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I want to buy a treadmill with a very high weight capacity. Over 400 pounds. If I have to buy a commercial or gym quality treadmill i will.
Can any of you recommend a good brand?
Physical therapist would say to utilize nature. Fresh air, walk outside. On a track. Utilize all your arm and body muscles. A tread mill is not a negative in creating motion. It limits though the full notion of grade, fresh oxygen , pace variants.
Unless you are housebound or have severe challenges in balance. Then I could see how a tread mill would be of service. Contact your local therapy department at a rehab. They can recommend a brand or resource to acquire a tread mill.
Physical therapist would say to utilize nature. Fresh air, walk outside. On a track. Utilize all your arm and body muscles. A tread mill is not a negative in creating motion. It limits though the full notion of grade, fresh oxygen , pace variants.
Unless you are housebound or have severe challenges in balance. Then I could see how a tread mill would be of service. Contact your local therapy department at a rehab. They can recommend a brand or resource to acquire a tread mill.
Im a long distance runner. I run outside for 7-10 miles at the time. But now we moved and I don't really have any safe areas to run outside unless I want to drive to a park somewhere.
Im not the only one in my household that will be using the treadmill. I am trying to find one that we all can use. Thanks.
I want to buy a treadmill with a very high weight capacity. Over 400 pounds. If I have to buy a commercial or gym quality treadmill i will.
Can any of you recommend a good brand?
Thanks!
When I was running marathons, I shopped for a treadmill. I never settled on one that met my needs. I don't have a specific recommendation but I would recommend a commercial grade treadmill with a maintenance agreement. Here are some articles that review high weight capacity treadmills and talk about issues such as horsepower, weight capacity, and running surface.
If you've ever belonged to a health club, you would notice that their commercial grade treadmills are often not working due to maintenance issues. Make sure you have a plan for how you will get it repaired if, and when it stops working.
When I was running marathons, I shopped for a treadmill. I never settled on one that met my needs. I don't have a specific recommendation but I would recommend a commercial grade treadmill with a maintenance agreement. Here are some articles that review high weight capacity treadmills and talk about issues such as horsepower, weight capacity, and running surface.
If you've ever belonged to a health club, you would notice that their commercial grade treadmills are often not working due to maintenance issues. Make sure you have a plan for how you will get it repaired if, and when it stops working.
Thank you! This is very helpful.
I have been doing a lot of research and I found a in home treadmill Sole F85. It has gotten good reviews on various sites. It is supposedly very sturdy. I hate it when a treadmill shakes when running on it.
Thank you! This is very helpful.
I have been doing a lot of research and I found a in home treadmill Sole F85. It has gotten good reviews on various sites. It is supposedly very sturdy. I hate it when a treadmill shakes when running on it.
Let's go to specifics. I've had a couple pieces of equipment in my Man Cave past ten years. Both are used and/or rebuilt commercial grade.
I didn't want to spend full price on commercial grade, that doesn't seem too clever. New does mean latest tech, support, etc. Depends on budget. Spending six grand on equipment isn't too hard to do that way, I've seen advanced treadmills go for ten grand and up with full electronics, monitoring, etc. Were I a competitive athlete, wouldn't hesitate a second.
My favorites:
Precor is miles down the street from me, HQ and factory. Can't go wrong there. And you'll pay for it, see previous. They used to be the gold standard.
LifeCycle (now Lifefitness) served me well too: commercial-grade elliptical. A guy on Craigslist bought out a failed health club and sold off used stuff piecemeal. I had it removed same way it came in via multiple guys and dollies after eight years of solid service.
Today I have a True treadmill. 350 lb weight limit. Heavy-duty but mine is pro-sumer level, not commercial. I could probably tap into it for an absolute mileage to date, but suffice to say I love to run (fast walk always an option too of course). Seattle has 6 mon or more per year where outdoor running's tough...so treadmill suffices for winter and spring. My True sits from about June - start of October. In '23 I'll probably have preventative maintenance done in-home. Used it was $2K, new about $3.5K. As another person mentioned maintenance is part of ongoing operating costs.
Heavy duty anything will take strong men to install. My True is 300 lbs and installation cost a few hundred bucks. If spending on something nice 1) ensure it's worth it and 2) have a permanent home with whatever distractions desired and 3) hire others to install unless you like back injuries.
If Sole does the trick, great. Seems to be foldable too which is cool. My True has a tablet holder so I'm not bound to the unit's technology. I run my tablet to speakers and/or BT headphones. A screen or subscription that integrates with the treadmill, changing intensity (pace, incline) is quite clever and such devices exist. See: the aforementioned $6K-plus for commercial grade. One day they'll have built in VR too but guessing that's 10 years away since VR adoption isn't going well as they'd hoped (friend of mine works at Oculus VR).
Let's go to specifics. I've had a couple pieces of equipment in my Man Cave past ten years. Both are used and/or rebuilt commercial grade.
I didn't want to spend full price on commercial grade, that doesn't seem too clever. New does mean latest tech, support, etc. Depends on budget. Spending six grand on equipment isn't too hard to do that way, I've seen advanced treadmills go for ten grand and up with full electronics, monitoring, etc. Were I a competitive athlete, wouldn't hesitate a second.
My favorites:
Precor is miles down the street from me, HQ and factory. Can't go wrong there. And you'll pay for it, see previous. They used to be the gold standard.
LifeCycle (now Lifefitness) served me well too: commercial-grade elliptical. A guy on Craigslist bought out a failed health club and sold off used stuff piecemeal. I had it removed same way it came in via multiple guys and dollies after eight years of solid service.
Today I have a True treadmill. 350 lb weight limit. Heavy-duty but mine is pro-sumer level, not commercial. I could probably tap into it for an absolute mileage to date, but suffice to say I love to run (fast walk always an option too of course). Seattle has 6 mon or more per year where outdoor running's tough...so treadmill suffices for winter and spring. My True sits from about June - start of October. In '23 I'll probably have preventative maintenance done in-home. Used it was $2K, new about $3.5K. As another person mentioned maintenance is part of ongoing operating costs.
Heavy duty anything will take strong men to install. My True is 300 lbs and installation cost a few hundred bucks. If spending on something nice 1) ensure it's worth it and 2) have a permanent home with whatever distractions desired and 3) hire others to install unless you like back injuries.
If Sole does the trick, great. Seems to be foldable too which is cool. My True has a tablet holder so I'm not bound to the unit's technology. I run my tablet to speakers and/or BT headphones. A screen or subscription that integrates with the treadmill, changing intensity (pace, incline) is quite clever and such devices exist. See: the aforementioned $6K-plus for commercial grade. One day they'll have built in VR too but guessing that's 10 years away since VR adoption isn't going well as they'd hoped (friend of mine works at Oculus VR).
Great post! I think with any type of exercise equipment, used is the way to go. I would shop Craigslist until I found something. Getting it to your house will be the problem. I'm curious how much you have spent on maintenance annually and whether you have a maintenance agreement? In your experience, has horsepower been an issue?
Great post! I think with any type of exercise equipment, used is the way to go. I would shop Craigslist until I found something. Getting it to your house will be the problem. I'm curious how much you have spent on maintenance annually and whether you have a maintenance agreement? In your experience, has horsepower been an issue?
I bought the Sole F85. It was 2000 dollars from Dicks. 400 pound weight limit, 4HP motor. According the reviews from various sites its very very sturdy and heavy. 300 pounds. The speaker and fan had some issues but Im not too concerned about that since I never use the entertainment feature on the treadmill. I'm paying for installation and it cost me 200 dollars.
2 years labor and
5 years part
Motor/Frame lifetime
I want to buy a treadmill with a very high weight capacity. Over 400 pounds. If I have to buy a commercial or gym quality treadmill i will.
Can any of you recommend a good brand?
Thanks!
Go with anything made by Precor or Life Fitness. Dont even bother with any other brands. These are the very best you can get based on build qualify, weight limit, durability and warranty. Seriously, I've been down this route with lots of people over the years and you ONLY want to consider Precor or Life Fitness. Take a look at their different models and go with most expensive one you can afford based on your budget.
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