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10 Ways to Sneak In a Workout
Multitask on the Treadmill
"Save time at the gym with this 10-minute cardio/sculpt session: Hop on a treadmill holding a three- to five-pound dumbbell in each hand, and set the speed to a brisk walk. Do a one-minute set each of shoulder presses, biceps curls, triceps extensions, side laterals, front laterals, and standing triceps kickbacks one after another as you walk. It's an amazing upper-body challenge that also gets your heart pumping. Do this series two or three times each week. As you improve, work up to doing four-minute sets."
-- Michael George, personal trainer and author of Body Express Makeover: Trim and Sculpt Your Body in Less Than Six Weeks
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I agree with joykind. Please never multitask on a treadmill. Having no knowledge of this before, I have tried this once and badly hurt myself. I was just doing some arm stretches (stretching my arms behind, a pretty simple exercise when done on floor) and in a sec I hurt my upper back and wasn't able to exercise for the next 10 days.
1/3/2012 02:42:40 PM Report AbuseSorry, I don't agree with this one...posture and form are very important...I don't believe it is good advice to use weights on the treadmill....if you want more out of the treadmill then do sprints...save the weights for when you can concentrate on what you are doing.....
12/1/2011 01:09:19 PM Report Abuse