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Tips to Help You Learn to Love (or at least not hate) Working Out

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We know not all people share the same enthusiasm as we do about fitness and exercise here at NordicTrackCoupons, some even being on the opposite end of that spectrum to go as far as actually hating and despising exercise.

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While exercising may not be something everyone looks forward, as we mentioned in yesterday’s post, it is certainly something that no one can afford to skip out on. So although we may not ever be able to convince you fitness can actually be fun, hopefully we can help you at least not dread the daily event.

LiveFitnessNow.com shares some tips to help you learn to love (or at least not hate) working out, you can check out the full article here. We thought we’d share a few of our favorites to help our readers jump on that fitness bandwagon! [Read more…]

Can You Afford Not To Exercise?!

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When it comes to working out, many people have an endless amount of excuses that stop them from exercising. One excuse that I hear all too often that exercising is just too expensive. “I want to become healthy and stay in shape but I just can’t afford it!”

I agree gym memberships and home gym equipment can be costly and certainly take a toll on one’s wallet, especially in this economy when we’re all a little pressed for cash as it is. Just take a look at this infographic for example: [Read more…]

Tips on How to Build Your Endurance

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As we talked about in a previous post, which you can find here, speed workouts are a crucial part to many runners training programs. Along with speed, many runners also want to increase their endurance as well.

Let’s first start off with what we mean exactly when we say endurance. According to ol’ reliable Wikipedia, which you can find more here, “Endurance (also called stamina, resilience, or durability) is the ability of an organism to exert itself and remain active for a long period of time, as well as its ability to resist, withstand, recover form, and have immunity to wounds or fatigue.”

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According to this article from Active.com, when it comes to running there are two types of endurance you could be referring to. There are the runners who want to increase their endurance as in the ability to go farther, these are usually beginning runners. More experienced runners instead mean they are trying to improve their speed-endurance, the pace at which they can cover farther distances. [Read more…]

Is the Fat-Burning Zone a Myth?!

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We know many of you come to us to invest in exercise equipment to aid you in losing weight, and for many of you specifically losing fat. As stated in this article, cardio is a one of the best ways to get rid of that excess fat. With this being no surprise I’m sure you’ve been told that the way to do this is to workout in your “Fat-Burning Zone”, but there are rumors that this may be a myth. [Read more…]

3 Speed Training Workouts for the Treadmill

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We may be a little biased here at NordicTrackCoupons.com, but we believe treadmills to be one of the best training tools for runners. Running on a treadmill is not only a convenient tool for the winter and summer months when weather can play a big factor in ruining your outdoor runs, but a treadmill can also be a very valuable tool to runners for developing speed.

As stated in this article from LiveStrong.com, “On a treadmill you can dial in your speed, incline and interval length to run without interruptions or pacing concerns.” They also go on to say how your gait with be a little different a treadmill than on a road or track, so you will want to compensate and be aware of this. Use these tips in a previous post of ours here, to help you maintain your posture and stride on the treadmill. [Read more…]

How Important Is Your Fitness Music?!

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Are you the type of person who can jump on that treadmill and run for an hour with only your thoughts?! Hearing the banging of your feet against the treadmill and the motor rolling…well for most, this does not exactly make for a very peaceful run.

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So if you’re like most runners’ you are probably blaring your speakers or have headphones keeping you company. Yet besides drowning out the sound of your feet banging on the treadmill, how important is your workout music?! Apparently more important than some give their playlist credit for. [Read more…]

3 Reasons Treadmills Are Terrific for HIIT, and 2 Disadvantages

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HIIT on the Treadmill

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Ever since studies materialized that high intensity interval training is good for fitness and achieves results in a shorter time, many people have been doing HIIT to some degree as part of their workout regimen.

I like doing HIIT for cardio because it’s an efficient way to work out.  If I can achieve more in less time, I’m all for it.

A lot of HIIT information revolves around sprints, stair climbing and indoor cycling as the mechanism.  What I want to explore is whether treadmills are suitable for HIIT.

In a nutshell, yes, treadmills are excellent for HIIT.  That said, I also set out below a few disadvantages of using treadmills for HIIT. [Read more…]

How to Stay Fit on Vacation

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Two very exciting things are occurring within a week of each other: my long awaited vacation and my equally as long awaited 10k race. I’ve been training for this run since February, and I’ll be a monkey’s uncle before I let my hard work go out the window during a week of revelry, eating out and sleeping in on vacation. Here are a few ways you can keep up with your training without sacrificing your precious days away from home: [Read more…]

Elliptical Workouts For Your Specific Exercise Focus

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We’ve talked about the importance of adding cardio into your fitness regimen in this post here, yet treadmill runs are not the only way to do this. Elliptical trainers are a great way as well to get in a great calorie burning cardio workout.

The great thing about elliptical machines is that they are so versatile.  They offer a low-impact workout, yet they are using more muscles with each stride compared to treadmills or exercise bikes so they are also offering a muscle toning effect on top of the cardio workout you are getting. [Read more…]

Bust Through These Running Obstacles

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We talked about the importance of cardio into your workout regimen, no matter what your goal may be. Running is one of the most popular forms of cardio to this day, and for good reason too. Along with aiding in weight loss, running has been shown to fight disease, improve coordination, relieve stress and ease depression with that famous “runner’s high” feeling.

I found this article from MensFitness.com on the 7 Biggest Obstacles to Running and how to beat them! As I was reading through I found myself remember once experiencing some of these same obstacles, and knew I couldn’t be alone in this.

I thought it was important to share these with our readers, and help you all overcome these obstacles if any of you may be facing them as well.

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