Best treadmill for running, how to identify it www gymandfitness com au aug 2013

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Best Treadmill for Running - How To Identify It If you are interested in buying a home treadmill, you might feel bit confused with so many online reviews and ratings. If you read a review on one website, they might rate one treadmill higher than another without any specific reason. Therefore, you should know what to look for when interested in buying a treadmill. We are providing you few tips that will help you in buying the best treadmill on the market.

1. Before buying a treadmill, you must allocate space where you want to place it. Your living room, the garage, or the office, whatever place you choose, make sure you have space.

2. What you want to accomplish with your new gym equipment? This question is often overlooked, but is obviously very important. There’s no use of buying a $2,500 treadmill when you want to just jog, or walk on it. Most of the times, we end up buying features we don’t need.


3. You should set your budget based on your needs. When researching on fitness treadmills, you don’t need to spend more than $ 1,500-2,000 for a machine that is good for walking and jogging. However, commercial treadmills with advanced features may cost you more.

4. One important feature of the treadmills Australia is their motor. You should prefer treadmill with continuous duty power rating. Other ratings are not that important and are also less accurate. Continuous duty power treadmills offer much superior performance and also have a much longer life. Most of the treadmills range between 1.5-3.5 horsepower (HP). You should only buy cheap treadmills with at least 2.0-2.5 HP and above for running.

5. What sort of treadbelt you are interested in? Well, the best option is two ply surface belt with a minimum width of at least 17 inches. For walking you should go for 48 inch length, and for running a minimum 60 inches surface length is good.

6. Also check whether the treadmill is equipped with a good shock absorption system. It is really good for your knee and back joints.

7. Choose the machine with the right frame. Look for heavy aluminum or alloy steel frames. Steel frames are good as they are more sturdy, heavy and long lasting.

8. All top models of treadmills come with a lifetime warranty on the frames, 3 years on the parts and 1 year on the labor. However, this number may vary depending upon the manufacturer.

There are of course many other minor factors to consider when buying a apartment or a home treadmill. You should do some research as this will help you in buying a good treadmill. Log on http://www.gymandfitness.com.au/exercise-equipment-1/treadmills.html


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