Question for you runners out there..
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I use a treadmill and prefer it because of injuries I get if I'm out on the road too much. It depends on your style. If you get bored easily, go outside. If you can stay in one place to run and walk and like just listening to music or watching TV while doing that, try the tread. Both are good exercise regardless.
I prefer the treadmill, but I run outside occasionally. The treadmill is easier on everything, concrete just feels more punishing on me. Also, the cold makes for interesting conditions. I ran last night, it was about 30 out, pretty cold. The concrete hurt a little, but it was great.
the reason many people get injuries from running on asphalt is that most roads are slanted to drain off rainwater, so it isn't optimal to run on.. Same with beaches etc
i prefer to run on dirt trails and non-asphalt roads, I tried to run inside on a gym a couple of times didn't work for me...
I've been running on treadmill because that is one of the things helping me toward my goal of loosing fat/weight. But, last month I decided to go out and give it a try. For first few times, I found it a lot more difficult than running on a treadmill, mainly due to weather, wind and natural incline of the track. Surprisingly, when I went back to treadmill, I found my breathing and overall endurance had improved significantly. So now I've decided to run outside at least once a week.
I run out doors because its free, I've been running for a year now and have never had an injury (apart from when I sneezed twice a few weeks ago and jarred my whole torso). I also enjoy the out doors because I can go with a friend or take a nice scenic route.
I do use a treadmill form time to time and find its a good way to chart my progress
one other thing about out door running is, when you get three miles into your run and you realise that you've gotta go another 3 to get back home and it starts raining . . . .that really inspires me to pick the pace up
I do use a treadmill form time to time and find its a good way to chart my progress
one other thing about out door running is, when you get three miles into your run and you realise that you've gotta go another 3 to get back home and it starts raining . . . .that really inspires me to pick the pace up
i like to run outside because i get bored easily(and i don't have a treadmill!). Besides, if you are at home, it's too easy to get distracted with things like phone calls, visitors, etc... when you are outside, the furhter you run away, you have no choice but to run back. the xmas lights were nice to look at for a while, and i can always change my route to have new things to look at. and to top it off, spring is coming and it is wonderful to run in the fresh air!!
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hmm, I never knew that, I've been running on a treadmill only, I was thinking of doing all outside runs when it gets nicer out. But I had no idea about the asphalt thing.... There is a long flat trail though that use to be a rail way near my house, I guess it's best for me to run on that then
If you're have trouble keeping a pace I would suggest you start slow, like steady jogging for 10 minutes a day and slowly bring it up every week until you can handle 30 minutes. Once you can handle that, you try to strengthen your lungs by running hard for as long as you can, and when your all out switch to a jog and keep that up until you catch your breath again. And then resume running.
Personally, I prefer to run outside. The impact on your legs may be a bit harder since your running on concrete so the resulting impact your legs receive every time your foot hits the ground is a lot heavier then if you were to run a treadmill.
A treadmill is a great place to start (its where I started) and its easy to monitor your progress. The only problem that I noticed with the treadmill is that you won't get any faster. As far as I've seen, treadmills don't get any faster then 10MPH (6 minutes per mile). Which means you're stuck training at a maximum of 10MPH.
I've been training on a treadmill for the past 3 years and I was able to do a mile in about 6 minutes 8 seconds on an outside track. Only recently did I start running outside (around November). My current time for the mile is now 5 minutes 4 seconds.
Personally, I prefer to run outside. The impact on your legs may be a bit harder since your running on concrete so the resulting impact your legs receive every time your foot hits the ground is a lot heavier then if you were to run a treadmill.
A treadmill is a great place to start (its where I started) and its easy to monitor your progress. The only problem that I noticed with the treadmill is that you won't get any faster. As far as I've seen, treadmills don't get any faster then 10MPH (6 minutes per mile). Which means you're stuck training at a maximum of 10MPH.
I've been training on a treadmill for the past 3 years and I was able to do a mile in about 6 minutes 8 seconds on an outside track. Only recently did I start running outside (around November). My current time for the mile is now 5 minutes 4 seconds.