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i am starting my C25K program next week
1. which is better: running outdoors or running on treadmill ?
2. can i mix running outdoor or on the treadmill?
3. would it be better to run in the morning or evening?
4. i work 12 hours shift 4 days working pattern ( 2 days and 2 nites) and i cant avoid snacking in teh middle of the nite : any tips on how to control? i am looking to lose 55 lbs to reach my ideal weight and hopefully i can do that in a year and also maintain it for life. i want to be able to eat like normal coz i dun normally eat a lot and i tend to skip my meals. any advice?
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1. which is better: running outdoors or running on treadmill ? 2. can i mix running outdoor or on the treadmill? 3. would it be better to run in the morning or evening?
Michelle
Some runners drag a tire. I drag a Great Pyrenees.
With that said, it's a running standard that you set a t-mill at a 1% incline to duplicate the effort you'd expend running on flat roads.
Actually, I should have mentioned this, but another reason (and the main reason) you should always have the treadmill set to at least 1% (I prefer 2%) to keep yourself from hyper-extending your back. One of the physical therapists at the complete running network clued me in to that little tidbit last winter. (It's mentioned in the track vs treadmill article I linked above at least.)