Exercise

Treadmill Run

Keep your shoulders relaxed and land with a midfoot strike to reduce impact and maintain steady breathing throughout. Hold onto the handles lightly for balance only, allowing your legs and core to drive the movement.

Also called: Treadmill, Running · Equipment: cardio

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How to do it

Step by step

  1. Start by stepping onto the treadmill with feet hip-width apart
  2. Begin at a comfortable walking pace and gradually increase speed to your target running pace
  3. Maintain an upright posture with shoulders back and core engaged
  4. Land softly on the midfoot with each stride, keeping arms at 90 degrees and swinging naturally
  5. Continue for your desired duration while maintaining steady, controlled breathing
Muscles worked

What it trains

Mainly Quadriceps.

Programming

What the research says

Alternatives · VALDA FLEX

Swap it mid-workout

With VALDA Pro, FLEX offers alternatives like these when you swap an exercise mid-workout.

Log the treadmill run in VALDA, with these cues one tap away while you train and your history for it in one place.

General information about exercise technique, not medical advice. If you have an injury or a health condition, your healthcare provider is the right person to ask.