Whats the best type of treadmill?

[hacw]

Thinking of buying a tread mill as my bf said he would start running if we had one. I never knew there was so may diff types, magnetic, manual, ect id look at spending £150-£200 max dosnt matter being second hand, just somthing half decent if thats possiable for that type of money

[Gazter Graduate]

Some of the cheap ones have low upper speed limits, that might not be a problem Check out the argos website, there are loads of reviews from users of different ones, these can often help in deciding what will be best for you.

[Nickyrunning Graduate]

For your budget, I would not get a new one as you will end up with a machine that frustrates you no end. I'd consider eBay, there are a lot of machines out there that have hardly been used and end up as clothes horses in peoples bedrooms. I bought a Reebok iRun machine, which is one of the most compact, but sturdy machines that you can buy. It was £500-£600 new, but I picked up up almost brand new for £200. There are some bargains out there. Consider your space though, as these machines take up a lot of room and even the most compact on the market is huge. I'd steer cleer of manual / magnetic, you might was well go outside. For people who are restricted (i.e. my husband works nights and I have a little boy and therefore can't leave him at home on his own) a treadmill is a fantastic addition and C25K can happily be acheived on one.

[runsusyrun Graduate]

I have one from Maxima Fitness from amazon - bit more than your budget but really happy with it. I spent ages reading reviews on amazon. You definely need to go for a motorized one and watch out for the maximum speed limit as some are just good for speed walking rather than running.