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04-13-19, 10:04 AM | |
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I loathe treadmills. I only use them if I'm on vacation and am stuck in a hotel with a gym; that's how I get my cardio workouts in (although I have a 3-mile Leslie video on my laptop that I'll sometimes do in my room instead). I prefer walking, jogging, and running on a local bike path to doing indoor videos, however, but I've tested out the difference, and it's kind of remarkable. I do both Leslie and Jessica Smith walking videos, and I consistently burn WAY more calories with those than I do with either jogging outside or using a treadmill at no incline when paced at 4 MPH (which is essentially Leslie's mileage). If I use any incline, then the treadmill wins as far as calorie burn, but I find it's such a tougher workout that for me personally, I can only sustain an incline workout for about thirty minutes max. Both outdoor cardio and indoor videos, I can go almost two hours before I feel total exhaustion, which for me means overall more calories get burned at that steady state rate. Endurance for me is more important than a quick but unsustainable pace/incline, so I much prefer no treadmill at all.
Doing a walking video is, however, boring, to be honest. No matter how much Leslie or Jessica or whomever breaks it up, it's a workout type that I almost always now put on mute and listen to audiobooks or podcasts, watching intently for the cues to change footwork/arms. Outdoors may result in lower calorie burn, but the benefit of the scenery and fresh air makes it worthwhile and fun.
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04-13-19, 11:09 AM | |
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Calendria,
I'm sorry you are in so much pain. I don't think you and I have the same injury, but treadmill walking give me some hard to define trouble, and walking workouts are also not the best idea for back trouble as walking in place causes the psoas to tighten. For working out indoors I prefer dance workouts which I think lessens the problem a little since you aren't constantly doing the marching movement. If I use an exercise machine I prefer the elliptical as it is easier on the joints, but it does execise the body differently than walking. But with spring here what do you think of walking outside? |
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