At one time or another, you and I have probably been told to take the stairs instead
of the elevator to get some form of exercise. Yes, taking the stairs is a great way to work your body out and burn calories so you stay fit and keep your weight at its ideal levels.

People also say that walking is a great and easy way to give yourself a daily exercise workout. At sundown or very early in the morning, you would see a lot of people in the neighborhood park taking a walk as a form of exercise.

Now what if there’s an exercise equipment that allows you to do both from the comforts of home?  That’s a great and innovative way to get two of the most recommended exercises in one machine. And there is actual a home exercise equipment that offers you such – it’s called the TreadClimber.

Treadclimbers are a new and innovative concept in cardiovascular exercise. It’s a fantastic way to improve on your heart rate or burn calories so you can lose weight and lose it fast. At the same time, a treadclimber is very effective in working out your core muscle groups such as the legs and the abdominal area with the least impact. So you don’t really need to run or jog to achieve all these.

A great treadclimber model is the Bowflex TC1000 TreadClimber. Treadclimbers combine the concept of a treadmill and an elliptical trainer into one machine, so unlike the traditional treadmill, a treadclimber comes with two treadles instead of one. It is shorter in length since you will be walking instead of running. The innovative design of the Bowflex TC1000 is patterned from the dual motion treadle system which gets the treadles moving up and down with your strides. So you can a cardio workout and muscle training at the same time since it tones up your muscles as you walk. And it actually lets you burn more calories than the standard treadmill will allow you to.

There is also less impact on your joints when you use a treadclimber. Since the treadles on a treadclimber function in an up and down motion just like climbing, there’s lesser impact on your landing. Did you know that when you run, your legs take on the impact of 2 and ½ times your body weight?  So a workout routine on the Bowflex TC1000 TreadClimber causes less stress on your knees and leg joints since the treadles move with your landings to get rid of the impact.

The Bowflex TC1000 is designed for walking and climbing rather than running on jogging. It’s less stressful on the joints but burns up twice as more calories and is a great way to work up endurance or even to lose excess weight.