Monday, October 7, 2013

Exercise Health Rewards

By Olivia King


A mix of mobile devices, automated gadgets, junk food and a sedentary lifestyle in today's times is contributing to more people to become obese, out-of-shape and generally unfit. Exercise is important to burn the excessive fat, lower cholesterol levels and build immunity and stamina. Consider a home fitness treadmill. This machine can help you keep fit by making it easy and convenient for you to exercise whenever you have the time.

Benefits of Having a Treadmill

Running, jogging or even simply walking on a treadmill can really condition and develop your body over time. Such cardio-intensive exercise helps you burn more calories than a cycling machine or most other gym workouts. Most of today's treadmills come with workout apps that can help you shed pounds, build fitness and endurance, and tone up. The treadmill machine caters to everyone, whether they're athletes or obese people, because it's so easy to use and because so much can be done with it.

Common Treadmill Features

Speed adjustment is a basic and essential feature on treadmills. You'll also find several other similar features, such as incline adjustments, that can help you mix up your workout sessions. Having these kinds of treadmill trainer features allows you to stay motivated and interested in working out, because workouts sessions never have to always be the same.

Today's treadmills come outfitted with many prebuilt workout applications. You can select the program for weight loss, athletic training, muscle building or general body toning before the belt begins moving. As you use the treadmill, the speed and incline will automatically change at regular cycles. The pace and the resistance levels will vary, so go with a program that you know you'll be confident with.

Some treadmill programs work to exercise your heart. A heart rate sensor assists in these types of workouts. Heart rate monitors are usually clipped or strapped to the body, such as a part of your arm. Others require you hold metallic grips. The more premium treadmill machines offer a chest-strap heart rate monitor which can more precisely monitor your heart rate and your calories burned. A treadmill trainer can have several different monitors, in addition to a heart rate monitor. These monitors help you monitor various fitness levels as you workout.

You can save your custom settings in the treadmill memory so that you don't have to program them before each workout. This is particularly useful when you share the treadmill with others. Some treadmills also store your workout history; you can track your fitness growth over time and better your previous performances.

iFit Live technology is a premium treadmill feature that gives you hundreds of virtual courses copying those at the live destinations. If you were signed up for a race, you could download a map of the course and train on it. See how well you compare against others on certain race courses with iFit Compete Live. Any treadmill trainer that has Internet connectivity and is compatible with the iFit Live technology can run this versatile feature. Other premium features available on premium treadmill models include features such as color touch displays or video functionalities.

Treadmill Parts

The first thing you see when you're checking out a treadmill trainer is its tread belt. It's powered by a motor. The belt moves over rollers, which cater to to whatever speed setting you've fixed in the treadmill's electronics. The belt is built into a running deck that extends into the frame of the treadmill trainer and supports your entire body weight. Select treadmills have running decks that can be elevated, providing different inclines to work out on. Increase the incline levels of the running deck and you will get an enhanced cardio workout.

Treadmill decks are constructed with shock-absorbent damping parts. A cushioned belt reduces the jarring impact on your feet while in motion; the tension in the cushioning can be adjusted for your comfort and resistance requirement. Together, the motor, belt, deck and rollers control a treadmill's quality and performance.

In addition to the components stated, you'll find that some treadmill frames are foldable. Fitness treadmills with foldable frames are more of a recent enhancement, and suit users where space is limited. The running deck can be folded up to meet the treadmill machine arms. These units tend to cost a bit more, so remember this. Non-foldable treadmills are visible everywhere, and are available in health clubs, gyms and hotels.

Assortment of Treadmill Systems

It's important to look at a treadmill's feature set, but pay attention to the treadmill's design and intended user type. There are treadmills that are fashioned just for walking and jogging and there are treadmills which are designed especially for runners. Often heavier user types require more powerful treadmill machine motors. The treadmills with long belts and decks are great for tall people because they support their longer strides. If your home gym treadmill will be utilized by the entire family, consider the increased wear that the machine will go through. Treadmill trainers are potential investment products. Some models are worth spending the extra money for.

Last Words

The many health and fitness perks of a treadmill trainer make it a vital unit for your home gym. Before rushing to make a purchase, consider your health, fitness and durability needs, and the features that you will use often. Remember to take accurate measurements of the location of where you want the treadmill to go to ensure that it'll fit. Be sure you bear in mind the costs of different treadmill machine models. You can get carried away and select something that's beyond your price range.




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