Track or Treadmill?

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I was just wondering what you guys prefer, and what you tell your clients?

I find that running on a treadmill is easier than running on a track. Some other people I know say the same. Why is that? :confused:
 
Because a treadmill will flex when your feet pound down on it, reducing stress on joints. Concrete/asphalt don't.

some of it's probably mental...on a treadmill you can't perceive distance travel'd with the eyes, so you tend to keep going a little longer.
 
Personally I like the track, or outdoor trails the best. Tread mills are a bit easier due to the lightings in the gyms/houses and the AC and Fans around the area. With tracks or outdoor trails I can enjoy the scenery and I also have to adjust to the tempatures and terrain. Just my 2 cents.
 
I like the track. Especially if you're in a hot climate or you run when its hot. The more you sweat the more fat you burn.

Mentally it pushes me as well if theres at least one other person on the track.
 
I would prefer a nice trail into the mountains. But out here it gets way too hot each day, plus a tredmill is convenient.
 
surreal said:
I like the track. Especially if you're in a hot climate or you run when its hot. The more you sweat the more fat you burn.

Mentally it pushes me as well if theres at least one other person on the track.
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i dont think sweating has anything to do with burning fat. you're sweating because your body is heating up too much. you sweat to try and cool off.. then you stand a risk of dehydration.
 
both track or treadmill are good i guess.. a treadmill is more convenient.. only thing ive been pondering on.. the platform of the treadmill you're walking on.. it's moving.. so technically you dont use as much muscle power to power yourself forward? because technically you just put your foot down and the platform takes it backwards.. while on a track your hamstrings, glutes, calves have to do that. what do you think??
 
Physio Dude said:
both track or treadmill are good i guess.. a treadmill is more convenient.. only thing ive been pondering on.. the platform of the treadmill you're walking on.. it's moving.. so technically you dont use as much muscle power to power yourself forward? because technically you just put your foot down and the platform takes it backwards.. while on a track your hamstrings, glutes, calves have to do that. what do you think??
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Well, as the tred moves you back you still have to move forward and get more effort to move forward than you would normally. If the tred didn't work those muscles you would just be falling off the end :cool:

I always put my tredmill at an incline though, controlling incline is a nice touch that alot of outdoor running doesn't have.
 
I like continuous trails the best, so you don't see the same thing over and over and there is a certain level of adaptaion you have to do. I'm just like Goolsby. The chain of command goes like:

1.) Continuous trail
2.) track
3.) treadmill

I don't like a lot of the treadmill noises and everything distracting that you find at home or at the gym (loud music, tv, fans, or claustrophobic poorly-ventalated rooms). When I run I guess I prefer sensing the outdoors.
 
I like running outdoors better than a treadmill because theres the scenery, but I like hte treadmill better because I can last longer, I hate the outdoor elements (ir: wind, rain, snow). The one thing that I really don't like about the treadmill is hearing myself run on it. It sounds so annoying, so I usually just zone it out with my music.
 
As far as I can tell having done semi long runs on both the tredmill and outdoors, is that when you run out doors...it goes by fast. Before you know it you just ran 3 miles. On a tredmill it seems more tedious.
 
Hi

Ok.
You can either follow this info or not but infact it is the correct information.
I have run for 5 years track. 2 years XC.
If your serious about running tredmill is a complete waste of time.
It makes running seem much harder and more tedious.
You will not stay motivated on a tredmill.
In reality running is easy.
There is no chance you can reach the intesity on a tredmill as that of a run.
The only way anyone should get on a tredmill is if your doing a recovery run.
The list can go on but i think i've made my point.
Ricky
 
I do not tell my clients to do either. i introduce them to several different cardio machines, and without fail they all ask the same question..."so which machine is the best to lose weight?" the answer is which ever one you will do is the best.
 
Physio Dude said:
i dont think sweating has anything to do with burning fat. you're sweating because your body is heating up too much. you sweat to try and cool off.. then you stand a risk of dehydration.
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It was supposed to come out along the lines of "the harder your body works, the more you burn" but got lost in my inability to convey my... er... happening again.
 
Champr23 said:
Ok.
You can either follow this info or not but infact it is the correct information.
I have run for 5 years track. 2 years XC.
If your serious about running tredmill is a complete waste of time.
It makes running seem much harder and more tedious.
You will not stay motivated on a tredmill.
In reality running is easy.
There is no chance you can reach the intesity on a tredmill as that of a run.
The only way anyone should get on a tredmill is if your doing a recovery run.
The list can go on but i think i've made my point.
Ricky
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I call that subjective information, not correct information. I get motivated on a track, but some people for many reasons are reluctant to run in public environments and/or would simply prefer a home treadmill.

There are benefits to each- as stated through-out the topic. It really does come down to preference or your personal goals/limitations.
 
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