As summer gets ever closer it’s time to get in shape and the ideal way of going about this is to get active and burn some calories. Running is one of the best forms of fat burning exercise- and because it is cardio vascular exercise it improves your heart rate and overall fitness so what’s not to love! The major problem that most people have concerning their get fit for summer campaign is that they feel too self conscious to go into a gym, if this is the case then the best answer is some home gym equipment, in particular the treadmill.

Treadmills are a piece of equipment that most of us are familiar with, many of us will have used one at one point in our lives and feel happy doing so. Feeling at ease with the equipment is step one in giving you the confidence to change your lifestyle and improve your health and fitness.

Room to Exercise

The folding treadmill is the godsend for those who don’t have enough room in their homes for a permanent home gym. You don’t have to concede on quality if you opt for this type of treadmill take for instance the Horizon Folding Treadmill range which offers fantastic treadmills like the horizon fitness T931 treadmill that is compact and can be easily stored away. You can vary the incline depending on how strenuous you would like your workout to be, it also has 4 different programme settings from weight loss to rolling so you can pick the right workout for you. You can also check your heart rate to see how your fitness is improving with sensors in the hand grip. The best part is that you can do all of this in the complete comfort of your own home whilst watching the television or even reading a book!

Reebok have also produced a fantastic selection of folding treadmills for the beginner runner the ideal starter treadmill is the Reebok iRun, it has 2 incline settings to vary the difficulty of your workout and 5 preset programmes that give you a choice of different workouts already created for you to use. This treadmill also tells you how many calories you are burning so you can actually use exercising on the treadmill as part of a calorie controlled diet. What makes this an excellent first treadmill is that it is easily stored and is lightweight enough for you to comfortably move yourself.

So you can exercise in the privacy of your own home in the knowledge that you can achieve your workout goals without being watched and will therefore drive yourself that little bit harder.