Manual Treadmills

In manual treadmills, the action lies with you. There is no power driven movement of the tread belt. As you move forward manually, so moves the tread belt.

So effectively you do all the exercising and work outs and the treadmill just allows you to stand on it and push yourself against the deck.

Manual treadmills have advantage of greater and grueling workout session for you. It is good for lower part of your body as you have to work that extra hard as against the electronic and motorized treadmills, where tread belts move as per the pre programmed logic.

The disadvantage of these treadmills is that since you have to make extra efforts, you may end up straining your joints, hips and knees a bit more than required.

Also you do not have the advantage of variations in your workouts as you can not change the incline without stopping over and starting afresh. This may sound irritating for most of us, who are interested in working out in an interesting way every day.

Perhaps the biggest incentive to go for a manual treadmill is its low cost. These treadmills cater to the lower segment of the market.

Those who are interested in making a modest beginning may opt for manual treadmills. However, if you are a sports enthusiast, fitness freak or deep into exercising, it is a good idea to go for a motorized treadmill instead of a manual one.

Today various models of manual treadmills such as Edge 500 Manual Treadmill, Carl Lewis MT15 Manual Treadmill by Carl and the Phoenix(r) 516 Easy-Up manual treadmill are available in the market and are an economical as well as reliable option.

You may consider buying these treadmills if you do not want to spend a fortune for your work out needs and yet are interested in making a beginning. So consider your requirements carefully when looking for manual treadmills as you may end up saving a few hundred dollars but may get bored with the same routine day in and day out.