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Would running on a treadmill increase my speed for running?

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Dr. William Byars answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Not for sprinting: It would certainly increase your endurance. But i would not recommend sprinting on a treadmill. It's too easy to misstep and fall hard. In cold weather, sprinting in a gymnasium would be preferable. A coach or fitness trainer may be able to show you some mechanical aspects of sprinting that could help you with speed.

Answered 4/24/2015

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