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Proper Treadmill Size

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Dale Bye

Determining the right treadmill size depends primarily on two things: your size and how you intend to use the machine. The belt and the motor are the most crucial components to correctly size, but other elements with proper sizing can increase your machine's efficiency.

Dale Bye has spent more than 40 years in journalism, including 25 supervising reporters and editors at metropolitan newspapers and eight years as senior managing editor at a national sports magazine. He directed five newspaper-sponsored personal finance fairs. His fields of expertise include business and personal finance, sports, fitness and theater. Bye holds a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Missouri.