What is the best treadmill?

         As we are living in the speed era, we have less and less free time and although we would like to stay in shape, our schedule does not allow us to go to a gym and follow an exercising routine. Some of you would probably think that a diet could be a solution, but this isn’t necessarily true: it can be unhealthy, and once you’ve finished it - you’ll start to gain back weight; and then there’s another problem: how could you resist the temptation of eating what you like, when everything is so tasteful?

         Fortunately, as most people have the same problem, the solution has come - a treadmill - it allows you to burn all those fat calories by following a fitness routine in your own home, only depending on your free time. Many types of treadmills were manufactured and like all of us, you want the best one that can solve your problem; therefore, one of the most frequent questions that appear is “what is the best treadmill?”.

         It is almost impossible to determine exactly what is the best treadmill, because there are many different opinions about the meaning of “the best”: some may think that the best one is the cheapest, other - the one which gives you the fastest results, the most powerful one and so on. Any person has its own preferences and personal sorting criteria. However, there are some fairly important features you should consider when you want to buy a treadmill.

         First of all, you should look at its warranty, because that is generally a good sign for a product’s quality; usually, a good treadmill has a 2-3 years warranty for its motor and 1 year for its parts and labor. Then, you should learn about its weight capacity because if it’s smaller than your weight you will certainly lose the warranty.

         Also, if you want to make sure that the one you buy is the best treadmill you should look at its features; here’s what a good treadmill should have: a LCD display(which shows you the distance, time and speed or the number of calories you have burned), an EKG heart rate monitor(which shows you your pulse so you can know if you are in the right effort zone for your fitness goals), a powerful motor(usually 1,75 - 2,25 hp), a speed range of 0-10 mph, and so on. Another important feature for some of you could be the treadmill’s fold-up design, which allows an easy storage.

         As you can see, there are many features you should consider, but in the end you are the only one who can say what is the best treadmill for you.