This month three of the JTX office and warehouse team have been putting the JTX Sprint7 treadmill through its paces. They each have very different goals and approaches; fat burning, fitness and rehabilitation after a long standing knee injury. They will walk, run, sprint and pant their way through their own home made fitness programmes. Here’s how they are getting on…

Name: Jen

Have you been sticking to your goals outlined at the beginning of the challenge? I found it quite a struggle to get going in May. I’ve been feeling very tired after work, and busy during the day. A few days in however, I picked myself up and got started! I have been on the treadmill twice a week for 20 minutes, which is far less than I would ideally like, but every little helps. I’ve also been swimming in the evenings and avoiding snacking on naughty foods! I walk quite a lot each week through daily activities but using the treadmill for incline and intervals is really useful- especially when you can stick your music on and walk to the beat! It’s also far gentler on your knees, I seem to be able to walk faster and further on the treadmill, compared to outside.

Describe your work out: I use the treadmill in manual mode. I start off at around 3.5kph, a slow-moderate walk for me (I’m tall!), after a few minutes I increase it to a fast 6.5kph walk, this gets my pulse up and lungs working harder. I keep this going for around 10 minutes. I then reduce my speed to around 4kph, but put the incline up to the highest level, I continue this for the next 7 minutes, then slow the walk down to a gentle 3.5khp again and finally lower the incline again.

What are your goals for the rest of the month? I haven’t yet managed to introduce running into a workout, this was my original goal for May. Next week, I aim to have at least 5 minutes of flat running at around 11-12kph during a 30 minute work-out.