Top Tips for Choosing the Right Treadmill
by Craig Rad
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 a treadmill model you should first look 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 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).
Anyone that wants to buy an exercise machine will most likely be a bit confused by this choice: a treadmill or an elliptical? It's a tough choice indeed, since both exercise machines have great advantages and people always have different opinions about the two. Let's check out some of the benefits of each.
Basically the two exercise machines have different goals: while the treadmill will help you work out your lower body (legs, buttocks, lombars, abs) and will focus on getting rid of the extra fat, the elliptical works your entire body and better tonifies your muscles. When you're training on an elliptical, your exercises will be less intense, but they will require a full motion of both your hands and feet, which will result in a well-balance body and healthy muscles.
The treadmill however is more intense and you can better use it to lose fat. Of course, since nothing comes cheap, training on a treadmill is a bit harder than training on an elliptical, mainly because it requires better stamina (if you use the treadmill for running, of course).
Read our elliptical vs treadmill guide and learn more about exercise equipment on ExerciseHeaven.com
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