A home treadmill or a professional treadmill for the gym is the best way to avoid the street crowd, insane dogs, and of course, this is a perfect way to save your time. People who are addictive to the morning runs and do not want to depend on a bad weather, and people who have a rehabilitation course especially need the treadmill.
A comfort and safety of the run depends on a buffer system of the deck, and its size. A human foot impacts the deck on the one side, and the base of the track – on the other side, therefore it should be slippery while in operation. Special silicone greases are used, or the base is coated with the slippery nonerasable composition. The treadmills are divided into two basic types:
Mechanical or Magnetic treadmills
The deck is moved with the help of a sportsman and the load is changed with the help of the magnet field affecting the fly wheel. This type of the treadmills is, as a rule, counted on the minimal loads, and does not have the buffer system which is very important during the problems with the joints in a user.
Electrical Treadmills
The deck is activated with the help of the electric motor. The higher the grade of the deck is, the more powerful the motor is. The maximal load and a duration (intensity) of the trainings directly depends on a motor power.
A load during the training on the treadmill depends on a speed of the deck motion and an inclination of the running surface. An adjustment of the speed is provided only in treadmills with the motor. As to the magnetic treadmills, a user regulates the speed by own legs. A change of the inclination of the running surface is required for the full imitation of a run on a rough country, and usually varies from 0 to 12°, and more expensive models have a capability of the deck lift up to 20°. The inclination is changed by two methods:
- A mechanical change with the help of the changed position of the bearing rollers;
- An electrical change with the help of a computer signal to the motor.
A capability of the programming of the electrical treadmills will change a speed and the inclination depending on a mode. There are many options of the mode: rehabilitation program, tonus support, fat burning, aerobic, high-speed, and others. The mode may be also manually adjusted.
The sizes of the deck are very important. The bigger (longer and wider) the deck is, the most convenient it is. All electrical treadmills are provided with a special harness system. Every home or professional treadmill should have a security key. One end of the rope is safely attached to the belt of a runner, and the second one is attached to a key. The treadmill is turned off in case of falling. The folding models of the treadmills are very convenient in storage in small rooms.
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