Monthly Archives: August 2010

Running Outside vs. Running on a Treadmill

For the next several months, the sun will be setting earlier and the weather will become colder. The fall and winter months make it more difficult to exercise outdoors, because who wants to play basketball, tennis or golf outside when it is dark and cold? Running certainly isn't too fun either, when it is so cold that your sweat freezes! It is not fun to wake up at 6:30 am, go to work from 8 am until 5 pm, and then run outside with no sun, and have to wear orange reflectors and winter hats. In the spring and summer, running outside feels easy and organic because it is warm and light out until a few hours before midnight.  But do you have enough self-discipline to run in rain, sleet, hail or snow? There is no reason to test your limits, when it is easy and economic, to get a treadmill for your home. Home treadmills are reasonably priced and not nearly as expensive as elliptical machines and StairMaster climbers.  If you are looking for a folding treadmill for your home so th