Video Fitness

Treadmoves Sports Conditioning

There are two instructors and two other exercisers. The woman on the left (Barb) shows beginner level, the woman on the right (can't remember her name) shows intermediate, and the woman and man in back show advanced level. Barb says, "Yeah Baby" way too much. The first part of the video has music from an old Cathe video.

You start out with a walking warm-up with upper body stretches. You then move into jog/sprint intervals. I didn't like that they didn't tell me how many mph to increase. You just have to find a place that feels like a sprint to you. Next is biceps while walking. The woman on the right states that she is walking about 4.5 mph for the muscle conditioning parts. I felt that was too fast to keep good form, and I have long legs (6' tall). You then do more sprints and hills. Again, they don't tell you what percent incline to go at until they are already there. Then comes shoulders, and more hills, and finally triceps. I think you do one more hill, while walking, but I can't remember. There is also a skipping segment at the end.

There is a short walking cool down, and it's on to dips, pushups, and abs. The dips felt great after the running, and the pushups were tough.

It was a fun workout, but not one I'll do very often. You really don't get that great of a weight workout, and I'd rather spend that time working on my running. But, I LOVE the way cardio/weight workouts feel because my muscles are so warm. I always feel wonderfully worked out afterwards. My heartrate stayed up the whole time, but it wasn't super intense. I'd say probably intermediate level. You can the sprints and hills easier or harder. So it's a keeper for me!

Andrea Lynn
henry@amargosavalley.com
3-24-02

This 60 minute workout is intended for exercisers that are very familiar, comfortable, and perhaps even bored with their home treadmill. Not your typical treadmill workout, this video combines walking, powerwalking, jogging, sprinting, hill climbs and even weights all on the treadmill. It's led by two instructors who split the responsibilities of cardio and weights.
The total equates to approximately 3 miles total (depending on how fast you go). The weights must be light due to the moving belt and need for balance. Therefore, the effectiveness of the weights for strength is questionable. It does however increase the intensity of the workout and provide variety to reduce monotony. The downside is that the instructors are not always clear on what they are increasing- the speed or the incline, they mistakenly cue the inclines as"50%" and "75%" which most likely equate to a 5% or 7.5 % incline since most treadmills only incline to 15% max. Also, the audio is sometimes cloudy and hard to hear. Some of the weight exercises push the limits of reasonability and safety. The forward punches seem out of rhythm with the body mechanics necessary for treadmill power walking. The tricep kickback is barely effective due to the lack of resistance against gravity, and there is no place for home users to put their weights down, so they may have to stop to do so.
In general, this is an "ok" workout for an occasional change of pace. It's not for the beginner because of the need for high kinesthetic awareness, but it's not tremendously advanced either. Certainly, it's not as effective as straight running followed by a tough weight taining segment. It is good for an hour of exercise that focuses a little bit on everything including lunges, push-ups,abdominals, and adequate stretching.

Nicole Gunning
gunning@optonline.com
Feb 16, 2003

This is a great video for "mixing it up" on the treadmill. It alternates between walking, running, sprints, and weight work done while walking.

I was absolutely dripping in sweat once I was through with this workout, it is a great burn, and the time flew on the treadmill.

HOWEVER, the one really terrible thing about this video is the form displayed by some of the instructors. There were parts of the video where I was gasping at their form. Granted, I know better, but I really hope people who aren't as informed about proper technique don't get injured by following the instructors.

That said, I'm very happy with this video.

Deanne (DD1)

10/06/03



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