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The more you want to use it, the more we would recommend that you go for high quality treadmills.

When you understand the basics of a quality treadmill, then it will be easy to find one that is perfect for your home and budget.

Long or short workouts determine the quality of motor you need for your treadmill.

I usually end my treadmill routine with about 15 minutes of quality stretching.

Researches have shown, that during exercising most people forget to breath deeply or they are unable to integrate their breathing pattern with the exercises causing them muscle pain and fatigue after the workout.

Vote in This Week's Poll: What confuses you the most about exercise?
If you don't know what you're doing, exercise can be a confusing prospect. Case in point, I've been getting emails from one confused beginner for years, asking questions about different aspects of training. In all this time, he's been so paralyzed by indecision and so afraid of doing the wrong thing that he hasn't actually started exercising yet.

That's an extreme case, but I've worked with other clients who've been just as confused and ended up doing what, to them, made the most sense. One client wanted to tone her backside and did more than 100 squats every day, something that might have caused injuries and overtraining symptoms over time. Another client's workout involved doing 200 crunches every day to get flat abs, never realizing that he could've been using his energy in a more effective way.

I'm curious about you. What confuses you the most about exercise? Do you struggle to figure out how much to exercise or how to fit everything into your schedule? Maybe you're not sure about the best strength exercises to do or how hard you should be working. Vote in this week's poll and leave a comment telling us about your exercise confusion.

Vote in This Week's Poll: What confuses you the most about exercise? originally appeared on About.com Exercise on Monday, July 19th, 2010 at 05:00:29.

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What's Your Favorite Heart Rate Monitor?
I was at the gym the other day when something disastrous happened. I was in the middle of my workout when I looked down at my heart rate monitor (which I do approximately every 30 or so seconds) and saw weird blinking lights and numbers. I pressed the buttons, swore silently and even tried CPR, (almost falling off the treadmill and, thus, breaking my own rule that you should avoid multi-tasking when on a moving belt), but nothing worked.

My heart rate monitor was officially dead.

Such a loss is hard to comprehend and there will be a mourning period, but it does open the door to new heart rate monitor possibilities, perhaps one with more whiz-bang than my previous one. What 's your recommendation? Do you have a favorite heart rate monitor? Leave a comment or, even better, post a detailed review here and tell us about your favorite heart rate monitor and why you love it.

What's Your Favorite Heart Rate Monitor? originally appeared on About.com Exercise on Tuesday, July 6th, 2010 at 05:00:57.

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What's Your Workout Mantra?
If you've ever had an argument with yourself about whether to workout or not, you know how silly and frustrating it can be. The argument usually starts with something like, "I don't really feel like working out." From there, the negotiations begin with false promises ("I'll just workout later"), outright lies ("I'll workout for 2 hours tomorrow!") or even ridiculous dramatizations ("I'll die if I have to workout today.").

The back and forth can drive you crazy and it may happen for a variety of reasons:

• Doubt - Maybe you're just not sure what you're capable of doing today. If you can't do what you set out to do, should you even bother?
• Fear of Failure - Not working as hard as you want or having to quit early may leave you feeling like you failed, even if you did your best.
• Feeling Funky - While not an official medical term, feeling funky about your workouts, or life in general, can send your workout motivation plummeting.

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