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Reasons Why Treadmill Workouts Are Great Exercise


Treadmill workouts are a very popular activity, but why teadmill workouts you may wonder? While it is true that exercises come with many benefits, not all of us are able to keep up with our regular workout routines, sometimes out of lack of time, and at other times out of plain lethargy. In this article I would offer you one workout idea which would virtually make fitness as easy as pie for you.

Why Treadmill Workouts Are Great Exercise

Treadmills are one of the most popular home exercise equipments out there. It should be in the house of anyone who cares even a little bit about their health. Okay, I know that the treadmill needs no introduction, but are you aware of all its benefits? If not, then this article is for you.

Huge time saver: Many people cannot workout regularly because of lack of time. They have a job to handle as well as a family to look after. Add social pressure to the mix and you could get an idea of how much stressed and busy an individual could be these days.

Thankfully, with treadmill workouts, lack of time won’t hinder your fitness routine. Being a home-based equipment, you can exercise whenever you want. You can choose your workout routines flexibly. For example, if you are supposed to exercise for 30 minutes per day, you could do 15 minutes of workout before going to office and the other 15 minutes just before bedtime.

Reasons Why Treadmill Workouts Are Great Exercise

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Less boring and strenuous: Exercises like aerobics bore the hell out of you because you need to do them for hours in order to derive any decent benefit from them; plus they also command your concentration all the time; naturally, by the time you are finished with them, you feel as if you would never be able to repeat the exercise again.

On the other hand, if you do intense workouts like weight training, they would take much less of your time but are too strenuous for an average individual. If you have never done it before, you would find weight training and boring.

Treadmill workout is however one exercise which fits the bill perfectly for almost everyone. It is neither too boring nor strenuous. If you run or walk on the treadmill, it won’t be any different than plain walking or running on road, except that the treadmill workout would command much less attention and time from you than the latter. Being less demanding compared to other exercises, it doesn’t bore you either.

Secure and private: Many people feel uncomfortable at the prospect of going to a gym or hiring a fitness trainer. They believe that their proactive approach towards health and fitness would be perceived wrongly by their peers and relatives; they would think that they are doing all these in order to get rid of obesity. It is not unusual, especially at backward societies, to notice a group of people poking fun at someone who is heavy on workouts.

However, a treadmill, being secure in the privacy of your home, is safe from the prying eyes of your neighbors and buddies. You can exercise for as long as you want and whenever you want; no one would ever know about it.

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Home Fitness Exercise Equipment




It is the season for home fitness exercise equipment. Having a simple gym at home is a great way to keep in shape. There are many types of home fitness exercise equipment that you can purchase. It just depends on what type of exercise you want to be able to do. Here are a few home fitness exercise equipment to consider:

Home Fitness Exercise Equipment

Home Fitness Exercise Equipment

Home Fitness Exercise Equipment

Dumbbells. Dumbbells are considered a basic need when it comes to workout and fitness. You don’t need to get all the different weights of dumbbells-the key is to get various weights that would suffice for beginner, middle, and intermediate weight lifters.

Exercise ball. Exercise balls are among the cheapest home fitness exercise equipment and they are also one of the most versatile. It is great for toning and stretching. It is especially useful for working your abdominals. These exercise balls are available in a number of sizes so be sure to find the right size for you.

Treadmill. Treadmills are also considered a gym staple. Treadmills are the answer for your cardio needs and for fat burning. The best part of having a treadmill at home is you can run or jog for as long as you want and on the pace that you want, while watching television show to keep you entertained. You can also walk if you do not feel like running or jogging. Choose a treadmill that will give you all the features you want.

Exercise bikes. Exercise bikes can be an alternative to using the treadmill. Exercise bikes can be used for cardio training, fat burning, and for toning the legs and even the abdomen area.

Home Gym. Home gyms are machines that workout your whole body with weights. You can workout your upper and lower body at the same time.

Bench press. For a more effective strength training, especially for the upper part of the body, having a bench press would be very helpful. Bench presses usually come with a variety of weights that can be easily attached and detached for use.

Exercise mats. Aside from the above mentioned home fitness exercise equipment, having exercise mats can also be helpful for proper body conditioning such as push-ups, sit-ups, or even yoga and Pilates.

Working out at home is very convenient as long as you have the type of workout equipment that you will enjoy exercising on. Knowing what type of exercise you want to do at home will help you find the perfect equipment for you. As always, to avoid injury it is important to make sure that proper care and safety be practiced when using home fitness exercise equipment.


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Colder Weather Exercise


The Summer is creeping away here in Calgary. On my ride in this morning the temperature was right at freezing so the nice easy schedule of riding in to work and home will be over sooner than I would hope. Now is the time of year that all of those outdoor activities that keep you in shape so easily are going to come to an end in the northern latitudes.

What will you do about it?

Most people have a bad habit of fluctuation exercise. In the Spring you get sore from exercising outside for the first time since the fall and your body hates you for it, but you endure it and workout through the Summer and in the Fall and Winter get almost no exercise again and have your weight float up a few pounds hoping that you can lose it again next Spring. I will be giving tips all Winter for staying in shape but this is a good chance to look at what you should start thinking about right now.

First prioritize your exercise schedule for the Winter. It may be tougher to work out but of course you can do it if you work out the days and times you will be working out. Most of all be realistic. The best times to workout are early morning before you get caught up with the issues of the day and after work if you have a stable work schedule. If you push dinner out a bit you may be able to either workout right after work before dinner or else get an hour in while watching one of the many great TV shows that eat up our Winter nights.

Next figure out what you want to do this Winter for exercise. A few years ago my family (actually my wife and I, the toddlers had no say in it) bought a good treadmill and exercise bike and then each Fall we go out and replace one of the items and lose a bit on the trade-in but at least have some great new and new to us equipment to keep us interested in the Winter.

Lastly make sure that you have a good mix of exercise. One or two pieces of fitness equipment may not be enough to keep you motivated is make sure you plan on skating, skiing or climbing stairs in an office building to supplement your exercise this Winter. If you can find local fitness events that you can take part in. There are a lot of different leagues in the Winter be they hockey or curling or badminton and volleyball.


One great tip for exercise equipment is to have a running log of your distance. This would be floors for a stair machine or actual miles on a treadmill, bike or elliptical trainer. Using a map it is fun to keep track of the distance that you have covered and you can even try to go city to city with goals in between over the course of the Winter.


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