A treadmill is a great piece of exercise equipment. It is versatile, easy enough for beginners, and comes in all price ranges. If you are wanting to lose weight or just be healthy a treadmill could be the exercise equipment for you!

It doesn’t matter if you are a beginner who hardly gets any activity or a very active exercise fanatic. On a treadmill you can do anything from walk at a snails pace to running at 12 or more miles per hour. Treadmills even come with an adjustable slope on some models. This means that you can run uphill if you wish to burn more calories and build more stamina.

If you are on a shoestring budget you can find a basic treadmill for a few hundred dollars at your local discount store. If you want a top of the line treadmill those are also available for several thousand dollars. There are treadmills available in every price range with all kinds of different features.

A treadmill allows you to exercise to any climate. If it is snowing or pouring down rain, outside may not be the best place to go for a jog. Jogging through your house you are liable to break something or trip. Jogging on a treadmill inside keep you safe from the elements and protects your belongings.

Do you get bored easily? Some treadmills come with exercise programs programmed right in. Other treadmills come with exercise programs sold on data cards. Just put the data card into the slot and off you go. There are so many of the preprogrammed cards available now that you are bound to find several to keep you interested.

Unlike other large pieces of exercise equipment, some treadmills are made to fold away to be stored. If you are in a small area or apartment and just don’t have the room for a large piece of equipment, a treadmill that folds away could be the answer for you.

The features on treadmills are just amazing. It seems like everyday they come out with something new. Docks for mp3 players with speaker, fans, a simulated person doing the exercise with you, all of this is available. Treadmills with touch screens make using a treadmill as easy as pushing a button.

So if you are a beginner wanting to get into shape or just want to increase your stamina a treadmill could be the exercise equipment you are searching for. They will keep you moving in rain and sleet, and can even fold away to be stored.