Treadmill equipment is possibly the most popular kind of gym equipment with most commercial gyms as well as home gyms incorporating this most basic of fitness machines.

If many manufacturers report increases in the sale of treadmill equipment this is because treadmills facilitate the most basic of exercises walking, jogging and running, for which no training, or skill is required and which can suit most fitness levels and body types.

Another reason for the popularity of treadmill equipment is that walking is a very effective load bearing (as against cycling that does not let the legs take all the load of the body) exercise that is low impact that can keep a person fit with little effort.

Further, treadmill equipment, unlike other gym equipment such as a multi weight station and so on, can fit along one wall of a room taking up little space.

Treadmills are also very versatile – not only can you increase the level of difficulty of your workout – from walk to jog to run as your fitness levels increase; but you can also increase complexity of your exercise by simulating walking up a slope or incline by making appropriate alterations in the equipment.

Before buying treadmill equipment, consider the following –

Continuous Duty Rating – This is something like the horsepower of the treadmill equipment and the continuous duty rating of 1.2 to 2.5 is what you should be looking for. With a

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As anyone who reads the news knows, the nation is getting fatter, sadly children are getting more obese and our lifestyles are changing and not necessarily for the better. There is a tendency for a more sedentary lifestyle; with entertainment focusing more on gaming and television and ready meals and convenience fast foods becoming the norm, there seems to be less emphasis on outdoor activities.

Perhaps you are one of those people who have tried everything to change their body?

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While younger people who are generally healthy and fit, may have no problem using regular toning equipment such as a treadmill, an exercise bike, a rowing machine etc., seniors may have other requirements.

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Getting on that treadmill, elliptical trainer or exercise cycle many of us carefully look at the digital calorie counter built into the machine to see how many calories we have burnt. Based on that we do the math about whether we have burnt enough calories to set off the calories we have consumed during the day.

Can we rely on them to tell us exactly how many calories we’ve burnt? Well, calorie counters may be a broad indication, but they are not really accurate. <

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