12 Week Treadmill Workout
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Indoor fat-blasting walking routines for every body
by Marianne McGinnis for Prevention.com
Even avid exercisers find excuses to skip workouts in winter. So we asked Norma Shechtman, the American Council on Exercise's Group Fitness Instructor of the Year for 2003, to develop a lower-body routine that burns fat, builds muscle, is at least a little fun--and can be done indoors.
She surprised us by bringing up an old standby that's probably sitting in your basement: a treadmill. "Many people think of treadmills as monotonous," she says. "I wanted to prove that you can have 3 whole months of workouts with so much variety you'll never get bored." The treadmill is the most popular piece of home exercise equipment, and for many walkers and runners, it's the only way they can stick with their workouts during the cold winter months.
On the following pages you'll find a 12-week program that includes challenging power mixes, hill climbs to keep things interesting, speed intervals to crank up your calorie burn, and unique strength moves to get your legs as ready for shorts season as you probably are.
12-Week Fat-Burning Workout
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Weeks 1 to 4 |
Weeks 5 to 8 |
Weeks 9 to 12 |
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Cardio Walk
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Cardio Walk
Strength Moves |
Cardio Walk
Stren |
