What Treadmill? Is A Treadmill
The Best Buy For Your Home?

What treadmill? - before you ask this question think about whether a treadmill is your best option. Could another type of fitness equipment be better? Treadmills don't come cheap so you should be sure that you're going to use it before you buy. A treadmill will be a good option if:- You're prepared to spend over £600 You have the space at home You want to lose weight but are not very overweight at present You want to tone up You want to improve your cardio-vascular fitness You like walking or running Advantages: Great for cardio-vascular training. Versatile - you can walk, jog, run or sprint. Challenging - you can always improve, great for motivation. Burns up calories quickly. Great for toning. Great for weight loss. Cushioned running decks reduce impact on joints. You can run in privacy. Disadvantages: Can be costly - even a half decent model can cost over £600. Takes up a lot of space. Equipment can be heavy. What's The Best Treadmill? Treadmills are great for burning calories fast, in fact, a 20 minute run at a moderate pace will use up over 300 calories. This is higher than any other piece of fitness equipment. Running is also a great way to tone up and get rid of the flabby bits. Modern treadmills have quite advanced consoles with pre-set programmes that control the speed and incline of the deck. For example, you can have hill runs that alternate the incline (although you can't run downhill yet on a treadmill :0/) or interval training that lets your sprint and jog to recover. More recently heart rate controlled programmes can control the deck to keep your heart in the optimum zone for fat burning or enhancing fitness. These are very popular and many machines costing over £500 will have them. These pre-set programmes are great for adding variety to your training which helps to keep you motivated. Many treadmills have user profiles that track the times of more than one person so you can see how much fitter you're getting. Best treadmills in our view are:- Top of the range - Life Fitness treadmills - prices start at around £1,800. Mid-priced models - NordicTrack and Horizon treadmills - prices range from £600 to over £1,200. Budget treadmills - BH Fitness - prices range from £375 to £900. For more help see our buyers guide to help you decide what treadmill is best for you at our treadmill review site. Check our expert's opinion of over 50 UK machines at Treadmill Reviews

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