| So why are treadmills STILL the #1 home exercise | | | | don't have the time to go. But here's where a home |
| machines with shoppers? Because they get | | | | treadmill can help you actually increase your workout |
| results!Here are the top 5 ways home treadmill | | | | time and frequency. |
| workouts can help you lose weight and get into great | | | | Did you know that experts tell us that two 15-minute |
| shape!#1: A Treadmill Helps You Burn MORE Calories | | | | workouts can give us the same exercise benefits as |
| by Battling Exercise Boredom | | | | one 30-minute workout? |
| We all know that in order to lose weight, get firm and | | | | Here's where a home treadmill can help: |
| fight gravity's pull, exercise is a must! But what do you | | | | A treadmill allows you to split your workouts up into |
| do if you don't LIKE working out? | | | | mini-workouts and still burn just as many calories! |
| What if you get bored or don't like logging hours in the | | | | Maybe you want to go for a 15 minute wake-up walk |
| gym with all those muscle boys or short-shorts | | | | in the morning. Maybe it's a 20-minute light jog at lunch. |
| women? | | | | What about a 10-minute power walk just before dinner |
| One viable option is the home treadmill, because of all | | | | to curb your appetite or fight night-time boredom? |
| the things it allows you to do to FORGET that you are | | | | Whether it's 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 or 20, it all adds |
| exercising in the first place! | | | | up in weight loss. With a treadmill, YOU'RE in charge of |
| You can set it up in front of the television and watch | | | | your workout time. |
| your favorite episode of ER or Oprah. An hour will fly | | | | #4: A Home Treadmill Gives You the Benefit of |
| by and you won't even notice that you've been | | | | All-Year-Round ANY Time Exercise! |
| walking (or running)! | | | | Ok, here it is - one of the MOST IMPORTANT |
| Many treadmills also come with a magazine or book | | | | benefits of having a home treadmill: |
| rack. What about walking uphill (a MEGA calorie | | | | CONVENIENCE, CONVENIENCE, CONVENIENCE |
| burner) while reading your favorite mazagine or novel? | | | | If you live in northern climates you know that walking |
| How easy is that? | | | | or jogging in the snow and ice is NOT fun. What about |
| And the more you enjoy your workout (or the more | | | | when it's raining? Scratch exercise off the list! |
| you can forget that you're exercising) , the more time | | | | A home treadmill can be one of the best exercise |
| you'll spend burning calories on your treadmill. | | | | comforts around because you can use it regardless of |
| #2: The Treadmill is Unmatched For Workout | | | | the weather or time of day. |
| Versatility. | | | | AND you can also exercise in any type of clothing that |
| Most funky fly-by-night exercise gadgets only allow | | | | you want (no worrying about wearing that ratty t-shirt |
| you to do one thing. One repetitive motion that your | | | | to the gym!). |
| body quickly adapts to (and that means less calories | | | | #5: By Using the Large Muscles in Your Legs, A |
| burned.) | | | | Treadmill Helps You Burn MAJOR FAT Calories |
| A treadmill - on the other hand - gives you a lot of | | | | A recent Woman's World article made the startling |
| workout versatility so your body continues to be | | | | claim that, contrary to popular belief, gentle walking is |
| challenged to burn calories. | | | | one of the BEST ways to burn fat! |
| If you're just starting an exercise program you can | | | | Why? |
| start with a slow walk and then speed it up as your | | | | It seems that gentle walking allows your body to go |
| body gets into better shape. If you're training for a | | | | STRAIGHT to the fat stores for energy instead of |
| marathon, you can run at a steady pace and even | | | | first depleting your sugar (glycogen) stores (used by |
| build in sprints. | | | | your body for quick energy). |
| You can power walk or do a slow steady jog. Many | | | | Not only that, there's been countless studies including |
| treadmills will let you walk uphill. Some even come with | | | | one by the American Medical Association, that rank a |
| handweights so you can build in upper body exercise | | | | treadmill as the #1 cardiovascular machine for losing |
| as well. | | | | weight and burning calories. |
| There are countless ways you can vary your workout | | | | Working the larger muscles in your legs burns |
| with a treadmill so that you continue to challenge your | | | | maximum calories which means more weight lost. You |
| body and burn calories. | | | | can even increase your calories-burned by walking |
| #3: A Treadmill Helps You Burn MORE Calories by | | | | uphill which uses even more muscles! |
| Increasing Your Exercise Frequency | | | | Given all their benefits it's no wonder that treadmill |
| Did you know that a new 3 year study conducted by | | | | sales have continued to skyrocket over the past five |
| the University of Stanford's Graduate School of | | | | years with more and more people starting their own |
| Business has found that consumers are overpaying | | | | fitness and weight loss programs at home. |
| for gym services? | | | | So if you want to lose weight and get into great |
| The study concludes that most people overestimate | | | | shape, a treadmill can be an excellent investment to |
| how often they will use their gym membership and | | | | help you to achieve your goals. No matter what you |
| that most don't visit the gym often enough to justify | | | | decide be sure to have fun and make your health a |
| their membership costs. | | | | priority! |
| Perhaps the reason may be that many people just | | | | |