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Category Archives: Walking Treadmills

The Benefits of Treadmill Programs

Friday, July 18, 2008

I use to manually control the speed and incline of my treadmill.  I guess it was a control thing.  I work for myself and I don’t like people telling me what to do.  Except of course my wife (In case you are reading this Dear!).  Therefore, I had issues with the programs on my treadmill.  [...]

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Walking vs. Running Treadmills

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Most budget treadmills (sub $1,000 price) are not equipped to handle the rigors of running or jogging.   Both activities are abusive to treadmills.  When you run, the impact is equivalent to approximately 2.5x your body weight.  Consider the constant pounding that a treadmill must absorb? 
In addition, the treadmill is running at a considerable faster speed in comparison to [...]

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