Treadmills do more than help lose weight

There are additional benefits to a treadmill besides helping you lose weight, staying fit and protecting you from age related diseases like diabetes, heart disease and loss of bone density. Here are three more things you might not have considered.

Using a treadmill can help with depression

A duke university study discovered that even short eight minute sessions on a treadmill can help to temporarily reduce symptoms of depression. It was already known that sustained regular exercise helps to alleviate depression over the long term, but now there are known immediate effects.

Using a treadmill can help with sleeping problems

It has always been assumed that vigorous exercise during the day will improve sleep at night, but a stanford university school of medicine study now supports that theory. They used 43 adult volunteers that had sedentary lifestyles and complaints about sleeping. Half the group exercised for 30 to 40 minutes, four times a week while the other half made no changes. The half that exercised cut the amount of time it took them to fall asleep in half and reported improved overall sleeping. The journal of the american medical association article also noted that people who performed regular aerobic exercise slept almost an hour longer per night.

Why not try setting your fat-burning program for 20 minutes in the morning? Or why not do 15 minutes of incline intervals to keep your metabolism elevated throughout the day? One of the biggest barriers to exercising is the lack of time. By using the tools available with your machine, a treadmill you can pack major cardiovascular benefits into a smaller time frame.

Using a treadmill gives more efficient workouts

The american council on exercise surveyed fitness experts and found that most users have trouble finding the time to exercise and desire  more benefits from the time they do spend exercising. Treadmills use built-in programs, controllable inclines and heart rate monitors to customize workouts to get the most benefit in the shortest time. It is possible to program the treadmill to accomplish what you need to do in a set time session. This removes one of the largest barriers to exercising. You don't have to think about what to do, you just do it.

A treadmill is an excellent investment for your health and well-being. Regular use will give you the desired health benefits and keep you fit and in great shape, from head to toe, inside and out.