how do treadmills affect your body?

It will absolutely tighten your butt and legs. Eventually it will tighten your tummy. It helps if you are able to walk at an incline. I have been using my treadmill for years, just not often enough. lol

Any exercise that you do will burn calories. We are getting a treadmill from my sister. I hope to be able to use it. My husband has said that he will definately use it. Walking is good exercise. If you can't do it outside, why not do it inside with the help of a treadmill.

No I dont but I wish I have one. I take a walk every day and for the days its raining it would be great to have a treadmill. But they are too expensive for me.

I guess i want to know the same question as you, I too am thinking about getting a treadmill because i do like to walk it just isnt always feasible to walk at a steady pace when you have children you have to tag along. But i tell you i cant wait to get one because i sure need it. You can listen to inspirational tapes and if you get one with a rest you could probably even read a book while walking. I hope you get one and you will enjoy it.

For me the treadmill didn't do anything but make my back hurt. Others, I'm sure like them. I belong to the Y here in Illinois and found what really worked for me and fast was playing racketball by myself. Wow, what a difference. It only took a month to tighten up all parts of my body. Swimming will do the same if there's a pool at gym.

hi am a personal trainer. teadmills will work out most of your body but you cant relie on it to do everything like fully tone up. i recomended you go to a gym and get them to do a fitnes test. From that fitness test they would then be able to tell you what exerciser you should be doing for your body as everyone is different what works for me might not work for you. they will et you do do weights and ball work and lots of crdio work but you will lokk great and tone in no time.

I used to have one and I loved it and yes I did loose weight , but now I am older I have arthritis on my knee so it is too much of an impack so i just go for a stroll now xx

I lost weight in my butt and my thighs. I had to do situps to tighten my tummy. But treadmills can be hard on your knees if you use them to much

Treadmills are excellent for losing weight, especially around the stomach area, I was actually told by my gym instructor that running on a treadmill will help you get a trim stomach more than doing sit ups do, it burns the excess fat around your stomach, it also strengthens the legs as well so you end up losing the flab and gaining muscle. For your butt you would need to use other gym equipment as with your upper legs, if you go to the gym then they will give you specially designed exercises to work with the parts you want to deal with. Good luck with your weight loss.

the main purpose of treadmills is for a cardiovascular workout. it increases your heart's ability to pump blood and oxygen to all the muscles of your body so that you can perform tasks and stuff for longer periods of time before getting too tired. your legs and butt will get excercised all right but it is best that you just jump on a treadmill for warm-up purposes, just to get your blood flowing thru your muscles, then do squats and crunches to excercise your targetted areas.

I used to go to the gym 3 times a week at least (I have since moved town and haven't started going here) Any way I used to walk for half an hour every time on the treadmill and then do a few light weights. The walking definately changed my body shape. I am not a big person anyway but needed to tone up legs, butt and stomache. I also found my respiratory system or fitness level increased. because I used to not be able to talk while I walked but by the end I was going quicker and having full conversations while I walked. I would definately recommend it.

Why not go out for a run and get fresh air as well? Oh, maybe you are under 3' of snow! Silly me.

I love treadmills. I get a lot of stress on my knees and feet, but i really find that it helps me! I can burn a lot of calories and fat running on one. Inclines help me work my calf muscles a lot. I only feel my abs when i run for extremely long distances (3+ miles). Last night i ran 3.6 miles, and had to work on an ab lounge to get an ab workout! But the thing I love most about treadmills is the cardio workout i recieve. I really sweat,and my heart loves the exercise. =)