How Treadmills Are Shaping the Future of Home Workouts
When given the choice, some runners prefer running on the road rather than on a treadmill. However, experts suggest that including treadmill running in your weekly workouts has several benefits. The treadmill can be fantastic for improving running cadence. Also called stride frequency, running cadence is simply the number of steps per minute you take while running. For many runners, the fastest way to achieve significant benefits is to change their running cadence, says Jack McNamara, M.S. a National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)-certified strength and conditioning specialist and CPT. He is also a clinical exercise physiologist specializing in running training techniques. A faster cadence, or taking more steps per minute, means taking shorter, smoother strides, which can reduce the load on your joints and bones. "That translates to less impact on your lower back, knees, and pelvis, and a lower risk of injury," McNamara adds. She also claims that because the treadmi...