Treadmills

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old.Jestra

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Hi,

Am looking to buy a treadmill.. have around £500 pounds (max) to spend on one. I know f*** all about them.. and have been told that you have to spend a modest amount to get a half decent one..

So...am wondering

1) Wheres the best place to buy one?

2) Is £500 pounds going to be enough for a half decent one?

3) Any suggestions on particular models?

Or... a forum where i could find out about this would be good :p

thanks!
 
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leggy

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A £500 treadmill will be average.

The money would be better invested in a real bike or a gym membership tbh.

At £30 a month thats 16 months worth of gyming.

That is plenty of time to get fit and lose weight (if that's the intention). Plus you have the benefit of a whole range of equipment and expertise.

I know this hasn't answered your question but I have bought this kind of gym equipment in the past and found it to be sub-standard and generally a waste of money. It is surprisingly hard to get motivated in your own home.
 
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.Cask

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Why would anyone want to buy a tread mill :viking:
 
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old.Jestra

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....because i never leave the house.... :p

Thanks leggy nice bit of information there. Thanks clowneh too i guess hehe
 
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xane

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Get a rowing machine, preferably one that has one of those big fans to act as resistance, they are fantastic, got one myself and they give a complete body workout; legs, arms, torso.

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TedTheDog

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Yeah, rowing machines are the best home exercise machines you can get. They do about 90% of the muscles but really are completely exhausting. They also give less impact than a running machine (obviously). I had to give up using the treadmill at the gym as my knees started complaining (you know, letters to their MP, that sort of thing). The rowing machine is excellent and its also the only cardio-vascular exercise machine that also does an element of weights too.
The rowing machine I use at the gym is the concept2 indoor rower but I couldnt see prices on the site and I bet they're damned expensive.

Ah, found it. Er, £939... :eek:
here
 
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Custy

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There isn't really any need to buy a treadmill in your own home, for starters you can get a gym member ship for fairly cheap which will have more and better equipment.

If you really want to have some form of excersize equipment in your house follow the advice above and get a rowing machine. The best indoor rowers are Concept 2 indoor rowers ( http://www.concept2.com/Default.asp?bhcp=1 ) They cost about £1000 but you should find them at most gyms.

Rowers will burn off a hell of a lot of pounds and will build you up like nothing (you seen the size of Mathew Pinsents sholders?). They also excersize every major muscle group in the body.

I do a lot of rowing on the C2 indoor rowers at the local gym. Trying to do a 2000m Row in under 7 mins is probably one of the most horribly painful and miserable experiences i have ever had :/, but they get you fit like no other.

I reccomend rowers to everyone, but you have to be careful cuz if you don't get the technique right you will bugger your back, conversly, if you do have a lot of back pain and you row using a good technique it will strengthen it and shouldn't give you any trouble after a few months of rowing.
 
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Testin da Cable

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you lot are soooo forgetting the real benefit you get from a gym :p
 
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Testin da Cable

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two words: thai bo girls



like....duh!
 
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leggy

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Originally posted by Custy

Rowers will burn off a hell of a lot of pounds and will build you up like nothing (you seen the size of Mathew Pinsents sholders?).
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Pinsent more than likely is a heavy weight trainer. Trust me, you do not get a build like that purely from rowing.

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On topic:

Jestra, I seriously recommend you consider an activity where you have to leave your house. It may be hard at first if you're used to being a bit reclusive (liek eh used to beh) but in the last 2 years i can safely say my confidence and fitness have rocketed.

The combination of resistance weight training and cardio excercise provide a massive advantage over an indoor rower. Plus the your confidence levels will increase as you will get used to the "being watched" feeling that is inevitable in a gym.
This is when you eventually realise that no one actually cares :).

Despite what Ted says, a cross trainer provides a better (complete) body workout combining both cardio and resistance elements.

All in all I feel a gym membership is the way to go. It is a bigger motivator and there aren't any distractions like a kettle and a pc :)

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plus if you get bored with one routine, you can easily change to a completely different exercise regime. More variation = less boredom and the likelyhood of giving in and getting fat again.
 
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Gumbo

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Yep, Concept 2 is the only way to go, apart from joining a gym of course. Find a way to afford one, and bear in mind that they still fetch a lot second hand, so even if you don't get on with it, you'll get most of your money back anyway.

Take a good look round the concept2 site and you'll get a good idea of training plans and what the rower is capable of, we could even have a BW rowing championship :clap:

You don't have to go for that 2000 metres test either, though I bet you will if you get one, but beware, that last 400 metres is an absolute killer...
 
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hoggsboss

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i have to agree with everything leggy said, training at home sounds like a great idea to begin with but you soon find that with so many distractions your cardio machine of choice will become a clothes horse.

when i finally made the decision to lose weight (had reached 20st and got back down to 13st) i started off by going out for a walk every evening before dinner, once i felt confident enough i joined the local sports center gym doing just 5 mins each on various cardio machines and 2-3 sets of various weight machines.

you would be surprised at how quick the weight starts to come off and when it does you'll find yourself wanting to go back to the gym even more.
 
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leggy

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Please tell me i didn't say something sensible :/

I don't know if i'll be able to forgive myself.

:(
 
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old.Jestra

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Thanks for all the information.. Went out earlier to my local gym and am gonna sign up on Friday..They said there will be an induction too, and am going with a friend so hopefully wont feel too intimidated hehe.

Looks quite nice in there, saw mostly older people so hopefully wont be too much of a "poser" gym that i always here about.


Thanks again
 
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leggy

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It's a horrible feeling when you think everyone is watching you but trust me, it does eventually subside.


Depending on what you want to achieve they should give you an appropriate programme.

If it primarily to lose weight they should give you a combination of resitance training (different muscle group each day) and cardio. The cardio should always come after the weight training (within the same session) as there is more glycogen in your bloodstream to help burn the excess fat. And if possible try to go at least 3 times a week with no more than 2 days between sessions.

In no time you'll notice a massive difference.
 
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