Treadmills Reign in the Fitness Equipment Hire Stakes

SLOUGH, U.K. - Oct. 10, 2013 - PRLog -- Hire Fitness has witnessed exercise trends around the world come and go over the years from toning tables to Hawaii Chairs and toning belts.  But the treadmill remains king as the most popular piece of fitness equipment to hire for home and commercial use.

The founder and Director of Hire Fitness, Paul Healey says:  "The treadmill is our most hired category of equipment and is loved by people of all ages and abilities.  It's a great aerobic exercise that anyone can do and you can simulate walking or running outside by increasing the incline accordingly.  From a safety standpoint, treadmills are the perfect solution for our female clients who'd often rather not pound the streets after work, particularly when the nights draw in around this time of year and the weather deteriorates.  And of course they're a great way to prepare for a marathon or similar event.  A lot of our clients are busy Mums who simply don't have the luxury of being able to go out for a run, so hiring a treadmill to use at home is an excellent alternative."

The treadmill has a chequered past having originally been designed in the 19th century to create and harness power and simultaneously to punish prisoners who'd been sentenced to hard labour.  Latterly from the 1960s onwards, treadmills have been used for exercise purposes in the home - first in a manual form where the user had to pound the belt with their feet to make it work and more recently motor driven where the user sets the speed of the belt and incline, generally according to their fitness level and ability

Today's treadmills offer a sophisticated way of keeping fit and good models include features such as extra long cushioned decks with shock absorbers, belt speeds of up to 18 KPH, built in and user definable fitness programmes, heart rate monitors, motorised inclines and consoles which provide users with detailed feedback following each training session.  In addition, treadmills that fold flat are an excellent space saving choice for home use.

Paul Healey says, "The amount of people choosing to keep fit at home continues to show steady signs of increasing in this economic climate.  Gym memberships can be expensive and with our ever increasingly busy lifestyles, it's not always easy to take time out to go to the gym.  So hiring fitness equipment such as treadmills, even if only for short periods is a trend we continue to see on the increase."

Hire Fitness opened its doors in 2001 with a pilot office in Windsor, specialising in the hire of gym quality fitness equipment to homes and businesses.  Today the Hire Fitness showroom and fitness equipment outlet centre in Slough, Berkshire showcases the company's range of high quality fitness equipment plus there are 15 franchised offices across the UK and Ireland offering clients a dedicated sales team and personal service.  Hire Fitness will soon be seen in Europe, starting first with Germany and later France.

To view the full range of treadmills available to hire from Hire Fitness, go to: www.hirefitness.co.uk