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HIIT on a treadmill?

  • 01-05-2013 10:45pm
    #1
    Tom_Cruise
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    Does anyone perform use a treadmill to perform HIIT?

    The two gyms i visit have treadmills that reach a top speed of 18 which isn't an all out sprint. Are all treadmills capped to around the same speed or just some models? Also do some treadmills have a function where you can make your own program, preventing the constant manual changing of the speed?

    I run outdoors but as ive haven't much experience regarding treadmills apart from the ones in the local area.


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  • #2
    Mellor
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    Tom_Cruise wrote: »
    The two gyms i visit have treadmills that reach a top speed of 18 which isn't an all out sprint. Are all treadmills capped to around the same speed or just some models?
    18 is common. As is 20km/hr. few would go beyond that. Threadmill a aren't for sprinting really.
    Also do some treadmills have a function where you can make your own program, preventing the constant manual changing of the speed?
    Most decent ones would. But the acceleration and deceleration time is still an issue.
    I run outdoors but as ive haven't much experience regarding treadmills apart from the ones in the local area.
    For HIIT, stick to outdoors imo


  • #3
    Tom_Cruise
    Closed Accounts Posts: 734 ✭✭✭Tom_Cruise


    Thanks for the reply. The biggest problem is the acceleration/deceleration like you said. Outside HIIT is it! Thanks again.


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