Treadmills are a great piece of exercise equipment, not only do you get to exercise your legs, your arms also get to work out as well. Treadmills also have speed settings, so you can choose the speed that is right for you. Beginners can start with a small jog. While more experienced runners can move up the speed settings quicker. There are of course disadvantages when owning a treadmill the most notable being price. However all will be uncovered in this article.

The advantages of owning a treadmill or vast in number. For example if you do like to go jogging but find that the weather is not ideal, then all you have to do is simply get on the treadmill and you can jog while the weather gets better or worse. Having this kind of freedom means that no matter what kind of weather you have there is now no reason that you cant do some exercise.

Also if you are a beginner when you purchase your treadmill then you can control the pace. You choose the speed that best suits you and then you can gradually pick up the pace as you start to feel your legs getting stronger. Also when you feel your endurance levels get higher you can keep running for longer, therefore getting more and more healthy as you are running and being able to run for longer periods of time.

Another advantage to owning a treadmill is the fact that you can do mini-workouts during the day. You can take just 20 minutes in the morning, then do the same in the afternoon and then in the evening. This all adds up at the end of the day and can result in a lot of burnt calories as the weeks go by.

However owning a treadmill isnt all that great. There are disadvantages that come with treadmills and here they are.

One disadvantage that does stick out all the time is the cost of a treadmill. Treadmills are not cheap to buy and you could be saving up for quite some time before you purchase one. Then there is the possibility of your new treadmill breaking down. If that does happen and you are out of your warranty then you are looking at a heavy price to get your treadmill fixed.

Another disadvantage is the fact that there is no variety. If you like to keep changing what you are doing in your work out then you will not want a treadmill. There is the option of being able to change the inclines, which can add a bit of variety. But apart from that there isnt really much to keep die-hard trainers going.

Overall a treadmill is an expensive piece of equipment that doesnt give the people using it much variety. If you really want to invest in a treadmill then take the time to get some thorough research on what one is best for you. But if you like variety in your work out then I would not recommend you making a purchase.