treadmill vs outdoors

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loywi1

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Hi all!
I'm new to running and it's taken me a few months but I'm up to 1 mile of running on the treadmill, I am slow to it but I can do it in 15mins then I walk briskly for the next 15 mins so I get my 30 mins of cardio in. Now that the weather permits, I'm trying to run outdoors but can not seem to make the full mile. My legs get sore early on, i'm out of breath, I'm doing all I can to hit half-mile. Does that make any sense?
Thanks!
 
I haven't really tried running on the treadmill so far, I'm an outside runner and a forest geek. But I could imagine that your trail is like up- and downhill, not so even ground etc. and therefor it could be more exhausting. What about alternating? Alternation is good.. ;)
 
running with no incline on a mill is actually slightly assisted. the conveyer makes it so you dont actually have to propell your weight forward. So, to answer your question, it is completely normal for outside running to be harder, and yep, natural inclines are a huge reason. If you run on a treadmill, as i do, throw it up to 1.0 incline at the very least.
 
Mithamo said:
running with no incline on a mill is actually slightly assisted. the conveyer makes it so you dont actually have to propell your weight forward. So, to answer your question, it is completely normal for outside running to be harder, and yep, natural inclines are a huge reason. If you run on a treadmill, as i do, throw it up to 1.0 incline at the very least.
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I agree! You need an incline on mill runs otherwise you might as well forget in my opinion. Since my knee injury I have had to give up running outside but I am going to try to run to and from work on Wednesday once it gets a bit warmer and less rain! Englad loves April showers!!! I would carry on your mill runs but start off by .5 incline after a couple of weeks of that try 1.0 incline and try doing 10 minutes run 5 walk and ten minutes run again 5 walk that way your still getting your 30 min but a much more effective for weight loss. Thats how I started. Good luck!
 
also what surface are you running on. Are you running on the road or on grass. Running on the road is harder on the body so it may be harder for you, if you aren't and if you can try running on grass as it will be easier on your body
 
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