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The more you want to use it, the more we would recommend that you go for high quality treadmills.

When you understand the basics of a quality treadmill, then it will be easy to find one that is perfect for your home and budget.

Long or short workouts determine the quality of motor you need for your treadmill.

I usually end my treadmill routine with about 15 minutes of quality stretching.

Researches have shown, that during exercising most people forget to breath deeply or they are unable to integrate their breathing pattern with the exercises causing them muscle pain and fatigue after the workout.

What's The Most Embarrassing Thing on Your Workout Playlist?
Whenever I plug my iPhone into our music dock and hit shuffle, there are certain songs and artists that cause my husband to make fun of me. These are usually my 'exercise' songs - songs I would never listen to outside of my workouts. The Spice Girls, Air Supply, Kenny Loggins...and the list goes on. I'm not afraid to admit even this: I sometimes listen to the New Kids on the Block when I run.

There, I said it.

It's funny how physical exertion can make even the cheesiest songs suddenly meaningful. Try listening to "The Eye of the Tiger" in the middle of a tough set of squats or burpees and you may start to channel Rocky Balboa himself.

Now is your chance to confess. What's the most embarrassing artist or song on your workout playlist? You can leave a comment, or, even better, post your confessions here for our readers to enjoy for years to come.

Find more great workout music ideas.

What's The Most Embarrassing Thing on Your Workout Playlist? originally appeared on About.com Exercise on Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 at 05:00:27.

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The Truth About 'Toning' Shoes
Can shoes really tone your butt? That's the burning question that has emerged this year, what with the introduction of 'toning' shoes like the Reebok EasyTone Shoes, Skechers Shape-Ups and MBT Sport Walkers.

There are plenty of 'toning' shoes out there, but do they really help you burn more calories and tone your hips and thighs as the ads claim? According to the American Council on Exercise, the answer is, not really.

In the ACE-commissioned study, researchers had a group of women go through a series of treadmill trials to compare how they responded to exercise while wearing different shoes - regular running shoes, Skechers, MBT shoes and EasyTones. They then measured muscle activity using EMG (electromyography) to find out if the muscles responded differently while using the 'toning' shoes. The results:

• The toning shoes showed no significant increases in muscle activation
• There were no significant differences in rate of perceived exertion (RPE), oxygen consumption or calories burned while wearing the toning shoes as opposed to the regular running shoes.

Dealing with Stinky Gym Clothes
It is H-O-T here in Chicagoland and the natives are dropping like flies. I like it oven-hot, but even I had to turn around on my run the other day to finish up in the cool air-conditioned heaven of my basement.

Even sitting around can cause excessive sweating when it gets this hot and, if you're exercising, you're probably soaking through every tee shirt or sports bra in your wardrobe. To fight the stink:

• Clean Out Your Gym Bag - When a husband leaves his gym clothes in his bag for days on end, a fermentation process begins to occur in which stink molecules multiply more rapidly, thus requiring his wife to use a gas mask and rubber-tipped tongs to remove said stinky clothes. Removing stinky clothes immediately can prevent this fermentation process while also improving your marriage. Not that I'm talking about anyone in particular.
• Wash Your Clothes As Soon As Possible - There are a number of suggestions out there for un-stinkifying your clothes (see below) but, whatever method you choose, wash your clothes as soon as possible to avoid permanent funk.
• Try Other Methods of Washing - You may have clothes that seem permanently stinky, as may be the case with sweat-wicking fabrics since they seem to hold onto odor more than cotton fabrics. Some options:
  • Soak your clothes in vinegar before washing them
  • Mix baking soda with your detergent
  • Try a specialty detergent. Running Guide Christine recommends WIN Detergent for getting the stink out
• Get new clothes. You may find that some clothes get stinkier and stinkier, no matter what you do. Use that as an excuse for a new workout wardrobe.

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