Working out at home is a great way to enjoy fitness and wellbeing benefits and work towards your goals. Whether it’s weight loss, time out, stress management, maintaining healthy joints or improving your mobility, we have you covered.

We often get asked, ‘which treadmill is best for me?, ‘which is the best treadmill for home?’ and ‘how can I get a cheap home treadmill that is still great quality?’

Vitality 4 Life has a complete range of high quality home treadmills or as some may call them ‘running machines’ to suit your needs, each with a 5 year warranty you can trust.

There are 11 home treadmills in our AbodeFit Health range and the great thing is you can choose a basic walking treadmill which is suited for those who simply want a light walk and to get active, all the way up to those who enjoy running and fitness programs.

All treadmills are easy to get going, some being foldable treadmills and portable treadmills too.

We have listed below the key features and benefits for each treadmill so you can decide which one suits your goals and needs the best.

Best treadmill for Weight Loss

Weight loss is the number one goal for a lot of our customers. All of the treadmills will achieve this goal so it is dependent on a few things such as your overall fitness level and ability.

For some, just being able to walk comfortably to get their daily exercise is enough. Our range of walking treadmills that reach speeds from 6km to 8km per hour are ideal. If you require a handrail to feel safe during your work out we would recommend our WS 570, Ws470 or WS770.

For those that want to both walk and run we have treadmills that reach up to 12km per hour. This way your treadmill can help you all the way on your fitness journey from walking to running as you gain greater fitness levels. Our top of the range WS610, WS810 and WS830 are durable, quiet, foldable and have easy to use touch screen controls and safety keys

Instead of just wishing good vibes to a loved one at Christmas how about giving them a Vibroslim vibration machine.

A personal Vibration machine is the perfect way to gift the feel good vibes to people we love. We all know how hard it is to remain active around Christmas and we are really busy too. Choosing a personal fitness machine for your family member or friend as a Christmas gift can help them to stay fit and keep the weight down by jiggling all the way through Christmas.

The good thing about having personal exercise equipment at home is the opportunity to just jump on any time you have a moment. Exercising up to 30 minutes a day has huge health benefits. Taking a few minutes here and there between all the things we need to get done can balance out our holiday food challenges.

Vibration machines are gentle on joints and are a low-impact form of training, meaning VibroSlim machines are suitable for anyone, including Grandma, through to conditioned athletes who are able to adjust the settings and add extensive exercises and accessories to get a more intense workout.

Help your family or friends to jiggle their way to a healthier happier them. Even at Christmas.

The Vitality4Life WalkSlim walking treadmill is a compact, foldable motorised treadmill featuring a built-in calorie counter so you can track your results, an LED touchscreen display and a remote control. 

Has it been a long time since you exercised?

Getting back into exercise is easy with VibroSlim Vibration technology.  De-stress and lose weight starting now.

 

By Guest Blogger: Vanessa Bartlett
Lifestyle Coach, Writer,
Presenter  https://vanessabhealth.com/

 

Today there is no doubt that stress is on the rise. Our bodies and minds are pushed to the limit with busy schedules, family life, work, social activities, running around, not to mention the impact of being online and needing to keep up with our profiles there as well. It's hard getting back into exercise.

Exercise is of course an excellent way to increase our stamina and fitness and help reduce stress for our body and mind. What I often see come up today though, is the impact of different types of exercise on our bodies.

You see, each form of exercise has its own benefits and any exercise is better than none! So certainly getting back into exercise and moving in one way or another, your health depends on it.

 

There are situations though where the higher impact types of movement may not be suitable for you. Let’s say you have had an injury, an illness, a bad knee or hip, or a long break from exercise. Your walking may have even been impaired, so even getting out for this simple activity could be difficult or impossible. These are just some of the factors which could deter you from any getting back into exercise at all, let alone doing fast, high impact jumping and loaded movements.

Easy exercise at home after baby or any break from exercise..

by Guest Blogger - Vanessa Bartlett
Presenter, Author, Instructor
'VanessaB Health & Pilates'

After I had my first baby it was super tricky getting back into exercise. In fact, I couldn’t walk properly for three months, had abdominal separation and back pain.

I wanted to walk, but even going up the driveway was hard for so long!

Not only that, but the time I used to have for exercise was reduced by at least half or more. Realistically, getting in 10 minutes was a huge achievement of just some light bodyweight exercises.

Then it dawned on me.

Why was I worrying about this and stressing about getting out with the baby all the time? I love exercising at home at my own convenience, so I got a Vitality4life WalkSlim Home Treadmill.

Now, as a personal trainer who needed to get back into exercise myself I knew I needed to get my cardio up again to shed a few kilos, get fitter and build up my body again without any heavy loads or impact.

Running was out of the question due to a back injury and weakened pelvic floor, plus I much preferred walking anyway.

As soon as I got this treadmill I loved it.

Why? Because it was simple to set up and use to exercise at home.

Yep, n

Where did Pilates all begin?

 

Joseph Hubertus Pilates was born in Germany in 1883. As a child, Joe suffered many ailments including asthma so he turned to exercise and athletics to help. He studied various exercise routines and was transfixed with the idea of the classical Greek ideal of man with a balanced mind, body and spirit. Hence Pilates was born.

In 1912 Joe went to the U.K working as a defense instructor at Scotland Yard but at the outbreak of World War I he was interned as an “enemy alien”. Rather than wallow he refined his ideas by training other internees by rigging springs to hospital beds to enable patients to exercise against resistance. These contraptions were the innovation behind later equipment designs. 

In 1926 Joe headed to America meeting his wife Clara along the way. When they arrived they opened a studio near the New York ballet. This lead to many dancers and other athletes becoming his clients. Some of those clients then went on to open their own studios throughout the U.S.

Then Hollywood came calling and where the stars go the media follows. The pilates business boomed and entered the fitness mai

If you are anything like me when I hear that I have to exercise only "30 minutes a day' it makes me want to go and lie down. Half an hour can sometimes seem like an eternity especially when you are working out. So if I am going to do it I want to do it right and get the most out of my walking treadmill. I am sure you would too.

These tips may seem obvious to some but they weren't to me so I thought I would share them with other like minded souls. Good luck...

Good walking posture

Apparently, this is really important. No looking down at your phone the whole time and you must let go of the walking treadmill handrails, sorry. If you have to be entertained whilst walking you will have to prop up your device so that you are looking straight ahead otherwise it can lead to back and neck pain. We want to breathe deep down into our bellies as we walk and run and bad posture will hinder that.

When you hang on to the handrails the whole time it reduces the effort you are putting in and therefore the amount of calories you might be trying to lose. Your feet and legs need to be carrying your weight to gain more from your workout.

So, before you hop on the treadmill give yourself a quick check over, roll your shoulders a few times, pull in your tummy a bit and tuck in your bum whilst tilting

One small step with your WalkSlim walking treadmill..

... a giant leap for your health. Even the politicians know this. Ex Prime Minister John Howard wasn't using a walking treadmill fifteen years ago but everyone of a certain age remembers his early morning walks in a funny tracksuit.  He started a national campaign urging Australians to take the time to walk at least 30 minutes a day. This year Malcolm Turnbull helped launch the 'One Million Steps' Campaign. Why is walking so important?

Mr Howard found out that across Australia, 1,400 deaths from heart disease and diabetes could be prevented and a total or $76 million in measurable health care costs could be saved each year if just 10% of Australian adults walked more regularly. So we do need to get walking as even now one person dies every twelve minutes in Australia from heart related diseases.

Then, as now, time is an issue so having your own small walking treadmill at home could be the answer. It's sitting right there waiting for when you have a minute to jump on and do a treadmill walking workout. It's light, it's portable, it's foldable and can fit easily under your bed, in a small room or office stored against the wall or in a cupboard.

Can't walk to work? Walk at work. Research shows that walking boosts creativity by up to 60 percent. Walk whilst watching T.V

Are you looking for the next challenge in your fitness journey, or to add variety to your work-out? The VibroSlim Radial now offers you the latest in vibration machine technology - ‘tri-planar’ vibration.

 

This dual motor machine is the newest style of whole body vibration machine to enter the marketplace as it offers 3 vibration modes in 1 machine. Save money as you have the ability to choose from lineal, oscillating, or tri-planar vibrational movements, as the VibroSlim Radial machine has 2 built-in motors with 3 manual modes and 3 pre-set automatic programs. This unique dual-motor machine offers all different users an effective machine where they can choose their mode, so it is extremely versatile.

The VibroSlim Radial has been called the ultimate vibration machine, as it offers the benefits from all 3 types of vibration movements in one platform. Experience what was once considered impossible - strength training, weight loss, improved balance, increased circulation, muscle relaxation, massage, and functional movement - all in one unit!

 

Understanding the vibration machine platform types

Until now you may not have been aware that there are different types of vibration machines on the market. The machines are categorised by the way the platform moves. There are 3 vibrational platform types including lineal, oscillating, or tri-planar. The VibroSlim Radial is unique in that it offers all 3 types of movements in one machine.

 

Lineal / Vertical movement

With so many vibration machines being advertised on TV, it’s hard to know which machine is the best available, and more importantly - which vibration machine is best for you!

As seen on TV, VibroSlim is the brand backed by Australia's largest TV home shopping channel, TVSN, for over 10 years. Our top machines are of equal quality to various models being sold on other TV channels that are sold for nearly double the price.

All vibration machines offer different specifications. VibroSlim has a wide range of vibration machines, suitable for any user at any level.

Vibration Machines As seen on TV

It’s important when looking at a vibration machine, to take the following into consideration:

1. Types of platform

The VibroSlims are unique in the market, as they offer a variety of types of oscillation. As seen on TV, the VibroSlim Ultra and the VibroSlim Body are oscillating platforms which means they vibrate from side to side like a see-saw. The VibroSlim Radial 3D has the best technology on the market, as it offers 3 types of oscillation in one. Users can opt to use linear (up and down), oscillating (side to side), or 3d movement (both up and down, and side to side in a circular movement). This gives VibroSlim customers the unique ability to choose which type of vibration

Looking to compare vibration machines or not sure which machine will be right for you? Our Vibration Machine Review compares the leading brands of Vibration Machines in Australia and gives you the complete guide to buying the right machine for your needs.

You can jump ahead to the following sections of this article:

Vibration Machine Comparison Table
Technical Specs: Explained
Which Vibration Machine is Right for You?
Top 4 Things to Consider When Buying a Vibration Machine

Machines we compare in this article: VibroDisc, VibroSlim Body, VibroSlim Ultra, VibroSlim Radial 3D, CardioTech Lifeback 2 and the Hypervibe G10 Mini.

Vibration Machine Comparison Table

Do vibration machines help you lose weight?

If you are looking to lose weight, perhaps tone and firm specific areas of the body, or you need a low impact workout in the comfort of your own home Vitality4Life believes you should try one of our vibration machines for weight loss along with other health benefits to feel the difference immediately in your overall well-being even when using only 15 minutes a day.

Do vibration machines burn calories?

That is a great question and much research has actually been conducted on whether vibration machines for weight loss are the way to go. This subject and similar weight loss related topics are discussed on WebMD. When standing on a vibration plate the muscles in the body are basically contracting and relaxing multiple times per second to keep the body stable in a similar way to traditional exercise however in a much more accelerated fashion. In the same way that traditional exercise and strength training builds muscle mass, so too does vibration training through this contraction/relaxation of the muscles. In fact, a vibration plate will use up to 90% of the body's muscles at one time, so is very effective at building full body muscle mass. The weight loss results are primarily achieved through this strengthening of the muscle fibres, and then the subsequent increase in energy required for the muscles which burns more calories and fat, even in a resting state. Muscle burns more energy than fat, so the lower the body fat percentage and higher the muscle mass, the better for calorie burn.

Calories burned per session is dependent on a number of factors including personal weight/height/body composition, but also on the type of exercises being done on the vibration plate during a workout. For obvious reasons, a dynamic