More and more people are turning health conscious these days. They are recognizing the benefits of exercising regularly.

But many a times it is just not possible to join a health club and follow a regular routine of exercise. Factors like gym timing and distance makes the person reluctant to join any such gymnasium or health club. An all purpose treadmill plays a crucial role in commencing your exercising routine at a comfort of home in such situations.

So if you are a health freak and finding it difficult to join a health club because of your busy work life, buying a treadmill is the best bet for you to stay healthy.

Now, buying a treadmill is an expensive proposition which should not be entered into lightly. Getting a treadmill which is cheap, durable and compatible with your body is almost as taxing as figuring your taxes at the end of the year.

There are many ways to narrow down your search for buying a perfect treadmill. The best way to do so is by reading online ratings and reviews given by experts as well as common people on different brands and range of treadmills. You can read the ratings and reviews on the official websites of treadmill manufacturers as well. On most of these sites, the price of the treadmill is also mentioned for your comfort.

But herein comes the most taxing part– finding the machine which is compatible with your body.

Most of the time, this can be done in a commercial gym where you can use some of the machines to find out which is more compatible with your body. If you are buying your first fitness machine you should not go to the one with many features but should go to the one which is more durable in the long run.

The one with quite a lot of features will be more expensive on your wallet and you may not even use all the features. If you can't check out the machines in the gym then walk into a showroom and start testing some of the models there. The testing time for each of the machines should be more than twenty five minutes as anything less will not give you an accurate result.

After testing the machines you will have a definite idea about the machine you are going to buy. This brings us to the money part of the deal. It always helps to check out the maintenance and repair costs that will be incurred in the long term.

Here the guarantee plays an important part. If the company only guarantees the product for 90 days instead of 180 days or a year then chances are that the product will breakdown after 90 days. Along with the guarantee, buying a treadmill also depends largely on your body structure and what kind of exercise you will be doing on it. It is particularly dependent on what injuries you have and how you deal with it. A treadmill that incorporates all this is the right one for you.

After all an informed opinion can help in making the right decision in the long run and will leave you with a happy feeling of not only buying the right stuff but saving some money too.