Treadmill Incline Workout O’ Death

Playlist of the Day:

I am OBSESSED with “What Makes You Beautiful” and might have created this playlist just so I could include this song……….

Recently my workouts have been rather “meh” and modified since I injured my deltoid 3+ weeks ago. Yes it has been 3 weeks since my trapeze incident (I wish I could say I hurt it in some thrilling way while flying, but the actual moment when I felt the injury happen I wasn’t even doing a trick). I will finally be seeing a doctor Tuesday, and fingers crossed, I will still be allowed to do physical activity.

This afternoon I glanced longingly at the “Ultimate Conditioning” class I love oh so much, and headed over to the treadmill where my arm would not get in the way of sweating. Until today all my treadmill workouts have been synced to music. I listen to the “American Idiot” cast recording and run fast when it is an intense song, and slow down when it is a less angsty song. This theory is probably not the best, but it gets me sweating, and gets me running– which is an accomplishment.

Armed with my new playlist and a pre-made treadmill workout, I was ready to sweat.

I followed this incline workout of death courtesy of Peanut Butter Fingers. My initial thoughts were “hmmm this ain’t so bad!” I was lovin’ it! I was busy changing the speed and incline every minute and at first barely even noticed that I was starting to run up a mountain. The slow build up makes it less noticeable, but around minute 16 my legs were definitely aware of the incline– am I going to get altitude sickness all the way up here?

Around minute 22 I called it quits, I was surprised how much this incline took outta me and how bright red I was when I got off the treadmill. While I didn’t survive the full 30 minutes today, I LOVED this workout and following a premade plan. Although I felt a bit like a dork on a treadmill with a sheet of paper, I liked knowing that the high speeds were only for a minute, and I felt very focused constantly changing the speed and incline. New fitness goal: to conquer the incline workout of death.

What do you do on the treadmill? One speed for the whole time? Follow a pre-made plan? Or do the Kayla method and choreograph your run to American Idiot…..