Why is it that when you run on a treadmill you can run more than when you run around your house?

Question

I can easily run 2 miles on a treadmill but sometimes I just cant make it to the gym so I go running around my house by I get tired so easy and I barely make a mile and I end up walking/jogging the second. Is there a particular reason to this? Why am I only able to run 2 miles on the treadmill and only one on my own?

Answer 1

Running on a treadmill feels somewhat easier physically because the ground is being pulled underneath your feet and there's no wind resistance. Running outdoors demands more from your body because you're propelling your body forward stride for stride.

Answer 2

The treadmill is a flat surface and you are just running in the same place. Running around your house it might be different. The terrain is probably uneven. When you are on the treadmill you may not notice how far you have gone because you are in the same place. It is all mental. If you really wanted to you could run 2 miles around your house.

Answer 3

because you are tricking your mind into thinking that you are not running...

Answer 4

Your focused on one thing running on the treadmill and thats what is in front of you. Running ouside you have so many things to look at, like you worry when you get to the end. Its really mind over matter. Once you beat running outside your in for good. Try running on a track and after that you should be able to just run around your house. Baby Steps!

Answer 5

I think about it like this: The treadmill does most of the work because it's already set at a pace and it moves for you, so the only thing you have to do is keep up with it. When you're running outside, what the treadmill does becomes your job. You have to have the mentality to keep going and stick with a pace.

Keep practicing outside and you'll keep getting better at it!

Answer 6

treadmill is a totally different exercise, you cant compare