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Originally Posted by Rain Man
Treadmills are a last resort for me. I don't enjoy them at all. I discovered recumbent stationary bikes a while back, though, and those are great. I can bring a book and just sit and read and pedal, and if you can crank it up to a really tough level it actually gives you a pretty good leg workout. So maybe I make it a little more of an anaerobic exercise than aerobic.
Having said that, I was in a hotel a while back and they had a really bizarre treadmill that I tried. It didn't have any power, and it was essentially a belt on two big drums that were in front of me and behind me. When I stood on it, the belt sagged under my weight and kept me stable between the two wheels. I seldom use treadmills, so I'm not good at them. This one kind of freaked me out, but at the same time I think it may have been a much better design for actual running. I'd like to try it again. I think that is actually a treadmill that I would use once I got used to it.
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Heh, sounds like something from the Flintstones.
I do a quick 3-5 minute warm up on a treadmill before every workout, but depending on how many people are there, it also doubles as a way to wait for the first machine/bench/etc. of the workout to become available so I can swoop in and grab it at a moment's notice.
I have seen people really going at it on the stair climbers before and if I had to pick indoor cardio, that would probably be it (and it would probably become just as much a hamstring workout).