Friday, October 22, 2010

Fitness Friday - Hill Training Treadmill

I'm taking to the hills today...treadmill style.

Tim has been away ALL week...5 days as single mom and things went pretty well. A few meltdowns, pukes and sniffles along the way...I do miss getting outside of the house for a workout though...especially with the gorgeous fall weather!

If you do treadmill running, you want to ensure you up the ante every now and then. No course is completely FLAT so running on a "0" incline is not representative of the real road.

Try this simple hill workout this weekend to get those hip flexors working and the heart pounding!


Slowly jog for 5 minutes.

2 minutes steady pace at 4% incline
Recover (easy pace) for 2 minutes.
2 minutes steady pace at 5% incline
Recover (easy pace) for 2 minutes.
2 minutes steady pace at 6% incline
Recover (easy pace) for 2 minutes.
2 minutes steady pace at 7% incline
Recover (easy pace) for 2 minutes.
2 minutes steady pace at 6% incline
Recover (easy pace) for 2 minutes.
2 minutes steady pace at 5% incline
Recover (easy pace) for 2 minutes.
2 minutes steady pace at 4% incline
Recover (easy pace) for 2 minutes.
Slowly jog for 5 minutes.

New on my IPOD this week:
  • Jay Sean -2012
  • Sean Kingston - Letting Go
  • Shake - Jesse McCartney




Have a GREAT weekend!































6 comments:

  1. Congrats on making it through the week! May Tim be home very soon :)

    Love incline workouts on the treadmill. I did last week's walking version you posted, it was fantastic. Going to do it again today - my new shoes are still not in. But on a good note, my leg feels perfect. Crossing fingers.

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  2. You're amazing wrangling all those kids alone! Hope you have a great weekend!

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  3. I'm really wanting to start jogging soon! It's like my body is craving it.. so weird!!

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  4. I love to walk on a high incline. Get workout.

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  5. Hey Cheryl

    Did this run tonight. Great workout! Thanks so much for keeping us inspired. Looking forward to next weeks challenge.

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  6. Hope this week was better for you with the hubby back home! And thanks for the workout song suggestions, I am always looking for new pump up tunes to download!

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