That’s right, more and more people are climbing onto their treadmills with their dumbbells in hand and planning intense workouts that help them to shape and tone while increasing their cardiovascular endurance or burning off those extra pounds.
How you do it: Set your dumbbells (depending on your strength, about 5 to 10 pounds to start) near your treadmill and do your usual five-minute warmup. Then grab those dumbbells and start walking along at a brisk pace. Gradually increase the incline and the length of time that you walk with each workout. When you find yourself starting to get out of breath, put the dumbbells down and walk along for a while.
You will find that, at first, you can only tolerate short (maybe 5-10 minute) workouts with the dumbbells. Don’t be discouraged. Walking uphill carrying weight isn’t normal, and it will take you a while to get used to it. When you do, you’ll be amazed at how fit – and toned- you are as a result of these workouts.
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