Initial response, not only from patient, is often disbelief..."There must be a mistake! The test results must be wrong!", followed by questions on cures, care and 'anything that you can do for me' issues. Shock sets in.

Naturally patient will be afraid and unsure about his future. Though they may not show these reactions outwardly, they almost certainly will be thinking about them. Don't assume that just because they appear 'brave' on outside that they are 'taking it well'.

Some patients will find it easier to talk with family and friends about their future than others do. Doing this may help patient themselves come to terms with diagnosis. Conversely, there are those that find it difficult to talk about it to anyone. It that is case then let them be. The patient has right to be firm on issue, in short term anyway.

It’s not just because treadmills are expensive that people are looking to buy some form of second hand, used or refurbished treadmill. It can also be because there is a huge range of treadmills on market. With a huge range of features.

The aspiring treadmill user is often aware that it is better to start at lower end of treadmill market and spend some time getting feel for exercising on a treadmill.

Although treadmills are some of most popular items of fitness equipment in US, they don’t appeal to everyone. Some people can find that they use a treadmill for a while and decide that they prefer some other form of exercise. Sometimes it not another piece of indoor exercise equipment, it’s just that they prefer to exercise outdoors.

So many people will spend a more limited amount of money on a lower end machine and wait until they are happy to upgrade. Others will buy a refurbished treadmill at a much lower price and get a better machine than they would get buying new at cheapest end of market.

Not only that, once you have spent some time using a treadmill you will get some feel for types of features you require in a treadmill. There’s no point in rushing out and buying most expensive, top of range model just to find that you don’t use most of features.

So it makes sense to spend less, get some basic treadmill experience in, and then upgrade to get exact model you want with features you need. So you may not need to buy new for your first treadmill anyway, as you may only have it for a year or two.

That’s where refurbished treadmills come in. There are risks in just going out to look for ordinary used treadmills. You don’t know what you are getting. If motor breaks down day after you buy it then it may become an expensive treadmill.

A refurbished treadmill, although usually more expensive than a similar second hand model, is a safer bet, especially in long term.

So, back to our question, what is a refurbished treadmill?

There is a whole range of “cheaper” treadmills. They can be called refurbished treadmills, factory refurbished treadmills, remanufactured treadmills or just used or second hand treadmills.