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Selmanito · 02-23-2008, 10:33 AM

I feel your pain on this kinda confusion, Heres my two cents -

I think treadmill is easier because its simply in one place, calories are being recorded, exact time is being measured and it seems all "professional training" sort of anyway. Thats why some people might refer to it as easier. Plus you can incline and decline whenever you want.

In my opinion, its harder to use the treadmill simply because it bored the hell out of you. You have no visuals to look at.

I tested this out myself. My university campus i can jog for 1-2 hours without really getting tired, only boredom stopped me actually, plus overtraining will eat up my hard earned muscles!

Then i tried training on a treadmill. I can do one hour, with maximum effort. I really have to concentrate on giving it all. Most days i can only do 30 mins of jogging. This is because i do not see anything around, no fresh air, no visual stimulus.

02-23-2008, 10:33 AM	#14 (permalink)
Selmanito Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 30	I feel your pain on this kinda confusion, Heres my two cents - I think treadmill is easier because its simply in one place, calories are being recorded, exact time is being measured and it seems all "professional training" sort of anyway. Thats why some people might refer to it as easier. Plus you can incline and decline whenever you want. In my opinion, its harder to use the treadmill simply because it bored the hell out of you. You have no visuals to look at. I tested this out myself. My university campus i can jog for 1-2 hours without really getting tired, only boredom stopped me actually, plus overtraining will eat up my hard earned muscles! Then i tried training on a treadmill. I can do one hour, with maximum effort. I really have to concentrate on giving it all. Most days i can only do 30 mins of jogging. This is because i do not see anything around, no fresh air, no visual stimulus.