I mean, MUCH easier? I can run for 20 mins on a treadmill but I can't even do a lap of the school.
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Incline has to be greater than one to actually be running not down hill, so I've heard.
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No wind, no sand or rocks or other terrain that's hard to run on, etc.
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I can't stand running on treadmills. 20 minutes, sure, but 20 minutes is a warmup. Have fun running 15 miles on one of those; you'll go insane.
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Because it feels like you're going faster on a treadmill than on solid ground. The effort I put on a treadmill to reach 9.5km/h ends up translating to 15+km/h on a track so energy will deplete faster. Not to mention that solid ground causes more shock.
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Edited by Psycho: 3/6/2013 10:00:05 PMMeh either way. I'll do a good amount of miles on the treadmill for stats. Otherwise I'll just go for a run around the mountain to be healthy and get fresh air. Edit: Dude 20 mins. is poor. How old are you?
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I never understood why people use treadmills unless it's not possible to run outside. I live in Florida and so many people buy gym memberships just to run inside an air conditioned building.
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no air resistance, and completely flat terrain I guess.
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I've actually wondered this myself. It must be the flatness and the lack of incline. But I can make my treadmill go at an incline if I want, so I might try that.
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I find it the other way around too. If my body tires out, and I'm not on a treadmill, I slow down. But if my body tires out, and I am on a treadmill.. that treadmill doesn't get tired. So if I slow down, I'm dead.
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I find it the other way around. I just started working out again, and I now run up and down the stairs instead of using the treadmill.
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Probably the difference in terrain and lack of incline.
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Ask Vsauce.
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I feel the opposite. Cardio on a treadmill is terrible. Its so boring. When I go running, I need to be outside.
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Treadmills can "carry" you. By that I mean you don't have to actually move your body forward on one, you just have to kind of hop. When running at a track, you must use your feet and legs to really push yourself forward. That is why I recommend using an elliptical machine; you must use your legs and arms to move, and you can increase the resistance.
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I don't find that true. Running for me is easier outside because it is not as boring.
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Because you're unfit.
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I guess the flat surface would make a huge difference actually
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could be a number of things 1) your speed could be subtly different on a treadmill 2) at school you might be subtly running up an incline, which can make a huge difference. 3) the terrain itself might be harder to run on than the flat and smooth threadmill.
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Well, yknow, a lot of them are flat and regular, unlike the outside world. Use one that can have its gradient adjusted. Though even then it's not much of a difference.