Optimum Treadmill Fitness

 Indentify the Purpose, Do the base work, Spend money wisely and avoid impulsive and emotional purchases.

Treadmill Quality : Decent Quality Treadmills come in the range of $1,000 onwards, if you are looking at Value for money. Cheap buys dont last and also end up causing physical injuries on usage in due course. Go for the one that suits your purpose - Whether it is to Loose Weight, Burn extra calories, Reduce Fat, Building up Agility and Endurance or Training for Professional Sport requirements.

 Comfortable Deck: Treadmill Deck should be comfortable and spacious to walk and jog on. Tread belt size should be at least 20 inch. wide and above 50 inch long. Proper exercising on smaller sized tread belts is difficult and there is danger of tripping from the belt while exercising.

 Excellent Shock Absorption: Go for phenolic decks (double or triple laminated) for impact absorption and reduction of impact on ankles, knees, hips and back while walking/jogging. 

Sturdy Motor: Continuous duty motor should be greater than 2.5 HP. Treadmill motor of lesser HP either dont perform at intended speed levels or burn out faster under normal load conditions on regular use.Continuous power that the Treadmill shall maintain under any load or no load conditions to ensure constant belt speed)

Shake free and Noise free: Should be quiet and shake free on operating.

Weight: Min allowable load should be 210 Pounds.

Customizable Programs: Should have preset customizable workout programs facility with auto adjustable (Speed, incline, heart rate count).

User Profiles: At least 5-6 User Profiles storing (Age, Height, Weight, Target Heart Rate) for each family member.Target Heart Rate : Desired Heart rate attained which enables heart and lung to receive maximum benefit from cardio workout.

Warranty: Decent Treadmills come with Life Time Warranty on Frame and Treadmill motor and at least 3 Years on Wearable Treadmill Parts - Treadbelt, Deck, Consoles etc.

LCD: Display should depict Speed, Distance, Calories Count, Time and Pulse

Treadmill AddOn Options: Wireless Heart Rate Control Intensity setting for desired THR is auto set by Tread Mill depending on the Individuals Pulse recorded from Heart Rate Monitor. A 40 yr old intermediate user on entering his age details would have machine calculate his THR at 152.5 bpm and set up the intensity of the workout accordingly.

Treadmill Accessories: Safety Tether/ Safety Key: Safety tether should be a mandatory option provided in the Treadmill. Safety key normally has a small magnet head placed on the console which is retained in place by opposite pole magnet fixed inside the console, a trigger switch to deactivate the power and a tether cord with length adjusting clip to avoid getting tangled while jogging which is clipped on the users garment preferably T-Shirt. Safety key is similar in looks to a wired headphone. When it is not feasible for pressing the Stop Button while jogging in emergency situations the tether cord clipped on the users garment will be pulled and the magnet head placed on console will be released thereby making the trigger switch deactivate the power supply.

Shipping & Assembly: Shipment Costs, Time, Delivery. Assembly should be done by professionals.

Space Saving Option: Whether there is a foldable option available.

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