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Manual Treadmills

By: Ray Lam.

Treadmills are number one favored home fitness equipment according to fitness experts. Almost anyone who is interested to get in shape or stay fit are interested or considering to use or own a treadmill, this is because they are easy to use and almost anybody regardless their age and fitness level can either walk or run on a treadmill without trouble.

Treadmills come two basic types manual and motorized or electronic treadmill. Manual treadmills are most basic treadmill around, they have no fancy programs or features built in, no motor or incline built, all you get with manual is a frame with belt that you need to move it so you can exercise on it.

It is hard to get the belt started when you first get on a manual treadmill and this could cause undue stress on your joints. You might have to do adjustments on the incline level of the treadmill in order to have a comfortable workout. Once you get the belt moving on a manual treadmill and decide you want a different incline level, you have to stop and get off to make the adjustments.

Manual treadmill in the other hand are cheaper option for many home exercisers, since manual treadmill has no motor inbuilt in the user powers the belt to move instead of motor. The treadmill is outfitted with a heavy-duty weighted flywheel and a sturdy 41.5-by-13.5-inch running belt that respond to your walking or running speed.

Manual treadmills are cheaper because of its limited features and the strain it will put on your knees and hips joints. Exercising with it for long time might cause you all sorts of joint problems in the long run since you have to use your legs to move the belts.

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