Choosing an Exercise Treadmill
Tudor Rad
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 23:55:24 -0500 (CDT)
Choosing an Exercise Treadmill
Choosing an exercise treadmill is not quite as easy as most people think. You will definitely hit yourself on a couple of important questions when choosing an exercise treadmill, questions like: “What exercise treadmill model should I choose?”, “What should I take into consideration when choosing a treadmill?” or “Where will I have room for such a large exercise machine as a treadmill?”. These are all important things you need to answer before choosing a treadmill , as they will prove extremely important.
So let's answer the first question: “What treadmill model should I choose?”. Well it really depends on how much you will use it, where you will use it and how much money you have. When choosing an exercise treadmill model you should first look out for two things: manufacturer and warranty. If the manufacturer is an established treadmill sports distributor, then you can be half-sure of its quality. If the warranty is also high, you made ends met and you can be fully certain of the exercise treadmill's quality. If the warranty of the treadmill is high, it's like a confidence vote given to the machine by its manufacturer. Think about it, long warranty means a low breakdown rate.
It will be useless for you to choose a treadmill, come home and find out that you have no free space where you can set it up. Try and think of an exercising spot before you choose the treadmill and try to figure out how big or small you need your treadmill to be. Treadmills come in a large variety of models and some have the ability to fold two thirds of their body, so if you don't have a lot of room, you might want to consider this alternative.
Another important fact that needs to be taken into consideration when choosing a treadmill is that it maintains healthy exercising conditions. One of the most important factors is the thickness and mobility of the walking deck, which needs to be of at least 3 or 4 inches thick in order to avoid causing you any pains or health problems. The walking track is also extremely important as it will have to withstand a lot of direct pressure from the person who exercises, so it needs to perform at top speed while maintaining comfort levels high. The walking track should be approximately 17 inches wide in order to provide the necessary leg room for you to exercise correctly and it should also have a length of somewhere around 50 inches to provide your body with a comfortable position.
Other factors might come into play when choosing a treadmill, factors like accessories, special features, electrocardiogram devices, heart rate monitors, book-holders or whatever gadget and feature you think would be useful. Make sure that before you choose a treadmill and purchase it, you thoroughly test it if the store allows you to (and most of the important sports stores offer this opportunity).
Nicola Larosa
Tudor Rad wrote:
> Choosing an exercise treadmill is not quite as easy as most people think.
Actually, it is: just don't use them, go for an elliptical trainer instead. :-)
Get a simple one, cheap, but sturdy. After using mine for four years, a
lever broke. I replaced it, and kept on going.
It's a great concept, almost as organic as swimming.
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Michael Foord
> [Sorry for the off-topic, health is really first.]
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> Tudor Rad wrote:
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>> Choosing an exercise treadmill is not quite as easy as most people think.
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> Actually, it is: just don't use them, go for an elliptical trainer instead. :-)
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> Get a simple one, cheap, but sturdy. After using mine for four years, a
> lever broke. I replaced it, and kept on going.
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> It's a great concept, almost as organic as swimming.
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Fuzzyman