Today's Top Tips For Buying A Treadmill

Before you even begin to consider which treadmill is ideal, you should take a good look at yourself. Tips for buying a treadmill usually focus on the capabilities, features, type of use, and, of course, the cost of a treadmill, but all of that depends on you.

Research is tremendously important, and recommendations like a Consumer Reports treadmill Best Buy are helpful, but knowing your own capabilities, the type of workouts and fitness goals that suit you, and your own budget is essential. But a Best Buy is not necessarily a best buy for everyone.

Goal-Oriented Or Humble Ambitions?--Doesn't Matter

Those designations mean that Consumer Reports and other reviewers find certain treadmills in each price class successfully combine quality and features at the best price. It doesn't mean they're necessarily the best buy for you. Your rule, among the best tips you can give yourself, is to buy the best quality treadmill you'll use. . . and use and use.

Here's one of the most common tips for buying treadmills: if you're a runner, don't look at anything under about $1200. You need a stable machine with a durable, highly-cushioned deck, and a running surface long enough and wide enough to accommodate your stride.

When buying a treadmill, look for a motor to be sufficiently powerful to handle higher speeds, speed changes, heavier weights and pounding forces. And you'll likely want or need the more complex programming found in better treadmills that disciplines and varies your workouts.

If you're buying a treadmill that will be used by several users, look for a club-grade machine or remanufactured treadmills which are mostly former club models. Many have cooled motors for more continuous use.

More tips for buying treadmills can be found at Consumer Reports, Runners' World, TreadmillDoctor.com, and other online sites.

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Most people have no trouble with their vision correction surgery. Less than 1% of people who have this type of surgery done actually experience any side effects. It is done on an outpatient basis and most people can return to work and to their usual activities the day after surgery. As with any surgery, there is always the risk of side effects. One of the possible Lasik complications is having chronic dry eyes after Lasik surgery. This is the most common complaint of patients who have had eye surgery. The reason for this is that vision correction surgery reduces the amount of lubrication that a patient's eyes normally receive.

Dry eye problems can run the spectrum from less serious to more serious. A patient can experience itching, redness, and even pain after vision correction surgery. For some the problem is minor and can be solved with artificial teardrops or other types of drops or topical treatments for the eyes. Other people find that taking flax seed oil caplets helps, and that using a humidifier in their home also relieves that dry, scratchy feeling. For many patients, their eyes return to their normal or near normal lubrication levels in the weeks and months following their eye surgery.

If the dry eye problem is more serious, a tiny plug can be inserted that prevents tears from going to the nose and therefore allows for more lubrication in the eye. This plug can be removed in the future if the dry eye problem is resolved.

The best way to avoid any Lasik complications or side effects is to choose your ophthalmologist wisely. Make sure that they have the proper credentials and have done a large number of successful vision correction surgeries. Do not be swayed by discount offers on Lasik that seem too good to be true. You should always have a consultation with your surgeon prior to having any kind of surgery. A good surgeon will be able to tell you if you are a good candidate for this type of surgery, and will let you know if you would not benefit from Lasik. An experienced ophthalmologist will also be able to help you if you do experience dry eyes after Lasik surgery, they will be able to help you deal with the problem and lessen your discomfort until the problem is resolved. To get quality vision correction surgery, you need to be willing to pay a competitive price for it and do your homework when choosing a doctor.

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Before I go into the types and causes of arthritis I'm just going to throw some facts at you. All of this can be gotten at the official web site if you look hard enough for it.

1. In 1985 about 35 million people were diagnosed with arthritis. Twenty years later the number is up to over 65 million.

2. Arthritis is the most common disability of Americans over the age of 15. Yes, young people can get arthritis.

3. Only heart disease is a greater cause of work disability.

4. The cost for treating arthritis in the US alone is over 86 billion dollars each year.

5. Over 300,000 children have arthritis.

6. Half the people who have arthritis think there is nothing that can be done for the condition.

7. There are actually over 100 different diseases associated with arthritis.

8. Woman are more affected than men. The current numbers are 26 million women and 16 million men with doctor diagnosed arthritis.

How many of us knew all this? I certainly didn't until doing some research. Oh I knew about the poor lady in my church who's about to go in for knee replacement surgery and lives on pain killers. But I had no idea this disease was this common.

So what IS arthritis?

A book can be written on the various forms of arthritis but the most common MYTH of what arthritis is, aches and pains associated with getting older, needs to be dispelled with quickly if people are going to understand the disease. As I stated earlier, arthritis has nothing to do with age as many children get it. Yes, it is more prevalent in older people but it is not restricted to the elderly. Arthritis is a disease of the skeletal system, mostly the joints which is where two or more bones meet. Joint problems include pain, stiffness, inflammation, and damage to the joint cartilage, which is the tough, smooth tissue that covers the ends of the bones so that they can glide against each other. It is the deterioration of this tissue that causes the pain because what happens is you get bone rubbing against bone. The pain can become so bad that it can interfere with everyday activities such as walking or even trying to stand up from a chair.

However this is only one form of arthritis and only part of the problem. Some forms of arthritis, called Rheumatoid arthritis effects the body's immune system and can ultimately end up damaging the heart, lungs, kidneys, blood vessels and skin.

This is the most serious form of arthritis.

In my next article I am going to cover various treatments for arthritis and their side effects.

by Michael Russell