Treadmill Equipment

If you’re searching for some good treadmill equipment, you have quite a lot of variables you’ll need to check on before you make a purchase. You’re going to have to decide on not only the brand of treadmill you’re going to go with, but also the price range you’re working within and what kind of features you want to have on your treadmill.

To start you off here on the right foot, we’re going to go over some of the most important considerations when picking up a treadmill. If this is your first time going out searching for treadmill equipment, make sure you read this through:

What Kind Of Treadmill Do You Want?

There are essentially 2 different types of treadmills you can pick up, the manual/magnetic treadmills or the electric/motorized treadmills. The manual treadmills tend to be on the cheaper side while the motorized are substantially more expensive. What’s the difference? Well, a manual treadmill often times has only a belt to offer resistance. The more expensive manual treadmills have magnetic resistance.

The thing with the both forms of resistance is that it takes a while to get the treadmill rolling from a stand still and if you slow down, starting back up on this kind of treadmill can be a bit of a pain. That’s just the nature of how it’s built.

Additionally, you cannot adjust the incline on these types of treadmills on the fly, you have to dismount and adjust it manually which can be a real pain if you want to up the intensity on your workout.

Now For the Motorized Treadmills:

In contrast with motorized or electric treadmill equipment, you don’t have the issue with getting the treadmill moving at a good speed from the start. Everything is controlled with the push of a button and you can set it up so it performs optimally right from the start.

There is a lot more control involved with these types of treadmills as well as you can control the speed with a push of a button unlike with manual treadmills where it’s dependant on how hard you push against the treadmill.

With a motorized treadmill you’re also going to be able to change the incline on the fly. This is critical when you’re in the middle of a workout and looking to up your intensity to get a greater burn. These kinds of small features can mean the difference between breaking a weight loss plateau and not breaking it.

So Why Would you Even Want A Manual Treadmill?

Well, if you’re looking to pick up some cheap treadmill equipment, a manual treadmill is a good choice. Just keep in mind that you get what you pay for and when it comes to big purchases like this, it’s usually better to go for the more expensive purchase and go after quality.

A treadmill is like an investment, if you get a good one, you can expect to use it on a day to day basis for a good 5 years. If you split the cost out amongst those 5 years, you’ll see why going for a more expensive motorized treadmill is usually the better choice.

Other Treadmill Equipment You’ll Need To Pickup…

As far as treadmill equipment Is concerned, IE: additional components you’re going to want to purchase with your treadmill, you might want to look into a treadmill mat.  In fact, I’d go as far as to say it’s a requirement.  Why?  Well, if you don’t make sure there is a buffer between your treadmill and the floor, you can often times wind up damaging the floor or damaging the treadmill itself, here are the various scenarios you want to avoid:

1.  Carpeting Getting Into the Treadmill

If you place your treadmill on carpeting, it’s possible for some of that to get caught up in the machinery and cause damage to it over the years.

2.  Treadmill Damaging the Carpet

Conversely, the treadmill can leave large indentations on carpeting being as heavy as it is.  This can be so deep that it leaves permanent indentations which cannot be taken out even by professional carpet cleaners.

3.  Treadmill Damaging Wood and Tiles

Another thing to consider is if you place your treadmill flat on some wood flooring or tiles, you can cause damage to the floor through the vibrations caused by use of the treadmill. 
In order to avoid all of the above, get yourself a $30-$50 treadmill mat that is at least ¼ an inch thick so that you can protect both machine and flooring.

That’s about all you need to know about treadmill equipment, so if you’re looking to pickup a treadmill, keep these tips in mind.  Also, make sure that after you do your browsing around in stores that you save yourself a couple hundred dollars by purchasing your treadmill online.  More often than not, you can find the same treadmill model online cheaper than you’d get it at the local store.  Look on trusted sites like Amazon and Ebay.  About the only downside to this is you’ll have to wait for it to arrive in the mail.