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So im thinking off getting a treadmill or something at home. I want to lose some weight + get a bit fitter.

I'm a member of a gym but can never be bothered / motiviated to go, atleast not recently :p

Is a treadmill a good piece of equipment to have at home? is an exercise bike a better idea?

Im probably looking at buying one from argos (dont think its a competitor in this respect). are the cheaper ones fine or is there a certain amount i should spend?

No real budget but i guess under £200 for one piece of equipment.
 
You have roads outside, and a gym pass as well.

Stop being lazy, if you want to get fit then do it. If you don't, then sit on your ass and vegetate and don't waste money on a treadmill.
 
Treadmills for £200 or under will not be that good imo

If you are too lazy to go to the gym and use the equipment you're already paying for then I think a home treadmill will be a waste of money as I foresee it never getting used

Use the money to get a decent pair of running shoes and do some real jogging outside in the fresh air :)
 
JBuk said:
If you are too lazy to go to the gym and use the equipment you're already paying for then I think a home treadmill will be a waste of money as I foresee it never getting used
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^ this

Just find out the time when the gym has some eye candy in there, you will go ;)
 
My mum approuched me with the idea of getting a treadmill... I said no way, to get a really quality one you need to spend big. Needless to say she went and got a Reebok I-Fit or something from JJB. Only goes up to 8 mph and is rated at 100kg user. I weigh 90kg yet i still fear for my life whenever I use it since the tread sticks and i almost go flying forward.
If you want to run, go outside, want to do some in house cardio, get a rowing machine.
 
I think you need to spend at least £300 for a decent treadmill. I did and I used it about 4 or 5 hours a week for a month before it packed in (belt snapped), I think the trick is to point it at a TV :D I went from 13.5st to 12.5st in that month so I was very pleased with it. Saying that I think I'll go for one of those Cross Trainers to replace it.
 
Chong Warrior said:
Biggest waste of money ever, you won't go on it, especially the cheapo's for home use.
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i dont normally agree with spurs supporters :D but he is spot on, i myself have tried the lower priced scale of home fitness equipment, and only got used a handful of times, not so much because of motivation, but the quality of the gear was so bad i couldnt bring myself round to using it, sold it within a couple of weeks on ebay.

my suggestion (as monkeyspank aswell), is to buy yourself a bike and get yourself out for a few hours.

i avoid all home training stuff completely now, otherwise i get distracted (changing music, watching tv etc). if your out and about, distractions are hardly none, just get some tunes buzzing through your lugs and you'l be fine :D
 
i use my threadmill 3 times a week, takes a lot more space than you think. i have it in the back reception. its an eyesore tbh.

my mrs uses it 3-4 times a week. the model i bought from argos is not available, but cost me about 400.00 at the time. i stil use my work gym for free weights, the work gym only cost me 30.00 a year.

not tried running outside, if i do. i will deff get ris of the eyesore.
 
Vicious said:
So im thinking off getting a treadmill or something at home. I want to lose some weight + get a bit fitter.

I'm a member of a gym but can never be bothered / motiviated to go, atleast not recently :p

Is a treadmill a good piece of equipment to have at home? is an exercise bike a better idea?

Im probably looking at buying one from argos (dont think its a competitor in this respect). are the cheaper ones fine or is there a certain amount i should spend?

No real budget but i guess under £200 for one piece of equipment.
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Buy some decent trainers for £60-£80, and maybe some shorts, t-shirt. Go for a walk, then progress to walking and running, then to running.

If you cant be bothered to do that that imo dont be bothered to buy a useless piece of equipment like a treadmill or static bike.

You are a member of a gym but cant be bothered to go, so instead you are going to buy a piece of £200 crap from Argos thats likely to fall apart after 2 minutes?

Vicious said:
Have a bike already, but thanks for the advice people.
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Then you obviously realise the significant benefits of actually going outside, and realise that indoor equipment are for lazy people who really just want to sit on thier arse watching Jeremy Kyle all day.
 
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ic1male said:
Someone mentioned a rowing machine - can you buy a reasonable one for home use for £200-£300?
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I have the York R700, paid £225 for it at the beginning of the year, but you might have to shop around a bit.

The computers on them can be a bit fiddly, but mine never gave me any hassle. It has 8 resistence levels - and a pretty good range of options on the computer. my only gripe about the computer is that it resets itself after 3 or 4 minutes of idle time, so don't answer the phone without checking your distances!!
 
I'd like to get a rowing machine for some early morning cardio, but the best ones (concept 2) are > £1000, anyone have experience of £300 models?
 
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