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Before you jump into all the details of which type of treadmills there are in the market and what brand of treadmill is the best, let us first introduce you the history of this innocent piece of equipment.
The fitness treadmill has been around for ages. Some say that the treadmill has even been around since the roman ages. The term Treadmill originated from the word mill where as the term explains, a mill for human or animals to tread in a circular action to perform grinding work.
In the modern day, the treadmill is an exercise machine that is used for fitness purposes. It allows the user to walk or run on the treadmill while adjusting the precise speed to which he or she want to proceed at. A Treadmill machine has a platform to run on and a moving belt that measures the speed at which you are moving by measuring the rate at which the belt is rotating. In the past, treadmills were manual. Manual treadmills move according to the force that one’s leg places on it. These treadmills were cheaper and poorer in quality. Nonetheless it served its purpose. In the age of technology and computers, The manual treadmills are rare and the electric treadmill reigns.
The first private health club came about in the 1800s and subsequently the fitness treadmills made their appearance later. Treadmills then were more commonly used for heart and lung disease tests. It was not till a study proving benefits from aerobics exercises was released that the home treadmill started selling commercially.