The financial benefits of owning a treadmill

We all need to exercise to stay healthy. But for too many people, this means hitting the gym every day for a workout.

In this economy, a gym membership is becoming a luxury that many people can no longer justify. Let’s face it, gym memberships are expensive, often running into several hundred dollars a year. Although most gyms allow you to break this down into monthly payments, it is a monthly commitment that many of us can no longer afford. So how do you stay fit and healthy without a gym membership?

It is easy. Go out and buy a treadmill. The purchase would be a one-time expense that can keep you healthy for years to come without pesky gym membership fees.

Best of all, you don’t have to spend extra gas money to get to and from the gym. You can exercise at home and get just as good results as if you had exercised in a professional center.

Owning a treadmill is also not as expensive as you think. Many models can be had for under $500, and you can buy them almost anywhere and when you buy your treadmill online there will often be free shipping.

Consider having your own fitness equipment as you eat at home instead of eating out. You are saving tons of money and getting the same (if not better) benefits that you would get by going out. Just as home cooking is generally less fattening than restaurant food, you’re more likely to exercise when you have your own treadmill, as you’ll see it every day to remind you to get on and stay fit.

The best combination for home exercise equipment is a treadmill and some weights, because aerobic and strength training is the golden combination for physical health.

The treadmill will keep your cardiovascular health in good shape by expanding your lung capacity and increasing your endurance, while lifting weights will improve muscle tone, which naturally burns fat and stabilizes your entire body. Weights are also generally not expensive and can be purchased in traditional barbell form or as sand-filled strap weights for wrists or ankles.

By keeping the weights close to the treadmill, you have a complete training center set up in your home. That’s a real money saver that will produce results.