Quick Start

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The "Quick Start" is perhaps the best button you can push on a treadmill.

It does not discriminate. It is quick. It is repetitive and effective.

It does not discriminate. You do not need to put in your weight, height, age, target heart rate, social security number, DOB. Well, the last two will not be asked. However, it does not matter if you will be working out on a cardio machine for 10 to 60 minutes (why people use a treadmill or elliptical for 60 minutes is beyond my comprehension); the quick start button does not have feelings for one person, which is a good thing.

It is quick. Press it and you are off and walking or running. Now, you control the reigns of speed, incline, and time. You do not have to worry if your heart rate is within the appropriate zone. However, you can monitor your heart rate (recommend heart rate monitors); then increase it my manually pressing the incline button. Hills are very friendly when they are used as progression mechanisms.

It is repetitive and effective. Walking or running outdoors is identical yet better than the quick start button. When you press a program, it gives you different speeds and inclines in which you have to adjust. When you are outdoors, you still control the inclines that you walk or run. Nothing pushes you along unless a strong wind gust sweeps you off your feet. Ideally, the best quick start is the outdoor one. For example, when the terrain changes, you have the power to choose if you would like to walk slow, medium, or at a fast pace. You might even jog. The bottom line is that...you choose! But, do not forget to push yourself. Stay clear of getting too comfortable with a certain level that you never progress. Also, do not push yourself too quickly.

Purpose and Development,
Derek

Derek Arledge, CSCS           TEEM Performance Training         www.teempt.com