Trainer vs treadmill - gym or home fitness ?

         As there is more and more full of calories but tasteful food everywhere, it’s almost impossible to resist the temptation of eating it; therefore, an exercising routine is essential for all of us. As it is normal, when you decide to start a fitness program, you are probably wondering which would be better - trainer vs treadmill - gym or home fitness ?

         Firstly, all of you probably know the big advantage of a trainer; if he’s your personal trainer, he gives you all the indications you need and tells you what exercises you should follow, depending on the part of your body you should work more intensively. This could be the only thing that a trainer could do that a treadmill can’t; but all of these indications and even more can be found in any workout book or CD, which is usually added to any modern treadmill.

         Regarding the trainers’ disadvantages, the biggest one is the time, the fact that you have to go to a gym during the trainer’s program - which nowadays is a big problem because people have less and less free time and can’t afford to depend on other peoples’ program. On the other hand, for a treadmill this could be an advantage because it allows you to stay in shape by starting an exercising routine in your own home, any time you want, only depending of your free time.

         Compared to a trainer, a treadmill is perfect not only for those busy people, but also for those who spend almost all of their time traveling; thanks to its hold-up design, it can be taken wherever you want - and that wouldn’t be possible with a trainer.

         Also, other advantages of treadmills would be those regarding their features. The first and most important one, comparing with trainers, is the information they can give you, like: the distance you have traveled, the time, the speed, the number of fat calories you have burned and even your pulse, so you can know if you are in the right effort zone for your fitness goals.

         As a conclusion, “trainer vs treadmill” is not really a dilemma, so the answer of “gym or home fitness?” is very simple: considering all treadmills’ advantages, the best way to stay in shape is a home fitness treadmill.