Use a Treadmill to Lose Weight
Use a Treadmill to Lose Weight
If you’re trying to shape up and shed a few pounds and some extra body fat, why not try using a treadmill to lose weight? After all, walking is the most natural form of exercise. And, a treadmill is designed specifically for walking, jogging, or running. No special skills are required to perform these exercises. If you can walk, you can use this type of exercise machine.
I’m sure you have all seen the numerous fitness equipment infomercials. The promises are beyond absurdity. Get the perfect abs in 10 minutes a day. Have a sculpted body in no time. Each machine lauds patented revolutionary technology designed to miraculously get you in shape and lose pounds with a minimal effort.
How to Shed Those Extra Pounds
Losing fat requires burning more calories than you consume. You don’t have to be a runner to efficiently burn the extra calories. Walking can also be a successful method of losing weight if performed for long periods of time (45 minutes or more), at least 5 to 6 days per week. You won’t lose much weight by walking only 3 days per week. Frequency and consistency of walking are just as important as the duration of your workouts for weight control. Exercising on a treadmill for weight loss allows you the convenience of working out in the safety and comfort of a climate-controlled environment…anytime of day or night!
Exercising on a treadmill is low-impact. Risk of injury to your joints, hips, and back is minimal. By taking care not to injure your body during exercise, you’re more likely to be able to perform such exercise throughout your life to control your weight and keep your muscles lean and strong. Your heart will benefit from the treadmill workouts, as well.
Outdoor walking on a flat surface requires walking longer distances to burn enough calories to promote weight loss. When walking on a treadmill, however, you can increase the intensity of your workouts by walking on an elevated grade. The higher intensity will cause your heart rate to rise more rapidly and your body to exert itself harder. As a result, you’ll burn those calories more efficiently in less distance covered. Soon, the pounds will fall off and stay off, if you continue to work out consistently.
If you are really looking for a great treadmill, we recommend the Nautilus T7.18 Pro Series Treadmill
Nautilus award winning Pro Series treadmills offer sophisticated programs that are designed by runners for runners. With these commercially inspired treadmills you ‘ ll find programs based on time, distance, intervals and heart-rate training workouts. The 718 display features a high-resolution liquid-crystal display (LCD) with a 20 x 30 dot-matrix course profile for an extremely visual workout. There are also 12 preset speed-based programs, 3 custom programming options and 3 Hear Rate Control programs.
- Hyperdrive DC system delivers more torque to the belt than any other treadmill motor resulting in a longer lasting belt and deck, more accurate speed control, and a consistent, fluid action.
- REACT® absorption control technology protects ankles, hips, and back by providing the most advanced cushioning system available
- 2-ply Premium walk belt
- Built with 90% of the components found in the Nautilus Commercial Series treadmills used in fitness clubs worldwide.
- Patented stride rate feature is unique to Nautilus treadmills. By reading the rate of your strides per minute, it helps you become a more consistent and efficient runner or walker.
- Features 2 plug-ins, 1 front and 1 rear, allowing for easy placement in tight spaces.
