Treadmill For Sale - Finding Deals On Quality Equipment In Your Area

It seems that the hardest part of physical fitness is the cost of it

. Between membership fees, gas to drive back and forth, childcare for those with children and fashionable gym clothing the costs mount up quickly. Some people just can't get to the gym in time after work for a solid work out either -- these are all factors that make the rising rate of obesity no big surprise. This summer, I decided to start looking for treadmills for sale locally. By locally, I decided to aim for a 100 mile radius, a distance I could easily drive round trip in a day's time.

My first course of action was to take a look at my local classified ads to see if there were any being advertised. For any that were listed with their model number and type, I went online to see if I could find out more about them. Reading consumer reviews and researching possible recalls played a big part in this step, and let me know that the ones I would specifically be looking at were of high quality and were safe -- not to mention the fact that I would directly be able to see the savings between what was for sale online and what was being offered locally.

Unfortunately, all of the treadmills for sale in my area were not of the quality that I had expected for the high prices that the owners were trying to sell them for. I decided to take my search to some garage sales in my area, primarily those held in middle or higher class neighborhoods to increase my chances of finding higher quality treadmills. As luck would have it, a lot of people were thinking the same way I was. Save some money by not going to the gym, keep a hold of what you have. The ones I did come across tended to either be the manual type of treadmill, or far too large for the space I planned on housing it.

I was struck with an idea towards the end of the summer. Gyms tend to have quite a few treadmills, and they get new ones every few years. As gym members expect the best and newest machines so they can better optimize their workouts. My next step was to call some of the gyms within a 100 mile radius to see if any gyms were currently replacing or planning to replace their current equipment, and if so did they have any treadmills for sale. This, as it turned out, was a brilliant idea. Quite a few owners didn't know how to react. Many of the bigger named gyms told me that they return their old equipment to the manufacturer when they replace them. Luckily, some did tell me that in a few months they would be upgrading and that they would sell me one when the time came.

Do some research and arm yourself with knowledge before heading out and attempting to buy treadmills. Before starting to shop, enforce a budget as well as a maximum distance that you are willing to travel.

Check area newspapers and classified publications, as well as garage sale. If you have no luck with these sources, it is time to call a few of your local gyms and see if you will have any luck.

by: Marilyn Jonas.

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