Treadmill

Exercise / Cardio

How to Use a Treadmill

Treadmill

Treadmill Benefits

  • Running on a treadmill is a great form of aerobic exercise, and regular aerobic exercise helps increase your heart strength and blood circulation throughout your body. In addition, aerobic exercise can help protect against blood vessel disease and heart disease by lowering low-density lipoprotein and raising high-density lipoprotein levels.
  • While running outside can be beneficial, adjustments such as speed, incline, warm up period, cool down period, and energy spend ​are some of the benefits of the treadmill. Also, treadmills cut direction changes, reducing the risk of injury and using less energy for performance.
  • When it comes to weight loss, running on the treadmill works tremendously to burn calories. In addition to losing weight, it is a highly beneficial exercise that can help maintain fitness, tighten the body, increase endurance, strengthen bones, increase lung capacity and maintain your overall body health.

 

What Muscles Does the Treadmill Work

Quadriceps
Gluteus Maximus
Hamstrings
Tensor fasciae latae
Sartorius
Adductor Magnus
Adductor Longus
Adductor Brevis
Pectineus
psoas
Obliques
Calves
Tibialis anterior
Extensor digitorum longus
Extensor hallucis longus
Peroneus tertius
what muscles does the treadmill work