TREADMILL BENEFITS
Improve Fitness, Burn Calories and Lose Weight
Treadmills benefit your cardiovascular system and are a fantastic way to increase your fitness. Running raises your heart rate, which helps strengthen your heart whilst improving your circulation. If you are hoping to lose weight, running is a great way to burn calories: in 30 minutes you could burn 300 calories running a 10-minute mile.
Easier On Your Knees
Treadmills can benefit your joints. The best treadmill decks have shock absorption systems to soak up some of the impacts of the running action. In this way they offer a lower impact alternative to pounding the pavements without having to reduce your training. A good treadmill deck can reduce the impact on your joints by up to 30%.
All Weather
The Australian weather is sadly never dependable. A light drizzle is quite nice and will help keep you cool while you run, but a full soaking isn’t much fun and it can really reduce the effectiveness of your workout. With a treadmill, you can run whatever the weather.
Keep Motivated
One of the great benefits of having a treadmill is the ability to zone out and motivate yourself by listening to music (without having to wear headphones) – most good treadmills have built-in speakers which you can plug your iPhone or mp3 player into. Alternatively, you can position a TV screen or tablet in front of you to catch up on your favourite programs while you run.
Convenience
It’s always there. No extra motivation needed, no special clothes to think about finding. Just hop on and start running.
Run Your Way
Running outdoors is great but it’s much harder to control your pace and keep it consistent. With a treadmill, you will know exactly how far you have run and at what speed. This also helps you set goals to improve your performance over time. Most good quality treadmills allow you to customise the programs, meaning you can take your favourite running course and input the distances and inclines. Great if you’re training for a particular event.
Saves Money
Buying a good quality treadmill will benefit your long term health, but we know it can be a financial stretch in the short term. Our multiple interest free payment methods offer the option to spread the cost into affordable monthly payments.
Something for Everyone
A treadmill can be used for rehabilitation, a brisk uphill walk, a regular jog, high octane interval training or marathon training. No matter what your fitness goals are a treadmill can help you reach them. Regular runners will want a big deck with plenty of space to run and the ability to design bespoke programs. It is worth keeping these things in mind when buying to ensure you invest in a treadmill that suits your long term fitness goals.
Safety First
In winter, some of us don’t feel comfortable running outdoors in the evenings. A home treadmill solves that dilemma. There are far fewer hazards too; no cars or uneven surfaces, for a start.