Help With A Treadmill Routine Please :)

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Hello. I need help with a treadmill routine that I can use from Monday to Fridays, now that it's summer. I don't know how long to run and all the details. So I was wondering if someone could help me make a routine that would burn the most fat w/o building a lot of muscle! Thank you. :eek:
 
First of all, fantastic grammar. That's not something I see enough of these days.

Now I can't help much because I'm fairly new to running myself, but this post might help you out:

http://www.fitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14829

Probably better though is to read up on HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training). I personally liked the following article, as it was easy to read and informative.

http://www.musclemedia.com/training/hiit.asp

Hope this helps. :cool:
 
If your goal is weight loss you need to do 4-5 cardio sessionsper week, say 30-45 minutes of medium intensity running. Now that it's summer it is better to do it outdoors rather than on the treadmill.

You aslo need to pay attention to what you're eating. No junk foods! Eat whole grains, plenty of vegetables, lean protein and good fats (found in oily fish, nuts and seeds)

Also, having more muscle may actually help you lose fat. You very young and still growing so maybe do a full body workout with some light dumbells once a week.

Have a look in the Toning and Weight Loss sections for more information on the correct diet and excercise.

Don't worry about gaining too much muscle. It is very hard for women to gain muscle as we do not have much testosterone.
 
Its also hard to add much muscle running. Most runners have a very lean look, especially in their legs.
Hello Kitty is right about the diet and the cardio. Whether outside or inside mix it up a little. Maybe do HIIT 2 times a week and other kinds of runs like tempo or threshold the other days of the week. An example amongst a thousand variations could be:

Monday: Tempo run: after some light stretching do a pace that is comfortable for you that you could run on for a long time. Hang at that pace for 40 min.

Tuesday: HIIT: After a 5-10 min jog warm up alternate one minute of all out sprint followed by one minute at your tempo run pace. Do this for 15 minutes to start and cool down the same amount as you warmed up.

Wednesday: 30 Min threshold run. Threshold is a place where you are running between that tempo run pace and an all out sprint. Its the place thats very challenging and almost putting you over the edge but you can still keep it together. It might take some practice to find how this feels.

Thursday: Same Tempo run as Monday
Friday: Same HIIT as Tuesday

This is totally rough and you could manipulate the days and paces as it works for you. I do all my training entirely on the treadmill and it works for me. I also like it because you know your paces right on and have a way to measure improvement. Saves on skin cancer too :D
 
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