So We all know walking is really, really a good exercise, right? It's good for our hearts, it's good for our other muscles (of which the heart is the most important one), and it just plain helps with overall fitness.
The problem is, we have lots of excuses when it comes to not taking our walk today. It's raining, it's snowing, whatever. Well, now, you have no more excuses. Why?
Break out that dusty old treadmill that's been sitting in the basement for the last 10 years. You probably have one, and if you don't, you can get one very inexpensively on eBay or even buy one new pretty cheaply, too. Lace up your walking shoes, plant that thing in front of the television or pop on your iPod, and get walking.
Here's the thing. Walking is the ONLY exercise you need to do at least to get started with your fitness program. It's a great way to get started if you're out of shape. As little as 20 minutes a day (10 to get started if you are really out of shape) is enough to burn significant calories, build muscle, and get your heart pumping, all of which you need for good health. And get this. The more you exercise and the more muscle you build, the more calories you burn. That means once you've gotten in some good walking time and have built up some muscle, you burn calories faster even when you're resting.
The benefits of walking on a treadmill
Here's what walking on a treadmill can do for you. It can give you better endurance, it can stave off heart failure (especially if you're at risk), it can improve your circulation, it can strengthen your heart and cardiovascular system overall, and it can lower your blood pressure.
Treadmills work when you're in good shape, too
The treadmill is a great piece of machinery overall, because it works for you whether you have been sedentary for a long time or whether you're in pretty good shape and want to step up your workout one more notch. Once you've gotten better shape, you can ramp things up by jogging instead of walking on your treadmill. Or, you can buy some inexpensive ankle and arm weights and increase resistance that way.
Some of the newer treadmill models have the ability for you to increase the incline (either mechanically or manually) on the treadmill itself so that you're walking uphill instead of on a level surface. This, increases resistance - therefore your workout. However, you shouldn't do any of these more advanced exercises until you know you are in reasonably good shape. If you've been sedentary, again, a good decent walking pace is about 3 miles an hour, and is going to make you break a sweat and give you the 20 minute workout you need. Remember to stay on it for that long without breaking pace.
Of course, a final piece of advice is that you need to check with your doctor before you start any exercise program, especially if you've been sedentary for a long time. That said, though, once you've been cleared, break out that treadmill and start walking. You won't be sorry, and you'll see results in just a couple of weeks.
Don't think that Fitness Treadmills are only about walking. You can get a healthy heart by exercising Treadmill Fitness. This could be the best thing you ever did for your heart!
P.S., supplement your exercise with Vitamin C.
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