Cardio - Walking / Treadmill
- After following a thorough warm-up session, stand tall on a walkway, treadmill, or other walkable area. Make sure that your chest is up, core is braced, shoulders are back, and gaze is straight ahead.
- Begin by placing your left foot forward then shifting your hips to move the right leg forward. Continue this back and forth motion at a pace that is ideal for you.
- You may also want to include small weights or a grip strengthener during your walks. Remember to maintain perfect form throughout the walk. Avoid slouching.
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Cardio - walking / treadmill is a gym work out exercise that targets calves and hamstrings and quadriceps and also involves glutes & hip flexors. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Surrenders, side to side jump squats and foam roller quadriceps stretch are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as cardio - walking / treadmill. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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