Indoor Track
Running laps on an indoor track and counting each one, so distance and lap times add up from the track's known lap length.
- Primary muscles
- Quads, Glutes, Calves
- Secondary
- Hamstrings
- Logged as
- Session: time, plus what the machine shows, such as distance and calories
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Why do it
An indoor track gives you a measured loop with no weather, traffic or treadmill belt, which makes it ideal for intervals and pacing practice. Lap length varies a lot from gym to gym, so check it before you start; it's what turns your lap count into an accurate distance. The constant curves load one side of the body more than the other, and many tracks switch the running direction on set days to even that out.
How to do it
Find out the lap length of the track, often posted at the start line, and enter it before you begin.
Run in the outer lanes if others are faster, keep to the direction everyone runs and look ahead in the curves.
Tap once for every lap you finish; the app counts them and keeps the time of each lap.
Walk a lap to cool down. Add the distance at the end if you know it.
Common mistakes
Guessing the lap length
A wrong lap length throws off every distance and pace. Look for the sign at the start line or ask the staff.
Ignoring direction and lanes
Running against the flow, or slowly in the inside lane, gets in faster runners' way. Keep to the posted direction and use the outer lanes when you're slower.
Taking the curves too hard
Tight curves at speed strain your ankles and knees. Shorten your stride a little in the bends and look ahead.
Sets, reps and progression
How many sets you do and how close to failure you take them depend on your goal and your week, not on the exercise. These guides cover it:
Alternatives that train the same thing
Same movement, a different angle or piece of equipment.
