Comments on: Is it true that treadmill running isnt as effective as just running outside?

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:52:09 +0000

I actually find I push myself a lot harder when I am on the treadmill. When I run outside there are all sorts of factors involved, such as if it is really cold my lungs hurt and my nose runs and all that.

I like to push myself on the treadmill by pushing up the incline and speed or mixing it up with interval training. As another answerer suggested if you are actually training for a race it will pay to run outside, but for fitness in general treadmill running is great and burns tons of calories.

I love my little treadmill!

By: kimbo1488

kimbo1488 — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:59:26 +0000

Well it all depends on what you are really doing? If your are running just to exercise stay fit, etc or you are actually going to train to be in a race.

To stay fit running on a treadmill is fine, people tend to run faster because its a lot easier and not as hard as the road or outside. To stay fit running on a treadmill is effective.

Training for a race, you have to run on the road because that is where you run, on the road through grass over hills and so on.

So it all depends on what you are really doing.

By: Harriet The Spy

Harriet The Spy — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:57:21 +0000

convienent yes, but the perpetual motion is not your energy used, its mechanical.

By: nonya

nonya — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:34:59 +0000

treadmill is good for a steady heartbeat. outside you have hills and barking dogs, and all of a sudden you fall and scrape your knee and you sit on the ground to make sure it isn’t infected and your heartrate drops. treadmills, all you have to worry about is putting one foot in front of the other.