Compared to running outdoors the treadmill is so much harder. My heart rate is higher on the treadmill than outdoors for less of a pace. For example 8:00/mi on the treadmill feels like 6:50/mi outdoors. Why is this?
am I burning more calories with a higher heart rate in doors even though my pace is 1:00+/mi slower? what gives.
80mpw on the treadmill is hell by the way. and no I'm not running when it is only 10 out (-5 with windchill). it's only November....
The Tread Mill is a workout and you can get into race shape with it if you go hard enough and long enough day in and day out. I use the treadmill for the most part in the winter and there are pro's who PR there times just by doing workouts on the treadmills during the winter. I mean they still run outside, but some people run outside and PR. Some treadmills are designed this way and you actually can run quicker when you get outside because of the way the treadmill is set up.
It is different, not necessarily harder or easier, just depends on what you're used to. I always have to take a week or so adjusting to the treadmill again come winter.
Having said that, slower paces do always seem to me harder on the treadmill. I heard this is partly due to proprioception. In contrast, 6:00 pace seems to be generally easier on the treadmill. In comparison to road/trail anyway, not track.
hightimes wrote:
Compared to running outdoors the treadmill is so much harder. My heart rate is higher on the treadmill than outdoors for less of a pace. For example 8:00/mi on the treadmill feels like 6:50/mi outdoors. Why is this?
am I burning more calories with a higher heart rate in doors even though my pace is 1:00+/mi slower? what gives.
80mpw on the treadmill is hell by the way. and no I'm not running when it is only 10 out (-5 with windchill). it's only November....
stride length is not as important as stride frequency while on a treadmill. On a treadmill the ground is moving so having a long stride does not benefit you, but having high turnover does.
On a treadmill you build up a layer of hot, humid air around your body so heart rate goes up trying to send blood to the skin for cooling. With a fan blowing hot air away you might be able to overcome this HR issue
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