Treadmills are also sometimes known as running machine. Treadmills are a piece of sports and health equipment. A treadmill allows you to go running without having to leave your room. A treadmill is normally a big conveyor belt which is driven by an electric motor hence you can run ‘on the spot’.

Treadmills have benefits such as
- you are able to control the speed you are running at
- you can easily see what speed you are running at
- most treadmills will allow you to adjust the gradient of the treadmill so you can pretend to run up hills
- most treadmills will show you approxmiately how many calories you have burned off
- treadmills tend to offer more shock absorbsion than pavements and concrete so can be better for the joints

However, there are downsides to using a treadmill.
- treadmills can be incredibly boring to use
- treadmills are usually quite expensive
- treadmills can cause injuries if they are mis-used.

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