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Today is the last day of April. Maybe you got the treadmill for Christmas. Maybe it was part of your New Year’s Resolution. Whatever made you purchase it four months ago, you look at the thing now and it’s covered in dust and you haven’t folded down the tread for weeks. Here’s an article to spice things up:

• LA Times – Treadmill going nowhere? Mix it up – by John Briley, Washington Post

My favorite thing to do while on the treadmill is to watch movies or television shows on DVD. Stopping a movie halfway through is a guaranteed way to get me on the treadmill the next morning. Having a new movie that I’m excited to see is another.

I like to mix up my workout routines with changes in speed or incline. Interval and hill workouts are the best to build speed. Download my Treadmill Workout Spreadsheet for ideas on how to change your workout intensity.

Via: SportsGeezer