Can treadmill only workout improve your fitness?

[Anonymous]

Like daily running on it for 20 mins? Not fast... Speed around 10? I am skinny, I want to improve my fitness.

[Curiousgirl2414]

Treadmills will help your with your fitness, but they’re not as helpful with your actual running than you think. Treadmills are much easier on the joints in your legs and hips because the tread surface has so much give. Treadmills are also self paced, so if you can run 10 miles straight on a treadmill, you won’t be able to do so on a path or trail because you don’t have the skill to pace yourself without the moving tread.

The other thing to know is that the info you see on the treadmill display is rarely accuracy’s, and gets less accurate with time. Typically if they count calories or distance, they tend to over estimate what you’re actually doing.

[Ninani]

It can improve your cardiovascular fitness and lightly tone the muscles in your legs.

[Asker]

Thank you

[BeMuse]

Yes, but you will have to push for longer times/distances as you go. 20 minutes is really nothing. When I was running half marathons/marathons on a regular basis I use to train primarily on a treadmill and I wouldn't even feel like I was warmed up until I did 3-5 miles. Your muscles become conditioned to the repetitive movement and your cardiovascular system becomes significantly more efficient. You have to always keep pushing yourself regardless of the exercise if you want to consistently improve.

[uwotm8e]

In terms of calories burned to time, it's a very good exercise. However, if you are already skinny, it's not going to help your figure as much. It will help your endurance and overall health definitely though. Over time your body will get used to the duration and speed and you will need to either go faster or longer to keep improving.

[Asker]

Thank you. I am going to keep doing it.

[Paul09]

Well for me I avoid the treadmill I rather use the elliptical. Way better on the knees and you use your arms. But unfortunately too much running will keep you slim. If anything bursts of seed way for helpful. Run super fast for 30 seconds, jog for 30 seconds to a minute, then run fast again, and repeat. But even at that. What about the rest of your body? You don't even need weight really. Just do bodyweight exercises.

[Asker]

I am too lazy to even do this.

[Paul09]

Yeah I know, it's not easy. But keep forcing yourself. That's why I workout as soon as I get home or else I'll not be doing anything but be lazy couch potato lol.

[Asker]

Thank you. I do want to improve my health. I have ED at my age. It is causing more harm to me physically and mentally

[Paul09]

Try 5min daily meditations. But yeah other that Im not sure what is needed to be done for that. Certain diet too maybe?

[WindAtMyBack]

Yes, assuming it's more than you were doing before.

One mistake people make is thinking that it needs to be all or nothing. Any exercise that's more than you were doing before will improve your fitness. The same applies to diet. The most important thing by far with both exercise and diet is to keep it up. Ten minutes a day on the treadmill that you keep up with is far better than an hour a day that you quit after a month.

[Luopio27]

Any movement that gets you sweating is better than nothing.

[Asker]

Very true. But I mean can it help me to have good endurance? I have very low endurance.

[Luopio27]

Practice makes perfect. So yes. If you need a more professional opinion, get a personal trainer.

[Babygirl_S]

Yes but it's boring. I prefer running or jogging in a park.

[Asker]

I find it boring running outside

[Babygirl_S]

It's good to feel the fresh air and see the greenery. I also like watching a sunrise.

[Asker]

I have to travel far away from house to see the sunrise. And again people don't jog much in the country where I am from. It is like getting attention running outside

[Babygirl_S]

Where are you from?

[Asker]

There are very few on this site where I am from. That's why I don't share it even as an anon.

[Diodoro]

Any form of exercise can improve your fitness. Consistency and how you do it is everything.

[exitseven]

Any exercise will improve your fitness. You should also train with weights.

[In_Trance]

Sure, but it's not gonna work miracles.

[Starwitch23]

Your dies does.

[Starwitch23]

Diet**