6 Fun & Challenging Treadmill Workouts
20-Minute Calorie-Burning Treadmill Workout
This treadmill workout is short at only 20 minutes, but its still challenging! You’ll change the speed every two minutes and change the incline for even more calorie-burning.
Do you like to watch TV while you run on the treadmill? Try using whatever show you’re watching to make your workout more challenging and fun! You could run hard during the show and take walking breaks during commercials. Or you could make changes to the incline depending on what you’re watching.
30 Minute, 3 Mile Treadmill Workout
Want to run for three miles on the treadmill? Try this interval treadmill workout that will push you to complete your 3-mile run in only 30 minutes. If it’s too fast for you, adjust as needed but work towards 30 minutes as your goal.
500 Calorie Burning Treadmill Workout
Burn 500 calories in one treadmill workout! You’ll adjust your incline and your speed at four different levels in ten minutes and do that for 5 cycles for a workout that will leave you sweaty but feeling great.
Descending Ladder Sprints Workout
This is an advanced treadmill workout that will have you feeling like you’re climbing hills! Turn up your incline way high and go as fast as you can for a few hundred meters before taking a couple of minutes of light intensity walking (or jogging, if you can handle that). You’ll also have a few minutes of rest between rounds, which you’ll definitely need! (Note: The link takes you to three different treadmill workouts; the descending ladder springs workout is the last of the three.)
Agility Training Treadmill Workout
You can do much more on a treadmill than just run or walk. This agility training treadmill workout includes high knees, butt kicks, lunges, walking side squats, and even backward jogging! (Note: the link takes you to several different treadmill workouts; scroll down to find the agility training treadmill workout listed at #3.)
For more workout ideas, check out 5-Minute Workouts — No Gym Required and Exercise Like a Kid: 5 Fun Workout Ideas.
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