Thanks PM for your help. Great thread , Jazzak Allah hul Khair. Now about myself. I am diabetic ( Type II, I am not on insulin but I am on medication) , I started walking at my doctors advice . I was gaining weight constantly and diabetics develop poor blood circulation in legs. So I started noticing that I cannot walk for longer than 10 minutes duration. So that was a wake up call. I am on strict diet and workout for last couple of months and I notice improvements, Alhumdulillah.
I have a stationary bike too . Should I do tread mill three days , stationary bike three days and take a break on 7th day of the week ?
hmmm
you know my dad was diabetic too. He controlled it with working out . He used to use those testing strips every day.
Now the thing is if the condition don't impact your muscle/bone strength you are as good as new.
hmmmm i would say do. If stationary bike has different level of intensity use them!
The goal here is give you quality muscle mass where its required in your case leg/calves tummy.
Some time when you finish treadmill and still don't want to quit get on bike for few extra mins.
Then do starching to relax.
Now its during the time yor are against your body, You test your limits and push them.
Now rest is equally important. Your body tell you when it needs a break NEVER feel guilty about taking a break from work out.
Try pushing your self over the time. and see if there is any area of your body which gives up before others.
For example this season
1-after sitting all day.
2-driving 2 hrs back a forth.
I felt when I started running my calf and back was getting sore very quickly. SO after ever running session I did run up/down stairs+ plus train my back with weight.
And sure enough in while after running for long time I did not feel a thing in calves or in back.
I know for sure stomach exercises would help you improve your time and quality on treadmill.
And once you done that; we will work on making your leg muscle stronger.