How important is to check horsepower(H.P) while buying motorized treadmill for my fitness?

Question by Liana: How important is to check horsepower(H.P) while buying motorized treadmill for my fitness?
I am looking for new motorized treadmill but am confused with variety of treadmills with H.P ranging from 1.25HP to 3 HP.So please guide me the role of HP in treadmill?


Best answer:

Answer by Betty B
HP (horsepower) would vary by countries and brands.
It’s a unit of measurement of power.
One HP for an engine is around 750 watts, give or take.

The higher the HP (in the same brand/country) the more powerful the engine, but if you’re using a treadmill at home, make sure you get an electrical engineer to give you enough juice so you don’t blow out your fuses (that sounds porno, doesn’t it?).

Obviously a commercial gym with a row of tens of thousands of dollars good quality treadmills would have the electrical outlets to handle those. Personally, I do not use treadmills (I walk/jog outside) but if I would, I would use the sturdy ones at a gym.

My hair dryer is the best and has a 125V AC 60Hz 1875W but I cannot plug it in in my bathroom without blowing out a fuse. My bathroom outlet can only handle my electric toothbrush and my Waterpik. And I have to unplug both when using my classic Epilady.

I still use my hair dryer in my bathroom but I plug it into an extension cord that connects to an outlet in my bedroom, provided that nothing else is plugged in that outlet. Where I live, the wattage in the bathroom is lower to avoid electrocution (because of water environment), so you blow a fuse instead of dying.

Apart from your electrical challenge and making sure that your electrical outlets can handle your treadmill, a motorized treadmill might get boring pretty fast.
You’re not even moving forward on a motorized treadmill, more like keeping up with the running surface (very similar to a mouse in a wheel). Unlike a non-weight bearing stationary bike (you’re sitting) where you can zone out and watch a movie, you cannot zone out on a treadmill as you’re standing (see YouTube videos to watch falls that are supposed to be hilarious, but really are painful to watch if you have compassion or empathy).


Edit:
I have a vacuum cleaner with a very long extension cord (it’s a Dyson) but still I have to use an extension cord to plug it in outside the room I'm vacuuming so I don't blow a fuse (like in the foyer) of rooms with too many stuff plugged in, like in the den with the TV, the printer, the computer, some lamps...or the kitchen with the microwave oven, the toaster, the FoodSaver, the can opener and whatever I’m using to cook (an electric grill or slow cooker or pressure cooker...).

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