Sentences with phrase «more than a treadmill»

The tears result from overuse, and since pavement taxes your muscles more than a treadmill, many runners complain of shin pain when they first begin outdoor runs.Shin splints often occur because the calf muscle becomes stronger than the tibialis anterior, the muscle on the outside of the shin.

A new breed of fitness equipment may offer a lot more than the treadmill, including promoting better running form, maximizing calorie burn, and opening your mind to limitless possibilities.

Not exact matches

So Smith and Furbershaw set out to liberate Lunar by hitching its fortunes to something more hopeful than the fee - for - service treadmill.

Created by Chicago fitness experts Bonnie Micheli and Tracy Roemer, who bring more than 25 years of fitness - training experience, the 60 - minute workout alternates between treadmill and floor training and leaves its loyal fan base empowered and motivated.

The theory of the Hedonic Treadmill applies and when the negative feelings came forth, just as the theory suggests, it was felt times two because, as humans, we always feel loss more than we feel gain.

Make sure that as you're heading to the gym, you're keeping your workouts varied and you're doing more than just hitting the treadmill.

Although a treadmill desk may help with the risk of obesity and heart disease, these desks are also prone to increased typos and might cause you to fall more often than merely sitting in a chair.

Have you ever been on a treadmill for more than 10 minutes mate?

Even strapped to a treadmill with bungee cords, an astronaut running in space bears no more than 60 percent of his terrestrial weight.

Researchers placed a small harness around rats and put them on a treadmill surrounded by a «virtual world» on large video screens — a virtual environment they describe as even more immersive than IMAX — in an otherwise dark, quiet room.

The study shows the pill can also increase endurance; lab mice that took it ran more than 40 percent longer on a treadmill than their untreated peers.

On average the birds lost a little more than 2 kilograms — about a quarter of their total mass — and then the researchers repeated the treadmill experiment.

They also experienced greater increases in their ability to walk, with treadmill times in this group increasing more than two minutes on average.

Because of a little phenomenon called the hedonic treadmill, focusing our attention on amplifying what we have will always have a greater impact on net happiness than pursuing more money or more material objects.

Whether you consider the treadmill your sacred space for indoor runs or a torture device, the fact is, you can get much more out of this machine than a cardio workout.

Not to mention, the constant changing of our environment is beneficial for our brains and helps to keep us better engaged and more present than when on a treadmill.

Invest in a stand - up or treadmill desk, and use it daily (I've walked more than 2,000 miles on mine while writing my newest book, Younger).

The treadmill is certainly a more pleasant alternative to pounding the pavement, especially when the conditions outside are less than inviting.

It may stave off dementia Among patients with mild Alzheimer's disease (age 60 and older), those with lower physical fitness levels (measured by cardiovascular tests on a treadmill) had four times more brain shrinkage when compared to normal adults than those who were more physically fit, according to a recent study from the University of Kansas School of Medicine.

«These machines are even more mechanically complex than treadmills, especially if they have moving handles for your arms,» says Bill Sonnemaker, a personal trainer in Atlanta.

Related: Try This Flat - Belly Yoga Pose Worry # 4: You won't burn enough calories Few things are more satisfying than hopping on a treadmill, running for a half hour and then seeing, right on the console, that you blasted off 300 calories.

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«The people who give themselves rest days and time to allow their lean muscle mass to develop actually become more efficient at fat burning than those constantly running on the treadmill,» says Haining.

But the happiest people of all are the ones who go hiking, even when that hike is more strenuous than the treadmill walk.

Aside from burning calories, you build strength in your shoulders, legs, and core — all while having more fun than you'd ever have on a treadmill.

Truly unlocking the treadmill's potential involves more than picking a speed and hitting start.

With hills and wind providing resistance running and walking on the road can burn more calories than a treadmill.

In fact, a study conducted by scientists at The University of Western Ontario found that doing just 4 to 6 30 - second sprints per day burned more fat over time than 60 minutes of incline treadmill walking (which, incidentally, is another good option if you don't want to do HIIT — check out this article to learn more).

As far as a deprived lifestyle, and can think of no more deprived life than one where you strap yourself to a treadmill for hours at a time, then eat small amounts of foods which put you on an insulin rollercoaster (thus making you hungrier) until you break down and go face first into the Ben & Jerry's, become consumed with guilt, and start all over.

(24) These people also burn even more calories than lighter people during easy exercise, like walking at the same speed on a treadmill.

They slaved away on the treadmill for more than 30 hours... and they gained one pound for all their pain.

But, functional training requires a more refined approach than simply lifting heavy weights to complete exhaustion or running on a treadmill 3 times a week.

Working harder in shorter bursts is proven to burn more fat and calories than «easier» types of cardio, like treadmills and ellipticals.

Turns out that there are many benefits to rebounding (including NASA's research showing that rebounding can be more than twice as effective as treadmill running).

NASA research found rebounding to be 68 % more efficient than running on a treadmill!

It's also much more fun than endlessly jogging on a treadmill.

I always try to walk on the treadmill after these classes but usually don't have the time to dedicate more than an hour into one day.

In many cases, despite sweating on that treadmill, stairstepper or elliptical for literally hundreds of hours combined (in combination with plenty of time in the weightroom), they actually appear to have gained even more body fat than they started out with.

I also find that aerobic body weight exercises are more interesting than just pounding the treadmill for an hour.

Research shows you can achieve more progress in 15 minutes of HIIT (done three times a week) than jogging on a treadmill for one hour.

It will be significantly more intense than spending a half hour on the treadmill.

Some people find that playing basketball or tennis is a lot more addictive than working out on the treadmill.

As a result of the intense full body workout that a maxi climber offers, you will burn more calories than you would on a treadmill or stationary exercise bike.

Some treadmills have more cushioning and shock absorption than others, but you will need to test them out for yourself.

This is mainly due to the fact that more and more women are getting into the weight room rather than sticking to the treadmills.

One, it's got you lifting weights, which is always more fun than jogging on a treadmill to nowhere, and it strengthens your muscles too (particularly your core and your grip, since this workout uses only kettlebells).

For example, one study found a little less than 70 % leg muscle fiber activation while running to exhaustion on a level treadmill and a bit more than 70 % activation during exhaustive running up an inclined treadmill.

I can't think of anything more monotonous than being stuck on a treadmill, stairmaster, stationary cycle, or elliptical machine for a good 30 - 60 minutes straight!

However, the intensity level during sexual activity represented more than two thirds of the intensity of the treadmill exercise.

Moreover, both men and women reported that sexual activity was a highly enjoyable and more appreciated than the 30 min exercise session on the treadmill.