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Treadmill workouts are a great way to get exercise indoors in a controlled environment. Here are a couple of the best beginner treadmill workouts you can do to get fit and at the same time lose weight. For the second beginner treadmill workout I have included a video demonstration.
If you are beginning a treadmill workout program, the best way to get fit is to start by walking for 30 minutes every couple of days. It is important to have enough intensity in your treadmill workout so that you are breathing heavy, but make sure that you can still comfortably talk to another person at the same time. This is an best speed for a beginner starting a treadmill program. As you get fitter you can increase the speed. This is the easiest method to gauge what speed you should be going, for any beginner. You could use a heart rate monitor if you have one. Here is a method of calculating your optimal heart rate training zone
This beginner treadmill exercise workout is the best way to increase fitness without over training. It may not sound much, but try it. Remember that you are supporting your body weight during the exercise, and it has been scientifically proven that walking is one of the best ways for a beginner to lose weight, especially with periods of increased intensity.
This leads us to the second beginner treadmill workout.
Once you have mastered the first treadmill workout, you can increase the benefits by introducing intervals into your beginner treadmill program. Treadmill interval involve periods of higher intensity, then periods of recovery. The increased effort draws more on your bodys reserves and results in faster weight loss.
It is important to train to your fitness level so that you don’t burn out.
One of the more simpler beginner interval treadmill workouts requires you to do 30 seconds at high intensity, then recover for 30 seconds. This is repeated over a 10 minute period for beginners. The number of repetitions can be increased as you get fitter, so you can increase the workout to 12, 15 then over 20 minutes if you can handle it.
Try this beginner interval treadmill workout every second day. You could mix this workout with the first beginner treadmill workout detailed above of you want to train every day.
Here is a video demonstration of the best beginner treadmill workout routine for you to follow.