Monday Myth: Treadmill vs Track

        Alright lets talk about the myth that has targeted one of our favorite exercises which is running or jogging. It is said that running on a treadmill is better than running on a track field or just outside. This is because according to reports the nature of the ground outside causes a harder impact on your knees and causes pain or in worse cases, injury.


This isn't exactly true because the real cause of the pain that you feel in your knee is your body weight. You see, when you run, you lift from the ground then gravity forces your body back down and you meet the ground with a little extra force than you would if you were just walking. You might not notice it because it doesn't happen at once but if you run for a long time, those little impacts build up. Seeing that it is your lower body that catches your whole body during this, it is there that absorbs all the impact which leads to the pain you feel in your knee.
     So the truth is that whether you are running outside, on a treadmill, on sand or on the roof of your house, you are most likely to get the same result, the same pain.

So to help yourself through this, it all depends on why you are doing the running. If it is as a form of cardio exercise, as much as I wouldn't advice you to stop your running, I would say you should switch things up once in a while and vary your exercises. Running isn't the only cardio out there, so make sure not to do it everyday. You can write to me and i'll suggest a couple of other exercises that you could use to substitute running depending on your target and reason for exercising.

So there you have it, this weeks Monday Myth. Happy Exercising guys....