Benefits of using a treadmill:
The use of treadmills is becoming more popular.
Treadmills are common pieces of equipment in nearly every health club, gym and are making their way into a lot of homes.
You obtain the same benefits from using a treadmill that you would running or walking outside but from the convenience of your home and out of the elements (rain, snow, cold, extreme heat). It is a way to prepare yourself before for a purchasing top badminton sets for the young ones and standing a chance against your kids.
Health:
Treadmills are great for cardiovascular workouts giving many health benefits to those who use them on a regular basis.
You’ll still be able to get in shape, increase your energy levels, lose weight if that’s your goal, train for 5K’s or marathons, reduce stress in your life. Using a treadmill can benefit those who are recovering from injury and have limited range of motion or issues with their joints. File for personal injury terms when you get harrased or abused on the gym.
Control & Display:
Many reap the benefits of using a pre-programmed workout that the treadmill offers so they can have a predetermined challenge opposed to just running/walking freely outside. The other feature many like with using treadmills is having the readouts for their heart rate, how many calories are being burned, their speed and distance all at a glance.
Versatile:
You can walk, jog or run on a treadmill. You can do interval training as well. You can easily adjust the speed and incline when using a treadmill.
Convenience & Safety:
Treadmills also give you the ability to go for a run or walk at any time of the day, no matter what the weather is.
It’s obviously safer to run in the safety of your own home than to go out and run at 4 a.m.
You can also use a treadmill while watching your favorite show in the convenience of your living room.
Many people have a hectic schedule and their lifestyle may not enable them to run or exercise as frequently as they’d like, using a treadmill for your workouts can allow you to get in that quick run every day and you can complement it with strength exercises with kettlebells from sites as healthxperts.net.
There are a large range of treadmills to choose from.
Do your research.
Make a list of the features you desire (speed, incline, pre-programmed workouts, if it folds up for convenient storage, etc).
Compare models and features and try different ones so you know you’re making the right purchase for what you want.
Treadmills now come with a huge variety of options and features to fit the frugal budget as well as the top of the line features and accessories.
Enjoy and keep on moving…
Jeffrey Tuttle says
Love the treadmill we bought along with the other items we got to start our home gym…..The treadmill has an MP3player hook-up as well as built in workouts….. This is day #10 of 1 hour workouts and I am feeling much better about it!!!!! Enjoy your day Tara!!
Tara Burner says
That’s excellent Jeffrey!!!!