Ever heard of the term "Shredmill?"

I recently heard someone make reference to the "Shredmill." Personally, I think it sounds like a venue for a horror movie, but thought I would check it out.

Apparently some gyms in NYC and around the country are offering this new type of exercise class that isn't conducted in the average fitness studio, but on a treadmill. Yup, the whole class happens right there on the machine. Even the resistance training. And it sounds like a great way to really see results fast. Especially for those folks who walk or run daily on a treadmill, and want to do something to shake up their program.

Below is a description of one club's Shredmill program. I'm sure you could take this same program and do it at home on your own machine, or even modify it for a treadmill at your fitness facility. Beware though: at some club's you might get some flack for monopolizing a treadmill for things like squats and pushups. It's better to move to the floor for that stuff, and let those who want to run or walk, have the treadmill. 

Felix Montano, trainer, Equinox, NY

How do you burn the most calories in the least amount of time? Well try shedding those pounds inthis shreadmill class. Felix Montano created this intense cardio/strength training combo class he calls“shreadmill”.  We do a four or five minute warm-up at about 4.0, just walking, then we take it up 90-second intervals, at the beginning of the class we do four ninety second intervals of sprinting, and you want to go as fast as you can so that you’re winded by the time you’re finished.  Students alternate between high intensity intervals of running or climbing, and lower intensity recovery intervals of walking. Then we stop altogether. We cool down and stop, and we do leg work, we do squats on the treadmill. 02:55 so it’s all contained on the treadmill in a small little area. The heart rate is brought back down to the low end of yourt raining zone before doing the strength training moves. Then it’s time to pick up the pace again and do another series of cardio intervals…followed by, you guessed it-- more strength training exercises.