Do you need a Hi-Tech Treadmill to get the best workout? Are you fooling yourself with cheap treadmills or are expensive treadmills nothing but marketing hype? Perhaps you’ve been an advent keep fit enthusiast for many years. You may never done any certified personal trainer coursers, but you have gave plenty of advice to friends and family members over the years regarding exercise and the best types of machines and equipment to use.
For home fitness, Weslo is the top choice in the budget end of the market. They make a range of treadmills that are top sellers on Amazon. They are cheap and very cheery indeed. Manufacturers have a knack of adding the latest gizmos to their treadmills. Each new feature to hit the market drives the price up. So they add a touchscreen to the console, then a color monitor, then an internet monitor, then a HD internet monitor, then a separate tv monitor, then they increase the size.
The internet and TV’s aren’t new features, but add them on a treadmill and the price automatically soars, + people get the wow factor they can work out and watch tv or browse the internet at the same time. Are manufactures laughing all the way to the bank?
Yes and no. It depends what you want. It’s a lifestyle choice, or more importantly an income choice. The higher you go up the price scale with a Hi-Tech Treadmill the better the cushioning and overall feel of a treadmill gets, well it’s supposed to anyway, you need to research lots of treadmill reviews and check out consumer feedback before you trust the higher price tag.
But for some there’s something wildly wrong about this entertainment while-you-work-out ideology. The idea of physical fitness is to get you out and away from those trappings. Appreciate the joy of exercise and you will soon get away from those vices, and you will probably enjoy them a whole lot more during your downtime. Well, a little music is nice, and a fan, and maybe even an automated ramp……
Health Hazard?
So back to Weslo- they have 3 main treadmills. The cheapest in our humble opinion is the best – it’s the G5.9 model. It costs less than $300 if you can get it in stock. It is always flying off the shelves on Amazon. But be wary about one thing, It actually contains a chemical that is known to the state of California for causing cancer and being harmful to unborn babies in pregnant mothers.
So perhaps Weslo should be forced to take it off the shelves. So use it at your own risk. Next up they make the more expensive 5.2 treadmill, and to be honest there is no real difference in performance between the 2 except the R 5.2 costs a few hundred more. Both have a manual incline which means you get to burn more calories as the effort of running up a hill is a lot more than running on a flat surface.
Everything You Need?
So these 2 treadmills have everything you need to get going at home. The only difference between them and more expensive models is things like an automated ramp and better shock absorption. Apart from all the extra distracting add-ons these treadmills will do the same job. Unless you like distractions and you can start looking at FreeMotion treadmills. Like they say choice is a wonderful thing.
Other Firm Favorites
Have you heard of the Sunny Health & Fitness brand yet? They make a budget treadmill called the SF-T4400 that has received an almost 5 star rating on Amazon. Be sure to read our review and find out if this is the treadmill for you. In short it costs less than $400 and is extremely well made, smooth and stable.
It doesn’t have the finer things of a more expensive model, namely automated ramp, advanced workout and entertainment features, but it does top out at 9mph, which is enough to provide a good workout.
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