Five 30-minute Treadmill Workout Routines
Depending on where you live, it’s possible that any running you do is apt to be on a treadmill. Make the most of your treadmill workouts by changing them up on a regular basis. If you plan to run 5 times a week, then doing each these workouts once a week will challenge your body in different ways, and maybe help keep you from getting too bored. Note: the speeds provided in these workouts assume that 6mph is a good long-distance speed for you. Feel free to modify the speeds according to your own abilities. Determine the speed that you can maintain for half an hour (your first time, you...
Read MoreThree More 30-minute Treadmill Routines
Return to page 1 for the other two 30-minute treadmill routines that you can alternate through the week to maximize the effectiveness (and minimize the boredom) of your workouts. 3) Medium intensity interval training – interval training also helps prevent the injuries often associated with repetitive endurance exercise. 2 minutes – warm-up => 6 minutes – 6.5mph => 1 minute – recovery 5mph => repeat the 6min/1min, at the same speeds, a total of 4 times. As always, when it starts to feel too easy, increase the speeds next time you do this workout. 2 minutes...
Read MoreWinter Cycling – Gearing Up for Safety
If you’re already a bike commuter during the summer, then you’re familiar with many of the safety-related issues inherent in sharing the roads with motor vehicles. Cycling to work in the off-season will require all of your current safety precautions, and a few additional ones. In this article I will discuss some of the safety issues that may arise during the colder months, and how to deal with them. Visibility: By the end of summer, you’ll have noticed that the sun starts rising later and setting earlier, so that before too long your morning and afternoon commutes may both...
Read MoreDressing for Winter Cycling – Everything You Need to Know
If you are a fair weather bike-commuter, cycling to work regularly during the summer months and then putting your bike away at the first sign of autumn, you may not have considered how easily you could continue to cycle through the cooler months. The first, and most obvious, thing that will have to change is your clothing. Bike shorts and a t-shirt may work fine for temperatures above 15C, but as it gets cooler, you will need to gradually add layers. Here’s a detailed breakdown on the required changes. Feet: – cycling shoes with or without socks are fine for 10C + – from 0C...
Read MoreTabata Workout #2
If you have heard about Tabata workouts, and wanted to check it out, try this one out. In case you have not heard of Tabata workouts, Tabata is a type of high-intensity interval training that was originally developed for Japan’s Olympic speed-skating team. A single Tabata set consists of eight 20 second intervals of INTENSE activity, separated by 10 second rest-breaks. A complete Tabata workout, as I interpret it, is made up of four different exercises, focusing on different parts of the body. (Warning, Tabata is NOT for the faint of heart. If you are not interested in experiencing...
Read MoreTabata Workout #1
If you have heard about Tabata workouts, and wanted to check it out, try this one out. In case you have not heard of Tabata workouts, Tabata is a type of high-intensity interval training that was originally developed for Japan’s Olympic speed-skating team. A single Tabata set consists of eight 20 second intervals of INTENSE activity, separated by 10 second rest-breaks. A complete Tabata workout, as I interpret it, is made up of four different exercises, focusing on different parts of the body. (Warning, Tabata is NOT for the faint of heart. If you are not interested in experiencing...
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