Siik - The ultimate treadmill workout : run right, hurt less, and burn more with treadmill interval training

Avon, Massachusetts

I have been running all my life. Or, at least calling myself a runner. This year I met David, and I realized there is not just an art to running but a science too. His detailed instruction, his incredible energy, and overall great knowledge of the body have led me to a greater level of determination. I truly feel like I have broken new ground and reached new targets, in my forties! Who knew that was even possible? Its comforting to know the body can still work in such ways. With mindful instruction, we can achieve great results.

Naomi Watts, actress

Treadmill workouts will never be the same!

Womens Health

There are many good running coaches today, but Davids skill and knowledge take it to a new echelon. He possesses that unique quality that enables him to both motivate and inspire people to greatness in running. Everyone needs to know about David Siik. If I was permitted only one fitness expert on my desert island, David would be the one. He is the best of the best!

Shay Mitchell, ABC Familys Pretty Little Liars

David Siik is an amazing instructor, motivator, and expert trainer for those who love to run. I have played professional basketball in the NBA for the past 13 years. Having David as an instructor for the past couple years in my off-season has helped prepare me for each upcoming year. His training segments have a math and calculation, unique to his running method. The entire time he is energetically encouraging each runner to give their absolute best. At the end of each class I am thankful that I have a trainer that I can trust to make me a better athlete and better runner.

Jason Collins, NBA veteran

David is to running what Tiger is to golf. He is simply the best at what he does. I was running on my own, doing the same steady pace and not seeing any results. When I discovered Davids method of running, his perfectly programmed runs cut my workout time in half with amazing results, toning my legs, abs, and even my arms. Im in better shape and I have fewer injuries than I ever have before. As a chiropractor, fewer injuries and longevity in maintaining a healthy lifestyle are important not only to me but for my patients as well. Its no wonder athletes and Hollywoods hottest bodies are in his classes everywhere. I have never been more excited for someone to write a book. Its about time!

Dr. Carrie Schwartz, chiropractor

Im going to tell you one of the greatest secrets in fitnessnothing, and I mean nothing, is ever going to replace the run. It is the most natural, effective, and guaranteed way to change your body and your life. You can spend the rest of your days avoiding this reality. You can empty your wallet every day seeking out the newest trend, the shortcut, or the inflated promise of results without work. You can look yourself in the mirror every morning and convince yourself youre going to find an easier way to lose that weight or strengthen your body. Or, you can look yourself in the mirror, take a deep breath, and consider putting the word work back in your workout. You can make the choice to embark on what is real, what works, and what human beings have been designed to do for over 2.5 million years. You were born with attributes so specific for running that if you didnt have them, the act of running would be nearly impossible. Take our glutes for example: Their very proportion, size, and placement give us power when we sprint; we cant sprint without them! Improving your speed work allows your glutes to do exactly what they were designed to do. Give them the right environment, and in no time youll see a higher, tighter, rounder booty, and there isnt a human being on this planet who doesnt want that. Its not just your glutes either. Daniel Lieberman, an evolutionary biologist from Harvard, reminds us that even the length of our toes is specific to our running design. Animals that are designed to run must have short digits on their feet in order to not break them with the force of running. Cheetahs have tiny toes and are one of the fastest animals on the planet, while the orangutans lanky toes render it nearly incapable of running. So the next time you say, Oh, Im not a runner, then please, by all means, start walking on your long-fingered hands. Forget about your abs, let the belly hang out, and forget about your ass, cause you will definitely not need that anymore. Take some pride, accept how you were made, and celebrate that you were designed with the sleek and beautiful attributes of a cheetah and not an orangutan. It is almost ironic that the very changes most of us want to make in our bodies, the flatter stomach, the nicer butt, the lean, strong body, are all side effects of doing the most natural locomotion mankind has ever known, simply running.

If a healthier, sexier body isnt enough to motivate you, let me tell you a little something you didnt know about running. How would you like to reduce the risk of death from Alzheimers by 40%? I sure the hell would, and guess what, its not from eating kale or drinking coconut waterit is from running! The results of an extensive study conducted at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California first published in 2014 showed this risk reduction in participants who ran an average of 15 miles per week. It is no coincidence that this is the average mileage per week you will be hitting with the workouts in the book. But, you have to make the choice to do the work.

The treadmill is the most sold fitness machine in the world, surpassing $1 billion in sales in 2014. The reason for this is simple. No other machine comes close to helping you achieve faster and more dramatic results. Again, it works. Machines such as the elliptical, the stair stepper, and that weird machine (you have no idea what it does) all do one thing very well: They reduce overall workload compared to running. And although no one wants you to know this, that is exactly what they are designed to do. These machines lack the incredible health benefits and the untouchable fat-burning results of running. The treadmill is the only machine that can give you the combined benefits of all those machines, plus the life-changing ones they cannot. And furthermore, it is the only machine that translates to your everyday life. You arent likely to enter the New York City Elliptical Marathon anytime soon! If you are ready for something real, I can help you feel more alive, more excited, and more powerful than you ever have in your life. I can help you lose weight fast and finally see the lean, strong body you have always wanted. And I can show you how to do all of this in an exciting, balanced, and effective way. If you dont already, you will come to love running. Running is the healthiest addiction you can have. This book is not a shortcut, and I will not promise you that it is the easiest workout. I can promise you, however, that it works.

The Ultimate Treadmill Workout is designed to do three things. First, it will show you how to run on the treadmill in the safest and most effective way. Second, with its signature formula and flow, it will provide you with the most incredible interval experience you have ever had on a treadmill. You can now do the same workouts reserved for fitness classes, celebrities, and world-class athletes. You will become so engaged in your workouts that you wont believe just how fun and interesting the treadmill can actually be. And last, you will burn more fat with less pain than you ever thought was possible.