Re: Talk to me about treadmills
I have had a True that lasted with almost 20 years (it is still going at our local firehouse that we donated it to but I am not counting that). It was used by at least one of us for about 4 days a week for a 45 minutes to a couple of hours a day. We had the deck re-waxed and rollers redone every 3 years if we remembered or when it would squeak or seem uneven in its rolling. I think the key was that I intentionally spent more on a mechanically better machine (but not in what it did in fancy electronics) than I could have under the theory that you get what you pay for on machines that aren’t a fashion item. I also followed the maintenance schedule that came with it (although I had the gym machine store service it rather than DIY).
One thing to remember with a mill is to set it at an incline of 1% to simulate outside...half a percent because of no air resistance inside on a mill and half a percent because the ground is moving under your feet instead of your feet moving over the ground.
I loved the thing and I would have kept it if we had room in our latest apartment. But then again I may be abnormal as I don’t mind and kinda like the bike trainer when I can’t get outside.
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