On a treadmill, you don't have to worry about cars, bikes or pedestrians, and you probably won't feel the need to carry Mace or a taser with you.
You can also turn the volume up on your headphones without worrying so much about your surroundings. If you have to work out at home because you have young children, investing in a treadmill is a smart move if you like to run but can't hit the pavement regularly.
Also, running on a treadmill usually isn't as hard on your joints because the belt absorbs much of the shock that, on a blacktop, is sent straight to your ankles and knees. Still, for many people, running on a treadmill is just dreadful. Try these tips for making your treadmill runs more fun and use these treadmill workouts to get faster and improve your endurance.
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Firstly, which of these approaches is likely to get you fitter? Those who are enthusiastic about running outdoors claim it uses up more energy. The main reason is wind resistance, which you don't get a lot of when you are a gym rat. But fans of the gym say this is not necessarily true. In a study conducted by Exeter University , Prof Andrew Jones took nine male runners and made them run along a road, measuring their energy expenditure.
Then they got these volunteers to run at the same speed on a treadmill, but on different inclines. A cheat's guide to healthy living. It's worth knowing that when you run on a treadmill you tend to overestimate the pace at which you are going. A study carried out in Singapore which asked people to run outdoors and then match their speed on a treadmill, found that when people ran on a treadmill they went significantly slower, even though they thought they were going just as fast.
The scientists behind this particular study suggest this is probably because when you are running indoors you don't get the same visual cues. Or as they put it: "The unmatched perception of speed is likely due to the distortion of normal visual inputs resulting from the discrepancy between observed and expected optic flow.
Whatever the cause, it seems that when we run outside we unconsciously work harder. If running outdoors edges indoors when it comes to work rate, which approach is safer? In the gym, of course, you are unlikely to be hit by falling branches, slip on dog poo or trip over a kerb.
But when it comes to injuries there is a hazard which is commoner among treadmill runners - overuse injury due to unvarying repetition.
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