Did Ride yesterday on the treadmill......

aimeefit

aimeefit

Member
Hi guys!!! I saw a thread about using Ride on the treadmill. I have a bike with a trainer, but I got curious beacuse I love to walk and run! Guess what? It works! Beautifully too! The beat for inbetween the intervals worked out to 4.1-4.2mph. Naturally I could do the hill climbs at a faster pace than they went on the bike, but it wasn't too big of a clash with the music. When she did the jumps I just stayed with a hill climb. Spints and tempo sets I ran. Time just flew by and I got in a little over 4 miles before I knew it! If you don't have a bike but want to try this dvd, do it!!! I had alot of fun with it and now I can't wait to get on my bike and go RIDE!!!
 
mackenzie

mackenzie

Cathlete
I use some of my other spin workouts on the treadmill and it really does work! I'll give this workout a try on my treadmill!
 
tralaiven

tralaiven

Cathlete
I was all set to post that this was a great idea and I was going to do it too...then....doh! I forgot I ordered the set without Ride since I don't have a spin bike :eek: I did have a trainer that I had borrowed for her first spin dvd that was with the LI series....I will try the treadmill with that one with that one! (forgot the name)
 
trigirl63

trigirl63

Cathlete
I'm not sure I understand how. Do you just do the temp the same but on treadmill? Hill climbs increase incline? I want to try but want to do right
 
aimeefit

aimeefit

Member
What I did was everytime Cathe gave a turn to the resisance on the bike, I went up .5-1 on the incline. Hills I went all the way up on the incline. For the most part, yep, I stayed at the same tempo. But if I felt that I was wan't working hard enough I increased the speed incline or both. Now on the big hills I went faster for sure, becuase you have more power walking up hill than on a bike and on the sprints, I KNOW my legs wern't going as fast as theirs, but I just went as fast as I could. No right or wrong - just go with it and have fun :) .

Hope this helps!
 
trigirl63

trigirl63

Cathlete
aimeefit said:
What I did was everytime Cathe gave a turn to the resisance on the bike, I went up .5-1 on the incline. Hills I went all the way up on the incline. For the most part, yep, I stayed at the same tempo. But if I felt that I was wan't working hard enough I increased the speed incline or both. Now on the big hills I went faster for sure, becuase you have more power walking up hill than on a bike and on the sprints, I KNOW my legs wern't going as fast as theirs, but I just went as fast as I could. No right or wrong - just go with it and have fun :) .

Hope this helps!
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My treadmill goes up to 40 % incline so on big hill I will probably take as far as I can to try and match. If too hard take down and speed up lol. Can' t to try to give vatiety thank you so much!
 
nsaeolian

nsaeolian

Cathlete
What a great idea. I'll have to spin my treadmill around though, so I can see the TV. Ah ha get it, "spin" the treadmill .... I didn't even mean to make that pun.
 
sleepingmom

sleepingmom

Cathlete
XT Ride on Elliptical Machine

I love spin class, but it doesn't always fit into my schedule, and I don't have room for a spin bike. After reading a few posts about adapting XT Ride to the treadmill, stairclimber, etc, I decided to try adapting the Ride workout to the elliptical trainer. AMAZING!

I had a blast and got my edorphin rush just like in spin class! I wore a heart rate monitor, and my average HR for the hour long workout was 146 (51 years old). The music was great, and I was drenched in sweat by the end. I started with a resistance of 6 for the warmup and the "rest periods" in between songs. I cranked it up to 15 for the slow grinding climbs (my favorites) and spent most of my time between 10-12. I had to improvise a little for "jumps", but that was no big deal.

This is my new favorite for a massive cardio workout and happiness surge!
 
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