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Every time I get into a conversation with someone about how great treadmill training is there is always someone around who decides I’d better off if I did my running out in the fresh air. This argument sounds perfectly reasonable when you consider it on the surface but for some of us running outdoors is just not possible much of the time.
I live in a climate where outdoor running is all but impossible for 3 months of the year. With the constant cold wet weather, going outside is not only unappealing but in the middle of winter can be downright dangerous.
Also, there are some places such as many large cities were running outside can be an unwise choice due to unfriendly neighborhoods and problems with air quality.
Even disregarding the reasons against going for a run in the fresh air there are many advantages to having a treadmill at your disposal.
There may be times when it is not possible to leave the house but you really want to get a workout in. Maybe you have to wait in for a delivery or you need to watch the children.
An added bonus for me with regard to treadmill running is on days when I feel like i can’t face a serious workout but know that I really should. These are the times when I’ll jump into my workout gear do a little treadmill work with the television on.
Distracted by the visual entertainment I find it a whole lot easier to get into the way of my workout and even start to enjoy it after 10 minutes or so.
At the end of the day I still think that the perfect way to get your running training the majority of the time is in the open air. The treadmill is a invaluable tool that my fitness efforts would be hampered without, but running along the beach in the fresh air is a sensation that cannot yet be matched on a treadmill.
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