How to Watch TV on a Treadmill

Watching television while working out makes achieving physical fitness more enjoyable. Viewing television helps prolong workouts and keep stamina going. However, if you are distracted, it could be easy to suffer an injury. Once you know how to prevent injuries, there is no reason why a exercise routine cannot include multitasking. Tailor your workout according to the show.

Things You'll Need

• Television
• Treadmill
• Proper workout clothes
• Headphones
• Remote control

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Instructions

• 1

  Prepare for your workout. Consider the type of program you are going to watch. Programs such as "Biggest Loser" may provide extra motivation and keep you on the treadmill longer. If you are working out at the gym, you may not be in control of programming. You may need to bring headphones to be able to hear the televisions.

• 2

  Create a plan. What kind of results do you want? What fitness level are you at? If you have a hard time walking up a flight of steps without catching your breath, pace yourself and work your way up to your fitness goals. If you are pretty fit, you can create more elaborate workout plans into your treadmill-television workout. You can choose to put your treadmill solely on the various options that the machine offers, or you can mix it up by doing interval training during commercials.

• 3

  Know treadmill safety and proper treadmill form to prevent injuries. Stand up straight and do not slouch. If you lose your balance because you are looking at the television, hold on to the handrails. Be familiar with the treadmill's emergency stop button. Wear proper attire for physical fitness.

• 4

  Execute your plan. If you made the decision to walk at a steep incline, slowly work your way up to the incline throughout the duration of the television show. Time the television show to help time the intensity of your routine. If the show is 30 minutes, at the 15-minute mark, be at your most intense part of your workout. The intensity should last through till you reach minute 20. From minute 20 on, decrease intensity until the completion of the show. If you are doing interval training, train hard during the commercials and then do a steep incline during the television. show.

• 5

  Keep motivated; change up your workout. Change the incline or the speed to further challenge yourself, or change the channel, do so. Maybe the problem is the television show you are watching.

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  Correct any flaws that occur during each television-treadmill workout. Decide if your routine needs to be adjusted. Your body becomes accustomed to workout routines after time, so keep adjusting the variety.