Exercise treadmills can be beneficial to your health, if and only if you know how to integrate these machines into your weight loss program. Here are a couple of tips on how to utilize exercise treadmills.

Tip 1: Always start at your own fitness level.

Don’t go into a gym and try to go into harmful ego competitions with your friends. Walk or run at an intensity that you are comfortable with. If you have never been on a treadmill before, start with the slowest speed (walking), and then increase the speed slowly. Monitor your heart rate. Your heart rate should stay between 60% to 75% MHR. That is the speed that you should be running at. To increase the difficulty level, you can either increase the speed or increase the incline. Incline can be adjusted upwards from 1% to 12%.

Tip 2: Incorporate interval training into your treadmill workouts.

You can burn fat very quickly when you engage in interval training. Program the treadmill to increase and decrease speeds at regular intervals. The higher the intensity (try a sprint!), the more effective the workout. However, bear in mind that interval training is also immensely tiring. But you tend to burn more calories with less time. Start with at least 1 session of interval training a week. When you get fitter, you can increase the frequency to two or three times a week. If you are still not losing weight after a few weeks, you may need to take a look at your diet.