I’ve had a few clients ask me this question time and time again so I said I should do a little justice to settling it here. Before we go on, both treadmill running and actual running are great form of exercises that can have a big deal impact on your weight so don’t after reading this post abandon whichever one you were doing before. With that out of the way, let’s continue.
Is running on a treadmill and the calories burnt the same as running outside?
The first thing I’ll like to say is that it has been scientifically proven for treadmills and outdoor running to have the same body effect and it’s more a matter of preference but there are pros and cons to using a treadmill.
>> PACING: You can’t actually learn how to balance your pace at different soil topography on a treadmill. Allowing the belt rotate under you doesn’t give room for you to develop you pacing instincts. This can pose a little problem when you finally decide to go out.

>> MENTAL EFFECT: When you run outdoor, you go past sceneries; be it houses, parks, train stations, people hustling and bustling up and down. All these have a little psychological effect on you as your brain is more aware to the fact that you’re fully involved in the exercise.

>> MOTION: When on a treadmill, the basic motion you’re engaging in is ‘Up and Down” while in the case of outdoor running, you’re engaged in three different motion “Up, down, forward” with the third one being very important as you push yourself against wind resistance and some resistance from your own weight.

>> ADDICTION: Believe it or not, there are people who are so addicted to the treadmill, they won’t even take step outside even under the best conditions. The treadmill, like every other fitness equipment has a watchword to it – moderation. Try to use the treadmill as an alternative to outdoor running and not to eliminate outdoor running.

>> BOREDOM: Looking at it from those who’ve seen the mental impact, you won’t blame those who claim treadmills are really boring; especially those in work-out corners, where you lack the opportunity of exercising with a ‘work-out buddy’. Treadmills has indeed been tagged one of the most boring fitness equipments.
In all, treadmills are still really great but don’t become a treadmill junkie. If the conditions are right, use your outdoors double the time you use the treadmill weekly.
Do you have other views about the use of a treadmills? Kindly share with us in the comment section below.

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For those who don't know, this is a treadmill. There's the non-electrical type ranging from 75k to 95k. and the electrical type from 170k to 350k to 700k.

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