A treadmill is a fitness machine that can be used for running or walking while staying in one place. It’s one of the most popular machines in the gyms all over the world.

The treadmill contains a moving platform that includes flywheel or an electronic motor and a wide conveyor belt. When you work out on a treadmill the belt is moving and make your walking or running possible. If you want to run on the treadmill, its belt will be moving faster and if you want to walk, the belt will be moving slower. The speed of the conveyor belt could be controlled and even measured.

The treadmills were invited in 1817 by Sir William Cubitt. They were used in prison as a reforming offenders’ method. In 1952, at the University of Washington, Dr. Robert Bruce and Wayne Quinton invent the first treadmill specially designed to diagnose heart and lung disease. In 1968, Dr. Kenneth Cooper published his research on the advantages and benefits of doing aerobic exercises, including medical arguments how useful are the exercises on a bikes and treadmills. Then treadmills become popular worldwide and you can find them in almost every fitness gym in the world.

Treadmills Buying Tips

If you intend to purchase a treadmill for your home or a fitness gym, here’s a list of buying tips that could help you to select the most suitable treadmill for you:

• Space – if you buy a treadmill for your home, make sure that there’s enough free space in the room where you intend to place it, usually treadmills have length between 60 and 80 inches and width between 25 and 45 inches.
• Noise – if you prefer to watch TV or listen music while you’re working out on a treadmill, you’d better try to select more silent treadmill.
• Features – try to select a treadmill that include enough workout features such as adjustable speed, pulse monitoring. Also, some treadmill models have video or audio player that could help you to be more motivated while training on the treadmill. You can also buy a treadmill with a book rack and a water bottle holder.
• Stability – It’s very important to buy a treadmill that will allow feeling stable enough while you’re running or walking on it. Also, the conveyor belt should be long and wide enough to allow you easy movements.
• Motor – if you like the heavy workout on the treadmill, make sure that the treadmill’s motor is powerful enough to support your heavy workouts.
• Prices – depending of the quality and features there many treadmills. You can buy a cheap treadmill (with fewer features) for between $500 USD and $1,500 USD. The middle range is between $1,500 USD and $3,000 USD. The prices of quality treadmills start from $3,000 USD.