Getting The Most Out Of In-Home Treadmills
Posted on Thursday, December 29th, 2011 at 5:06 pmExercise equipment is one of those things that gets purchased with the best of intentions, and then is forgotten after just a few months. Most people who own treadmills use them as clothes racks, or have them folded up in the back of the garage for their once-yearly foray into getting into shape. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
Put exercise into your schedule. Decide what times work best for you, and then stick with them. If you plan to just exercise whenever you have time, you will likely find that you never do. Excuses don’t work as well when you find yourself at the start of a half-hour dedicated to exercise, and making something part of your routine makes it become habit more quickly.
A lot of people don’t like to exercise because it’s boring. One of the ways to distract yourself from both the boredom and the physical exertion is to put the treadmill in front of the TV. Television becomes positively healthy if you only watch it while walking or jogging. If you are the only person to use the television, you can even remove anywhere else to sit or perch from in front of it, to encourage using the treadmill.
Music can help keep you upbeat and maintaining energy for your exercise program. Boredom-killers include books on tape and reading actual books, for walkers (they don’t work so well when jogging). These can be found at your local library in many cases, which reduces the costs that might otherwise be associated with them.
Rewards systems work well for some people, though others don’t find them as useful. Generally, it is worth it to give them a try, however. The idea is to promise yourself some kind of reward (hopefully not food or laziness-related) that you purchase only after completing a set number of hours, days, or other measurement of exercising.
Use peer pressure to your advantage. Tell everyone you know (especially those you see regularly) about starting a new exercise plan. That way, you will know that people are going to ask you about your regimen, and you won’t want to have to disappoint yourself by admitting you’ve been slacking off.
Set a goal, such as participating in a 5K walk or run in six months. Register as far ahead of time as possible, and get someone you know to register too. This way, you will have something to work towards, and you will have someone counting on you to be ready. It’s even better if the walk is a benefit for something, so you can feel good about participating and helping raise money.
Just being aware that most treadmills wind up being used as coat racks is a good step towards not letting yours become one of them. But it takes more than just the knowledge of the potential problem, to avoid it. Keep track of your exercise sessions, and try to use rewards and scheduling to make exercise a habit and a beneficial presence in your life.
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