Feb
16
How much weight can I lose dieting and walking on the treadmill?
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I am 5′6 and weight about 160lbs or so. I am going to start walking on my treadmill at home for and hour everyday. i’m also going to start eating whole wheat, low fat thing and lots of protein. How much weight will I lose and how fast?
Feb
14
How To Buy The Best Treadmill For Yourself
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As a personal trainer, I get asked many times about what brand of treadmill to buy. However, from personal experience, I will not buy based on name because there are many more factors to consider. I will also not review any brand in this article. Do not simply walk into a shop and get tempted [...]
Feb
14
Does the airplane take off on a treadmill?
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You have an airplane sitting on a moving runway (not fixed). The runway is like a treadmill, and it matches the speed of the plane but in the opposite direction. Can the airplane take off or not? Note that this is a tricky question.
Feb
10
What is a control unit on a treadmill?
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Someone is offering a treadmill for free & i was told i need to replace a new control unit. What is a control unit? Anyone?
Feb
9
Go slow and increase speed or vary between slow and fast on a treadmill?
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When I am on the treadmill I start slow and then go fast. When I start to get tired I slow down for a while. After catching my breathe I speed up again. I do this until my run is over. Is this a good strategy? What is the best way to do it? [...]
Feb
8
What does it mean if someone fails a treadmill stress test during a resting period?
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My mom recently underwent a treadmill cardiac stress test. (I’m not sure of the technical term here!) Everything was going fine for the first 3 minutes (pulse, b.p. were both fine for the given incline/speed of the treadmill), but then she got reeally short of breath and had to stop. Once she stopped and sat [...]
Feb
6
Is it physically harder to run on a treadmill rather than outside?
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So, I’ve been running 5K’s since I was about 6 years old, I’m 13 now and just last year my family got a treadmill in our basement. I’m usually pretty good at endurance running; but when I’m on a treadmill at about a 6:25 pace I get tired after only about one mile. Usually, keep [...]