Hi, I have been on-off trying to do C25K for a while now (since summer last year) but has never complete the whole course. Since the weather was getting cold I bought myself a treadmill. Just wondering if anyone has done C25K on the treadmill? And any tips? Thanks π
C25K on treadmill?: Hi, I have been on-off... - Couch to 5K
C25K on treadmill?
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Welcome to the forum and well done on your decision.
Of course C25K can be done on a treadmill, if you can face the boredom.
This guide to the plan is essential reading healthunlocked.com/couchto5...
and includes advice on minimising impact, stretching after every run, hydration and strengthening exercises, all of which will help.
Enjoy your journey.
Listen to music, watch movies on a tablet, I use a treadmill and really enjoy it, but it's not for everyone.
Good luck.
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I normally watch TV sitcom, but I am finding hard to set to the correct speed and I can't get the timing quite right.
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Lots of people here have done C25K on a treadmill, including me. It then took another month of running on that, before I headed outdoors and I when gyms are open, I do about 30% of my running on a treadmill.
As for speed control, this should quite straightforward.
Find your brisk walking speed - a walk that is fast but controllable but which gets you warm after 5-10 minutes. Mine is 6.8 km/h but I know that's quite fast compared to some people. Start at 4 km/h ... and ramp it up gently until you feel that you can't walk any quicker.
And then... nudge the speed up a fraction, only by 0.2 or so and break into a jog. That should be your C25K pace
As for timings, why not write them down on paper and have that their to remind you?
Thanks for that John_W, that's really helpful. 6.8km/h is too fast for me as my current running is 6km/h, lol! I haven't restarted C25K yet, I am using pre-programmed functions on treadmill for one hour 5 times a week, but I am hoping to start C25K program again. π€
If you are out of breath when you walk/run or struggle to speak clearly it more than likely means you are going to fast.
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I think I should be able to walk/jog faster than my current speed. Thank you for the tip.
Try and find the manual mode - it's makes life much easier. YOU control the speed and the timings. You just adjust the speed for your runs and walks, simple.
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Hi there. I got a treadmill last year but have been using them in the winter in the gym for a couple of years. I take my fast walking pace then add one. So for you your speed that you mentioned above I would walk at 5.0 and run at 6.0. You can change these whenever you feel like it. Some days I get on and I feel full of energy so Iβll up my pace one or two points. Good luck and happy running.
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On the other hand, some people like running in the cold, myself included.
If you'd told me this time last year that two weekends ago I'd be enthusiastically going outside in a biting wind with snowflakes dancing in the air, and then running for 10km, I'd have told you where to go. Beware: this stuff changes you! π
What I would suggest is when the weather gets warmer in a month or so, you do venture outside again.