Sometimes is it is easy to think up an excuse not to exercise. Walking is a simple sport not requiring much equipment. A good pair of walking shoes for safety and a walking style pedometer for incentive comprise the basic suggested equipment. But what if it is too hot, or raining? You can overcome this by having your own treadmill in your home or using one at the gym. Treadmill walking is a convenient and effective alternative to walking outdoors.

There are many styles of treadmills to choose from and a range of prices. It is easy to comparison shop and buy online. There are space-saving treadmills that easily fold up for storage. You can use your pedometer as a step counter, calorie counter or to calculate the distance you walked on your treadmill. Some treadmills come with a manual, digital or electronic pedometer. An important feature of the pedometer for those committed to exercise would be that is was also a heart rate monitor.