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Originally posted by Xsas
Personally, I think treadmills are a waste of time if you want to actually run, because they do the pushing back of your feet for you. But they are good for cardio and keeping your heart rate up.
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and that's the whole point of cardio. so it's not worthless. you don't gain strength from running.
anyways, i hate the elliptical machine (crosstrainer). i always end up feeling like i'm going backwards. but it's easy on the joints. so basically, do either one you want. since you trail run, the treadmill will probalby be better just becasue of being able to change both speeds and inclines. but it's also going to be harder on your joints than even the trail running.