Choosing a Treadmill

Series Summary

Many people want to lose weight, and despite claims for quick fat burning pills and powders, the best way to lose weight is still through proper diet and exercise. Exercise does more than just maintain physical fitness. Working out builds healthy bone density, muscle strength and joint mobility. It can also reduce general health risks, boost the immune system, and help depression and insomnia. Whether exercising to lose weight, or improve muscle mass, working out promotes the health of the body and mind. The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. So, it's necessary to keep it in good shape. In this free video series, learn how to use treadmills for a cardio workout that will help shed excess body fat. Our expert, Aaron Hale, demonstrates how to properly workout on a treadmill. He includes special advice for marathon runners and people wanting to lose weight. Learn how to buy treadmills with Hale's buying guide, and discover tips for finding the best inexpensive treadmill. Note some common treadmills problems, and find out about target heart rates, running programs and interval training. So, take a moment, and learn a little bit more about treadmills today.

Video Transcript

"Hi my name is Aaron Hale at Fitness For Life in Wilmington North Carolina and today we are here to talk about what to look for in choosing a treadmill. First thing you want to make sure that the treadmill itself is going to meet classification or specifications of the user. Namely weight and height, those are paramount in what you decide and choose in a treadmill. As soon as we cover that then we need to decide what are our goals as far as what we expect to get out of our treadmill. Are we just going to be walking, maybe some light jogging on the treadmill or are we going to be doing some more labor intensive activities like running. And some interval exercises on a treadmill, those can also effect what we are, what we should look for in a treadmill. Number three in the world of treadmills the old adage you pay for what you get and does, apply however. So typically the more expensive the treadmill the higher the quality that you are going to receive and also look for a name brands that are recognizable and ones that have a reputation in the industry as being reliable over time. And lastly a good warranty on a treadmill is a very good indicator of number one, how supportive the company is behind their product that it puts out and number two what kind of life span you could expect to get out of your treadmill over the course of time. They are a big investment but it can be a very worthwhile investment if you are willing to put in the time and they are a wonderful as far as to have at home because it makes it so much more convenient as far as when we can get in our workouts and so we don't have to fight and stand in line at the gym. Again this is Aaron at the Fitness For Life in Wilmington and that's how to choose a treadmill."