At home treadmill?

[pag41989]

Do any of you ladies have a treadmill at home that is dependable? I am looking to invest in one for those rainy/cold days where I don't want to leave my house but still want to get a run in. Since I am just getting it for here and there and not using it all the time I don't want to spend a ton of money on it (less that 500 if possible). I was wondering if any of you have a treadmill at home that you would recommend? I have been researching and reading reviews but they all seem very mixed.

[Brit]

We have two! An Epic View 550 that has been going strong since 2008? and a Sole F80 that is about two years old. The Epic one was more than $500, but less than $1000. I am really happy with it, but my H thinks the deck is a bit too short. He can run on it, but he probably just wanted his own 'mill. FWIW, I am 5'7, he is 6'. The Sole was a lot more expensive, but I don't feel like it is better in any appreciable (to me) way.

Make sure you get one with a heavy duty enough motor for running. Look at the continuous duty ratings, not just the peak duty ratings. Also consider belt length and width. I think we have all run on a janky gym treadmill that was undersized in some way. (Or maybe that is just a result of me joining low budget gyms?)

[sassystace]

I used the treadmilldoctor.com for reviews when I was buying my latest Treadmill. I wanted something dependable but not too expensive. I spent about $1000 on a Proform 995c. I bought it off Amazon with free shipping. I am happy so far. I'm not sure what you can get for less than $500 but Craigslist is also a possibility--I'd just run each model through the treadmilldoctor.com 's reviews to see how it compares, you might get lucky with something used.

[gt7301b]

We ended up spending around $800 for a treadmill a few years ago, we needed one that went up to 12 mph for Mr. GT I'd go to a sporting good store and run on all of them and see what works best for you, even if you decide to get a used one. Some of the more expensive ones felt really flimsy. I think this one is similar to ours:

www.proform.com/fitness/en/ProForm/Treadmills/performance-600-c

[pag41989]

I am 5' 2" and don't ever imagine myself going too fast on a treadmill. Right now I am only doing 5-6 mph at the gym treadmill but I would like to increase my speed a little and I also have a pretty short stride. I would be okay with going a small smount outside of 500.00 but since it'll only be used maybe once every couple weeks I don't want to make a huge investment in it but I do want something that isn't going to fall apart on me in the first few months. I plan on going to Academy to try some out. We also have a used sports store in our area I was going to go check some out at as well.

[bluedaisyus]

I have a NordicTrack c900pro that my wife got me for Christmas two years ago. It's nice and I like it, but it wasn't under $500 (actually I just looked out of curiosity, they don't make the model anymore but it looks like Sears has it for a little over $600).

[sadlebred]

www.consumerreports.com just did their annual treadmill reviews.

[breezy8407]

We bought a Livestrong 10.0T back in 2011. I am not sure if they still make this brand?

I was looking in the $1000 price range. I was able to piggy back on the research of some co-workers who had just bought one each at the time. So far it's been fine. I would say I run on it at most 9-12 miles a week, and H will run 6-9 miles a week. In the summers it doesn't get used much.

I am 5-7 and H is 6-1 and he can run comfortably on it. One thing to add besides what others have said, check the height of the ceiling in the room you plan to use it. We have an older home and the ceilings in the basement are ~7'. H just barely clears the ceiling when he runs.

[bigoleworm]

Jan 21, 2014 16:21:04 GMT -5 breezy8407 said:

 One thing to add besides what others have said, check the height of the ceiling in the room you plan to use it. We have an older home and the ceilings in the basement are ~7'. H just barely clears the ceiling when he runs.

I second this. We have two-tiered drop ceilings in our basement, and the one side I can't put the treadmill on an incline past 4 and I'm only 5'3".

we have one from gold's gym. I goes up to 12 mph. syncs with the ipod for training.

[gt7301b]

Jan 21, 2014 14:05:02 GMT -5 pag41989 said:

I am 5' 2" and don't ever imagine myself going too fast on a treadmill. Right now I am only doing 5-6 mph at the gym treadmill but I would like to increase my speed a little and I also have a pretty short stride. I would be okay with going a small smount outside of 500.00 but since it'll only be used maybe once every couple weeks I don't want to make a huge investment in it but I do want something that isn't going to fall apart on me in the first few months. I plan on going to Academy to try some out. We also have a used sports store in our area I was going to go check some out at as well.

Even if you don't go fast you still want to get a good one.  I think you can get a decent one new between $800 -$1000 dollars.  I'd bet you could find these on craigslist in your price range.  If you are only going to use the treadmill every couple of weeks I also wouldn't want to spend more than $500, heck $500 seems like a lot.

[mrshandy]

We got a used one off craigslist. It's a pro form. You can find great deals on there since people buy them and don't use them. We kept an eye on craigslist and just read reviews for the ones we found in our price range.

[bostonmichelle]

I have an old NordicTrack c series treadmill. I love it so far and no complaints. My mom had it for years and it collected dust and crap in her basement. When she passed it away my dad let me take it and it has been a god send this winter so far.

[cookies]

We recently bought a Nordictrack c900. I got it on sale at Sears and got an additional 10% cash back by using my discover card. I think I paid around $780. It's pretty sturdy and I have no real complaints. The only thing it doesn't do is tell me my average pace. For some reason, that drives me nuts. But otherwise, I really like it.