Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Walk this way . . . Climbs

How many people own a treadmill and never use them?! Dust them off! Here's an seemingly easy workout that you will feel in the morning! (keep in mind, I'm 5'4" and not a runner, so the speeds I put down are what I do. If you are taller, shorter, or love to run, you may need to adjust for everything but the side shuffle).

5 min warmup: Speed 3.5  Incline 0
2 min Speed 4 Incline 5
2 min Speed 4 Incline 10
2 min Speed 4 Incline 15 (or max incline)
2 min Speed 4 Incline 10
2 min Speed 4 Incline 5
1 min Speed 4 Incline 0
2 min SIDE SHUFFLE: Speed 2.5-3 Incline 0  (Switch sides at 1 min)
30 sec walk it out (Keep shuffle speed and incline)
2 min SIDE SHUFFLE: Speed 2.5-3 Incline 5 (Switch sides at 1 min)
30 sec walk it out (Keep shuffle speed and incline)
2 min SIDE SHUFFLE: Speed 2.5-3 Incline 10  (Switch sides at 1 min)
30 sec walk it out (Keep shuffle speed and incline)
2 min SIDE SHUFFLE: Speed 2.5-3 Incline 5 (Switch sides at 1 min)
30 sec walk it out (Keep shuffle speed and incline)
2 min SIDE SHUFFLE: Speed 2.5-3 Incline 0  (Switch sides at 1 min)

Total Time: 30 minutes

It's not an overly speedy routine, but you will feel it in your legs and inner thighs with those climbs and side shuffles! End with some stretches and ENJOY!

2 comments:

  1. If I had a treadmill I would totally try this.. But I will be following your blog to get all the suggestions. My goal is to do a 5K soon! :)

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  2. Me too! I am signed up for one in April and there is a Color Run in Lubbuck in March that I think I'm going to do as well!

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