Dizziness on the treadmill: define a 10.

[Guest guest]

The weirdest thing keeps happening to me. I can ride the upright bike

or recumbent bike at high intensity for 30-45 minutes without getting

dizzy or faint, but when I use the treadmill I experience dizziness

by simply walking at 2-3 miles an hour or longer than 10 minutes at

normal pace. Anyone know why this is?

I'm also wondering how I can really be sure what a 10 during cardio

and/or while riding the exercise bike? There is a woman who rides the

bike the same time I do, and I swear she always sweats more than I

do, and her breathing is really loud. There is no way she can read a

magazine like I normally do during cardio. So I think I may not be

hitting my 10's even though I thought I was until I started checking

her out. LOL

Thanks, Tia

[Guest guest]

Tia, I have no idea what might be causing dizziness on the treadmill.

Maybe it would be worth it to check in with your doctor?

As for what constitutes a 10, there is *no way* I could read a

magazine while hitting 10s on my NordicTrack. A 10 is my top, all-out

effort. (True confessions time: It's slightly less than that. The

last time I pushed as hard as I could, I threw up all over the

hardwood floor. Fortunately, the only thing in my stomach was water.

I will say, however, that that made quite an impression on my

husband. :-) )

In fact, except for maybe my first two minutes, I don't think I could

read a magazine. Because, for example, during my 6's that are in the

middle of my workout, I'm recovering from my 9's and, as

says, " looking for my lost lung. "

I think the BFL book describes a 10 as being an effort you couldn't

sustain for more than a minute. Dr. Hussman describes his 10 as

something like bearable for the first 40 seconds, but for the last 20

seconds he's wondering, " Can I make it? "

> The weirdest thing keeps happening to me. I can ride the upright

bike

> or recumbent bike at high intensity for 30-45 minutes without

getting

> dizzy or faint, but when I use the treadmill I experience dizziness

> by simply walking at 2-3 miles an hour or longer than 10 minutes at

> normal pace. Anyone know why this is?

>

> I'm also wondering how I can really be sure what a 10 during cardio

> and/or while riding the exercise bike? There is a woman who rides

the

> bike the same time I do, and I swear she always sweats more than I

> do, and her breathing is really loud. There is no way she can read

a

> magazine like I normally do during cardio. So I think I may not be

> hitting my 10's even though I thought I was until I started

checking

> her out. LOL

>

> Thanks, Tia

[Guest guest]

Whoa, girl you must be a monster when it comes to cardio. The only

time I experience the uge to throw up is when I do abdominal work and

sometimes during lower body training. I think maybe I need to leave

the magazine in the locker room and hit it harder. LOL

> > The weirdest thing keeps happening to me. I can ride the upright

> bike

> > or recumbent bike at high intensity for 30-45 minutes without

> getting

> > dizzy or faint, but when I use the treadmill I experience

dizziness

> > by simply walking at 2-3 miles an hour or longer than 10 minutes

at

> > normal pace. Anyone know why this is?

> >

> > I'm also wondering how I can really be sure what a 10 during

cardio

> > and/or while riding the exercise bike? There is a woman who rides

> the

> > bike the same time I do, and I swear she always sweats more than

I

> > do, and her breathing is really loud. There is no way she can

read

> a

> > magazine like I normally do during cardio. So I think I may not

be

> > hitting my 10's even though I thought I was until I started

> checking

> > her out. LOL

> >

> > Thanks, Tia