What Is The Best Treadmill

Choosing the best home treadmill can be confusing as you sift through all the options, new models, and brand name `handles'. Too often, people get caught up in all the "goodies" that a treadmill offers they miss the fact that the treadmill does not have the basic essentials of a quality unit.

By knowing the 4 basic essentials of a treadmill at home as you can sift quickly through the business treadmill and choose the best home treadmill for you.

The 4 basic essentials to a quality treadmill are:

# 1 - High-Power Motor and well built

Since the motor is the most expensive piece of the treadmill to fix, a good motor is essential to your treadmill. Try to find at least a motor power of 2.0 HP, preferably higher.

Remember that circulate HP 1.5 drive to work twice as hard as a 3.0 HP circulate in the car - and it will burn out long before the 3.0 HP motor.

In addition, not all motors are built with the same quality parts. Find a good brand name and a long motor warranty to give you clues as to the quality of the engine.

# 2 - Excellent cushion

There's not enough said about cushioning and it is so important in a treadmill at home. A good cushioning system protects your joints, ligaments and back. A poor cushioning system can result in damage and pain.

I know a woman who bought a cheaper brand of treadmill and then ran it. Within 6 months, she had damaged her hips so badly that he hurt even to walk on the treadmill. You certainly do not want that!

Make sure your treadmill offers an excellent cushioning system - especially if you run!

# 3 - Extended Warranty

You want to protect your investment and guarantee full treadmill is a must. A good treadmill warranty will cover the frame for at least 30 years, the motor for at least 5 years and other parts and labor for about 1 year. Anything above that and you have an excellent warranty.

But a warranty is not just to protect your investment - a good warranty lets you know the quality of the treadmill parts.

Treadmill companies do not include warranties because they think they will fix the treadmill within that time frame. They know that they will not fix them in this time frame because the quality of the parts used are high. So if you find a treadmill with a motor warranty of 10 years, you KNOW that it is an engine built by quality. If the motor warranty is only 90 days though? that tells you something.

# 4 - Brand name quality

Some brand names have a reputation to build a treadmill at home quality. Other names may be familiar but they do not necessarily have a good reputation.

Choose a treadmill that has a solid, trusted brand name. Not sure which brands are good? Check expert estimations and "best buys" on various sites and / or stores review treadmill. You will begin to see a trend where certain brand names are frequently raised. These brands are the manufacturers of quality treadmill.

So those are 4 basic essentials of a good home treadmill:

- High-Power Motor and well built
- Excellent cushion
- Extended Warranty
- Brand name quality

Knowing these, you can sift through the treadmills available and easily locate the best treadmill for your home.

Good luck and have fun!