the treadmill are pure horror, this time it felt very ok. I guess that is because I chose 6 km/h for the running part, which is much slower than normal. Outdoors I have an average of 7 km/h (running + walking), while now I had an average of 5 km/h (running + walking).

It is a pity I reached only 5.04 km in my 60 minutes, while outdoors I reach 7 km in 60 minutes. But on the positive side, I did 60 minutes on the treadmill, the most on the treadmill ever and it felt ok! So what that I reached only 5 km? I did run 60 minutes! So I know that in future with bad weather I can repeat this.

Ps. the average speed of 5 km/h and distance of 5.04 km are as per my Garmin watch combined with a footpod. My treadmill said I ran 5.5 or 5.7 km (can't remember), but I trust my footpod more.

Cheers, Evy

[Instructor57 Graduate10]

It's a 60 minute run ! That's got to be a good thing 😁👍

It's strange though how things can differ so much !

I remember 20 years ago running on a treadmill often for 1 hour , but I could not run outside ! Strange 🤔

[Hidden in reply to Instructor57]

It is strange. I do wonder how it would feel for you now on a treadmill. I have heard say that you prefer either one or the other (treadmill or outside), that one of both always feels harder and I guess it depends on what you start out on. I am not in the mood for a test though, not willing to use only the treadmill from now on to see if it would become eadier. I like the outdoors running too much for it.

[Instructor57 Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

I personally feel there is a place for both !I don't have one but have considered it.

My previous treadmill runs were at a gym !

[Doris8 Graduate10]

That’s good that you can exercise running or walking indoors on treadmill. I got a treadmill from decathlon and tried only for an hour but partner thought the ceiling was coming in the with the thumping and noise and probably neighbour would complain so took back and got money back. Now if raining bad I jog on the spot or slow jogging in bedroom not as noisy. Use exercise bike instead as well. You still have done 60 minute exercise well done . I’m still on walking 🚶 a 8km tomorrow. 😊

[Hidden in reply to Doris8]

It does make a bit of noise, but my parents live on the floor below and they know when I use it. So they don't complain 😁. As for the neighbours next to me, they have not complained in the past.