Some people love them and others hate them. Whatever your point of view, it is hard to argue that treadmills have their place. I for one, was glad I had one today.

With the rush to get our bedroom and master bathroom painted prior to the Holidays, my days have been very busy this week.  It has been hard to squeeze in my scheduled workouts.  Today was no different.  I worked all day finishing up the painting of the bedroom, and starting on the master bathroom.  Before I knew it, it was dark outside and I still needed to do my fifty minute easy effort run.

I took a quick look outside at 6:30pm, and found that it was very cold and the rain was coming down quite heavily.  It would have been so easy to not workout, but I have a treadmill in the basement.  The thought of running on the treadmill was just enticing enough, that I changed into my run gear and got my run done.

I used to loathe running on a treadmill.  Over the years however, I have learned that treadmills have their place.  They give me an option, when running outside seems tough.  I do run in all kinds of weather, but some days it is hard to get motivated to get out the door. With a treadmill in the basement, I don’t have to get out the door; I just need to go down a nice warm flight of stairs.

Do you have a treadmill?  Do you love it or hate it?