Should You Hold onto a MANUAL Treadmill?
If you like using a manual (foot powered) treadmill but hold onto the rails, this is very wrong and defeats the purpose of this kind of machine. Holding on cancels out or undoes the benefit [...]
If You Shouldn’t Hold Onto a Treadmill Why Are the Rails There?
Just because the rails are there doesn’t mean you should hold onto the treadmill when walking. Holding on defeats the purpose and will prevent you from reaching your fitness or weight loss goals. So why, [...]
New to Treadmill, Men 65+, Guidelines: Don’t Hold Onto Rails
Hands off the treadmill is the first rule for men 65+ who are new to exercise. This destructive habit is worse for seniors than young people. It could strain the hips and shoulders. [...]
Uphill Walking Tips for Overweight: Get Fit, Lose Weight
Whether uphill outside or on a treadmill incline, being overweight need not be an obstacle to getting fitter & leaner. You can speed your progress with a technique called high intensity interval training—or its derivative, [...]
Is Your Cardiologist a Personal Trainer? How to Use a Treadmill
It’s cardiologist vs. personal trainer when it comes to how to properly use a treadmill and aerobic exercise in general. Who wins? I pointed out to a personal-training client that holding onto a treadmill was [...]
Can You Get More Skinny Fat Walking on a Treadmill?
Sick of being skinny-fat? Don’t worry, no amount of treadmill walking will make this condition worse. However, there IS something that WILL make it worse. […]
Can Holding onto the Treadmill Harm the Hips and Posture?
Do you hold onto the treadmill? Are you aware this may ruin your posture & eventually cause hip problems? It’s bad for the hips & spine, especially for older people. […]
Why Hiking Is So Hard Despite Using a Treadmill Incline
Find out what’s going on when after spending lots of time on a treadmill incline, you get pooped very quickly hiking up hills. […]
How to Overcome the Intimidation of Treadmill Running
You must read this if you’re fearful or reluctant to run or even slowly jog on a treadmill. […]
Does the Treadmill Calorie Display Change if You Hold On?
Is the calorie readout on a treadmill influenced by whether or not you hold onto the machine? […]
Should You Hold Onto a Treadmill at High Incline?
If you’re part of the hold-on-for-dear-life high treadmill incline camp, find out why you’re wasting your time, big-time. Holding on at a high incline is so very wrong, on so many levels, I don’t even [...]
Why You’re Not Losing Any Weight from Walking on a Treadmill
It’s SO aggravating: You’ve been walking and walking for many months on a treadmill yet have not lost a single pound or maybe just a few pounds, but nothing really has changed with your body. [...]
Why You Haven’t Lost Weight Running on a Treadmill
Have you been grinding out lots of running on the treadmill and still haven’t lost any weight, or maybe three pounds at the most? You’re doing something wrong. […]
Why You Haven’t Lost Weight Using a Treadmill Incline
Are you going batty wondering why you haven’t lost much weight after all those high incline sessions on the treadmill? There’s a definite reason why, despite walking endless miles on a high treadmill incline, you [...]
Does Walking Count As Cardio Exercise?
Walking can be blistering cardio exercise or it can be useless; it all depends on what you make of it. Just because we learn to walk at around the age of 11 months, give or [...]
Lose 100 Pounds with a Treadmill: No Jogging
Here are instructions on how to lose 100 pounds using a treadmill without running. One reason you have not lost weight despite spending a lot of time on a treadmill is because you’ve been holding [...]
Do You Need Gloves to Hold onto a Treadmill?
Some people use gloves when holding onto a treadmill, but there’s something they should know about this practice. And that is: It’s wrong. I don’t mean the part about using gloves to hold onto a [...]
Should You Hold onto a Treadmill if You’re Over 55?
If you're over 55 and walk on a treadmill, do you normally hold on? The man pictured here, walking on a treadmill, appears to be between 55 and 65, and he’s doing it wrong. There [...]
Why Holding the Treadmill’s Front Bar Is Wrong at Any Age
No matter your age, you’re doing yourself NO favor if you hold onto the treadmill’s front bar when walking. As a personal trainer, I require all of my clients, including older, poorly conditioned ones, to [...]
Running on a Treadmill: Hands On vs. Hands Off
Find out just how big a difference there is between jogging on a treadmill while holding on vs. hands off. If you’ve been holding onto the treadmill while jogging, you’ve hardly done anything to make [...]
Holding on Treadmill Side Rails while Running: Bad Idea
Putting your hands on the side rails of a treadmill while running or jogging will sabotage your efforts and waste your time. If you hold onto the side rails of the treadmill while doing your [...]
10 Reasons Never to Hold onto the Treadmill
Do you know the 10 reasons it's wrong to hold onto the treadmill while walking or jogging? As a former personal trainer, I have observed -- with a lot of interest -- how people use [...]
How to Correctly Use a Treadmill Incline
Nearly every person who uses a treadmill incline does it wrong, preventing weight loss and creating a false sense of fitness achievement. An incline offers a poorly conditioned or obese person -- who cannot run [...]
Holding onto a Treadmill Is Like Using a Walker, Will Make You Older
Did you know that holding onto a treadmill while walking is virtually the same as using a walker? If you want to train for the Walker-Assistance-Device Olympics, I recommend that you hold onto the treadmill [...]
Senior Age People Walking on Treadmill Should NOT Hold On
Did you know that if you're of senior age you should not hold onto a treadmill during your walks? I once told a senior woman that she should walk without holding onto the treadmill. She [...]
Best Way for Obese Children to Walk on a Treadmill
Look at the photo above of the overweight boy on a treadmill. This appears to be a non-posed shot, versus models being told to take specific positions instructed by a photographer. The first boy is [...]
Low Back Pain with Treadmill Incline: Cause, Solutions
Find out the cause and solutions to low back pain from using a treadmill incline. Have you noticed that using an incline on a treadmill triggers low back pain or an ache? There’s a reason [...]
Why You Shouldn’t Hold a Treadmill Even with One Hand
Just take that hand off the front bar or side rail already; otherwise it makes your body work unevenly, plus numerous other problems. Look at the woman above holding onto the treadmill with one hand. [...]
Why Do Bodybuilders Hold Onto a Treadmill when Walking?
If you think hanging onto a treadmill is an approach mostly committed by elderly walkers, think again. Even big strong bodybuilders commit this sabotaging habit. Many walkers who hold onto a treadmill are muscle-building or [...]
Walking Sideways on a Treadmill: Why You Should NOT Hold On
You will gain absolutely nothing by holding onto the rails of a treadmill while walking sideways. This waste of time may lead to worsening of the posture. Walking sideways on a treadmill has become more [...]
Treadmill Workouts with a Negative Incline
This article explains the benefits of the treadmill’s negative incline and why you should use it. Many people want to know what the negative incline on a treadmill “is supposed to do.” There are many [...]
Skinny Calves: Will Treadmill Incline Walking Build Muscle?
Learn what treadmill incline walking can do -- or not do -- for skinny, puny calf muscles. If you’re fed up with your skinny little calves, perhaps you’ve decided to give incline walking on a [...]
Is It Safe to Let Go when Walking a Steep Treadmill Incline?
Step-by-step instructions in how to use a steep treadmill incline without holding on to get the most calorie burn and fitness benefits. Every time I see a person using a high percent incline on a [...]
Treadmill Walking Guidelines for Elderly: Do’s & Don’t’s
Most elderly people walk on a treadmill wrong, so here are guidelines for individuals of all fitness levels for optimal, safest results. Most people 65-plus (and younger as well) do not walk on a treadmill [...]
Why the Fat Isn’t Coming Off Despite All Your Treadmill Walks
The reason you haven’t lost weight from all that treadmill walking will shock you, but it can easily be remedied. Why is it that you haven’t lost a single pound or have experienced only marginal weight loss, despite [...]
Treadmill: High Incline Holding On vs. Low with Hands Off
Here’s the answer to the question of which is more effective: holding onto a treadmill at high incline or letting go at lower incline? Many people wonder which is more effective for weight loss and [...]
Do You Know Your Treadmill Etiquette at the Gym?
There's a surprising number of ways to be rude with treadmill use at the gym; chances are you've breached one of these rules of etiquette with the treadmill. If you’re a treadmill user, it’s so [...]
Should You Hold Onto Treadmill During Sprints or Hard Runs?
Find out why you won’t get results by holding onto a treadmill during sprints or hard runs. One of the biggest mistakes in exercise is that of holding onto a treadmill, even when the user [...]
30 Percent Treadmill Incline: How Not to Hold On
Here’s a simple way to reap maximum benefits with a 30 percent incline, which can be achieved only if you do not hold onto the treadmill. You may think you’re getting an amazing workout by [...]
Taking Heart Rate on Treadmill: Continuous Holding Not Necessary
People have often told me that the reason they keep their hands on the front bar of a treadmill is to have a continuous heart rate reading. Keeping your hands on the treadmill’s heart rate [...]
