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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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Vote in this week's poll: How do you feel about exercise?
Trying to convince someone of the importance of exercise is probably a lot like trying to teach kids the importance of learning things math and English. Some day, they appreciate those things but, until then, they usually think it's a big waste of time.

Exercise is sort of the same way. Until you feel the benefits for yourself, you may understand intellectually why it's important but that does nothing to motivate you to actually do it. I've had clients who claim to hate exercise and I can talk about how great it is until I'm blue in the face, but no one likes a blue-faced trainer who talks too much.

The truth is, you have to exercise for awhile before you experience the many, many perks - More energy, better sleep, a sense of self-satisfaction and, of course, losing weight. Many people give up before get to that point. Maybe it's frustration, maybe it's confusion, maybe they really do hate to exercise - or, it's all of the above.

I'm curious about you? How do you really feel about exercise? Do you have a love/hate affair or perhaps there's no love there at all? Maybe you're on the other side, someone who loves physical movement and couldn't imagine your life without it. Vote in this week's poll and tell us about it.

Vote in this week's poll: How do you feel about exercise? originally appeared on About.com Exercise on Monday, July 26th, 2010 at 05:00:49.

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Stay on Track With Exercise During Crazy Summer Chaos
One of the most common things I hear from my clients during the summer goes something like this: "I was on a roll with my workouts but then..." - Insert chaos here. That chaos might be visiting family, traveling, weddings, flooded basements from heavy summer storms or kids being out of school. Whatever it is, it happens often this time of year and it can really throw you off your game.

Staying on track with your workouts often comes down to this: How creative are you and what are you willing to do to keep some form of exercise on the daily schedule? It helps to have a few timesaving workouts on hand and these other ideas might help too:

• Plan Your Workouts - Being prepared and having a plan is your first line of defense against summer chaos. If you have family coming in, plan early morning walks and a few basic strength exercises. If you're traveling, find out if there's a fitness room at your hotel or plan running/walking routes before you leave town. Be prepared with resistance bands, fitness apps or even streaming fitness workouts if you have a laptop and an internet connection.
• Focus on Maintenance - If your mother's in town, now may not be the time for long, complicated workouts. Focus on maintaining a basic level of strength and endurance rather than trying to accomplish major goals that require more time, energy and concentration. When my family visited, I didn't have much time for strength training and stuck with short workouts (such as this Total Body Circuit) or doing a few quick exercises in my bedroom (squats, lunges, pushups, bicycle crunches, triceps dips, and back extensions).
• Find Ways to Stay Active - Take the family sightseeing, for walks around the neighborhood or on nearby trails or parks. Have a weed-pulling party (if you attach the word 'party' to household projects, it sounds like more fun). Look for ways to stay on the move and you'll feel better about missing your normal workouts.
• Enjoy The Change - If you have a chaos-inducing event coming, look at it as an opportunity to take a break from the usual routine. This is your chance to be creative and try something new. We often don't do that unless we're forced to, but you may end up feeling rejuvenated and refreshed by the break.

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