# Do you use your home exercise equipment? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 28, 2003, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-home-exercise-equipment/151473 "2003-01-28T14:20:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-home-exercise-equipment/151473/21 "2003-01-30T23:02:44Z")
My husband got me a cheapo treadmill years ago and it did nothing but collect dust. I felt unsafe actually jogging on it because it was so narrow. 3 years ago for Xmas he got me a kick-ass gym quality one and everyone, including the kids, love it. It has an extra-wide belt, programmable workouts, electronic gizmo that raises and lowers it, and it folds vertically. And since I put it in the family room - a room that is comfortable and nice – I use it more often. I’ll put on a good t.v. show or a DVD and trot away. I agree with everyone who suggested you join a gym and see what you like. You have to enjoy the equipment in order to use it. Oh, and I also second the suggestion to look for used equipment. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-your-home-exercise-equipment/151473.md?page=1)