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2. How to Use Your Treadmill for Weight
Loss
• The topic of weight loss is one of
those subjects that seems to have
no beginning or end, and will
continue on forever. There are
countless eating plans, diets,
workouts and workout equipment
that all claim to melt off the pounds
and keep them off. One such piece
of equipment is the treadmill.
3. How to Use Your Treadmill for Weight
Loss
• You can find treadmills in any gym or
health club, and you can buy them at
many different retailers for home use.
The treadmill isn’t magic, but it can
certainly help you shed some pounds
if you use it the right way. Here are
some important tips.
4. The Quality
• Not all treadmills are created equal.
They are the only piece of regular
exercise equipment that’s motorized,
so the quality of the motors will vary
quite a bit, as will the price. Naturally,
more expensive treadmills will usually
have better motors and longer life
spans, so it’s wise to get the best
treadmill you can afford.
5. The Quality
• The motorized aspect is one of
the treadmill features that
enables people to lose weight
successfully, because the
machine keeps the pace for
you. Since motivation is
always such a factor in weight
loss programs going awry, if
you can get on it and turn it on,
you’re usually good to go.
6. The Quality
• Higher quality treadmills will offer more built-in programs, more
incline and greater speed variation. These things aren’t necessarily
critical for weight loss, but they will help keep you interested. Look
for a treadmill that will easily accommodate your current weight, as
well as any regular running or walking program.
7. Find Your Fitness Level
• In order to find weight loss
success on the treadmill, it’s
important to determine your
fitness level first. Safety always
has to come first, and if you try to
launch into an exercise program
when you are physically able to
do it, you’re asking for trouble.
8. Find Your Fitness Level
• At the same time, if your fitness level
is above that of a beginner you may
not get all the possible benefits by
doing a beginner-type program. Not
everyone who needs to lose weight is
automatically at the beginner fitness
level.
9. Find Your Fitness Level
• In some cases, your fitness level will be
fairly obvious, but you can get an
assessment if you aren’t sure.
Sometimes, the treadmill itself will come
with a booklet explaining how to figure it
out, or you could visit your gym or
doctor’s office to find out. Once you
know what you can do, you won’t be
short changing yourself or doing too
much during your workouts.
10. How Much Weight?
• You’ll also need to determine how much weight you
need to lose to reach your ideal weight. Your doctor can
provide you with this information too, if you aren’t sure.
Naturally, larger amounts of weight will require a longer
and more thorough program than if you only need to lose
a few pounds.
11. Regular Workouts
• It’s important to workout according to your fitness level and how
much weight you need to lose, but those aren’t the most important
things. Keeping your workouts regular and not missing too many of
them is the most important factor. Most weight loss quests fail
because the person doesn’t do what they’re supposed to do.
12. Regular Workouts
• In the vast majority of cases, it isn’t
the treadmill’s fault that you didn’t
lose weight. Get a proven program
from your treadmill or a trainer and
then do it every time you’re
supposed to do it. Exercise with
intensity and cut down on the
fattening foods you typically eat,
and you will see results.
13. Don’t Give Up
• Once you start to notice
some weight loss results
with your treadmill, you
must remember to keep
challenging yourself as
you go. As you lose
weight and your fitness
improves, you will plateau
if you don’t make it
harder.
14. Don’t Give Up
• Luckily, many treadmills will do that for you as they have
computers that monitor your heart rate and modify your
program accordingly. Basically, if you get yourself a
quality machine, all you have to do is remember to get
on it on a regular basis.
15. Don’t Give Up
• Not everyone loses weight at
the same pace, and if you find
that it’s coming off a little
slower than you’d like, keep
going. Take a look at other
elements like your diet, but
don’t give up.
16. Further Information…
• Physical Assets is the Toronto area’s
premiere retailer of top of the line fitness
equipment, including treadmills, power
plates & elliptical. Visit us today at 110
Avenue Rd in Toronto, ON, or online at
http://www.physicalassets.com to view
our wide selection.
