Bowflex Series 7 Treadmill

August 19, 2009 by  
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The Bowflex Series 7 folding treadmill is rated high on the customer satisfaction list and also consumer magazines. With many folding treadmills you sacrifice stability and features for the ability of the treadmill to fold up but not with the Bowflex Series 7 Treadmill.

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Manufacturer: Bowflex
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Product Description

The top-rated Bowflex Series 7 Treadmill is an intense cardio workout system with a powerful 3.0 horsepower continuous-duty motor and fifteen workout programs, providing ultimate variety in your exercise routine every time. The programs include a wide range of options, including manual, cardio, fat burn, speed interval jogger, hill intervals, heart strength/recovery test, calorie goal, distance goal, cardio heart rate calculation, body mass index (BMI) test, and two custom programs to truly personalize your workouts. In addition, grip and telemetric heart rate monitoring and a backlit LCD computer display track your heart rate and metrics as you exercise.

For your convenience, the treadmill folds up for easy storage and also has a built-in three-speed fan, two bottle holders, and quick-speed keys for your added comfort and ease of use. A generously sized walking and running belt surface area measures 20 by 60 inches and features Bowflex's unique Strike Zone deck cushioning system for ultimate support, stability, and comfort during your lift-off and landing motions. Whether you're just starting to get in shape or are a seasoned athlete looking to stay in shape, the Series 7 is a diverse piece of equipment for your home with a speed range up to 11 miles per hour and an incline grade up to 12%, allowing you to customize your workout pace and program every time.



The LCD computer display allows you to track your heart rate and workout metrics while exercising.


A fold-up design allows for easy storage.

Feature Detail:

  • 3.0 continuous-duty horsepower motor
  • Speed range is 0.5-11 miles per hour/0.8-17.7 kilometers per hour
  • 0-12% incline range
  • Quick incline and quick-speed keys offer easy access to desired settings
  • Fifteen workout programs: Manual, cardio, running, fat burn, speed interval jogger, hill intervals, 5K run with 12 intervals, heart strength/recovery test, calorie goal, distance goal, fat burn heart rate calculation, cardio heart rate calculation, body mass index (BMI) test, two custom programs
  • Grip and telemetric heart rate monitors help measure your fitness level
  • Skylight backlit LCD computer display
  • Product Dimensions: 83 by 35 by 55.25 inches/211 by 89 by 140 centimeters
  • Folded Product Dimensions: 40.87 by 35 by 65.5 inches/104 by 89 by 166 centimeters
  • Machine Weight: 298 pounds/135 kilograms
  • Maximum User Weight: 300 pounds/136 kilograms
  • Power Requirements: 120VAC 15A non-GFI grounded outlet
  • Strike Zone deck cushioning provides soft landing and firm lift-off
  • Two-ply belt
  • Rollers measure 2.5 inches/6.4 centimeters
  • Walking/running surface area measures 20 inches wide by 60 inches long/51 by 152 centimeters
  • Built-in three-speed fan
  • Two bottle/cup holders

Manufacturer's Warranty
Frame - 15 years; motor - 10 years; parts - 2 years; electronics and labor - 1 year

What's in the Box?
Bowflex Series 7 treadmill, user's manual, warranty information





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Bowflex Series 7
Schwinn 860
Nautilus T516
Motor 1.75 horsepower 2.5 horsepower 2.75 horsepower 3.0 horsepower 3.0 horsepower 3.2 horsepower
Programs 6 20 19 15 20 26
Deck Size 20 x 54 inches 20 x 55 inches 20 x 55 inches 20 x 60 inches 20 x 58 inches 20 x 58 inches
Display 4-Window LED 2 Backlit LCD Windows 2 Backlit LCD Windows 3 Backlit LCD Windows 2 Backlit LCD Windows 2 Backlit LCD Windows
Heart Rate Monitor Grip Grip and telemetric Grip and telemetric Grip and telemetric Grip and telemetric Grip and telemetric
Speed 0.5 to 10 mph 0.5 to 10 mph 0.5 to 12 mph 0.5 to 11 mph 0.5 to 12 mph 0.5 to 15 mph
Incline 0-12% 0-10% 0-12% 0-12% 0-12% 0-15%
Dimensions 77 x 35 x 55.25 inches 74 x 32 x 54 inches 74 x 32 x 54 inches 83 x 35 x 55.25 inches 78 x 34 x 54 inches 78 x 34 x 54 inches
Folded Dimensions 39 x 35 x 60 inches 39 x 32 x 60 inches 39 x 32 x 60 inches 40.87 x 35 x 65.5 inches 41 x 34 x 65.5 inches 41 x 34 x 65.5 inches
Maximum Weight Capacity 275 pounds 300 pounds 350 pounds 300 pounds 300 pounds 350 pounds
Product Weight 298 pounds 285 pounds 350 pounds 298 pounds 345 pounds 345 pounds
Frame and Motor Warranty 15 years, 10 years 5 years, 10 years 10 years, 10 years 15 years, 10 years 10 years, 10 years 15 years, 15 years

About Treadmills
Walking is still considered one of the most beneficial cardiovascular exercises for people of all ages, body types, and fitness levels. As a fundamental form of aerobic training, walking has numerous physical benefits for the heart, lungs, and circulatory system, while also increasing muscle tone and burning fat calories. Treadmills provide a convenient way to regularly exercise in all weather conditions in the comfort and safety of your own home.

From beginners just starting an exercise regimen to advanced athletes looking to maintain their fitness level, anyone interested in getting and staying in shape can benefit greatly from regular use of a treadmill. Treadmills allow you to determine the pace, distance, and complexity of the workout based on your needs, all while watching television, talking on the telephone, or reading a magazine. Much easier on sensitive joints like the knees and hips, treadmill walking and running surfaces are typically long, padded platforms that allow ample room for a long stride and comfortable, low-impact walk or jog without the harsh contact of a concrete surface.

While many different types, styles, and price ranges of treadmills exist, many of them offer unique features like a fold-up design for easy storage, an electronic display monitor showing speed, distance, workout time, incline level, and burned calories, and EKG grip pulses to monitor the heart rate while exercising. Regardless of the simple to complex features you may choose, treadmills offer an array of aerobic exercise opportunities that will provide long-lasting beneficial cardiovascular results without a commute to the gym or a jog in the rain.

Product Details

  • Selected as a top fitness product by a leading consumer magazine
  • Grip and telemetric heart rate monitors help you measure your fitness level
  • Quick incline and quick-speed keys offer easy access to desired settings
  • Frame warranty for 15 years, motor for 10 years, parts for 2 years, electronics and labor for 1 year
  • 15 Programs, including two heart rate calculation, two user-defined

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The Bowflex Series 7 folding treadmill has the following warranty:

Frame – 15 years
Motor – 10 years
Parts – 2 years
Electronics and labor – 1 year

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Precor Premium Series 9.31 Treadmill

August 6, 2009 by  
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Precor Premium Series 9.31 Treadmill
The Premium Series from Precor raises the bar in treadmill quality and features. Each commercial quality 9.31 treadmill is built with the latest designs and technology to make sure the you have the smoothest, most comfortable workout.
The options menu is quite unique as it allows you to input your age and weight or your goals and your workout will be customized for you and your particular goals and needs.

Precor Premium Series 9.31 Treadmill Warranty:
Frame and welds – lifetime
Parts and wear items – ten years
Labor – one year

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Manufacturer: Precor
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List Price: $4,295.00
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Product Description

The 9.31 Premium Series treadmill from Precor brings the latest design and technical innovations to your home. Whether running or walking, the 9.31 treadmill provides an exceptionally smooth and fluid feel. An innovative design adjusts belt speed to foot speed--fully complementing and supporting your natural stride--while a unique suspension system cushions impact and stabilizes lateral movement, reducing impact on joints, increasing comfort and minimizing fatigue. With a full range of workout programs (8 in total) and advanced options, you'll be able to customize your workout and follow your progress as you achieve your fitness goals. The 9.31 is compatible with heart rate telemetry reading using optional wireless chest strap transmitters.

Features:

  • Durable design for home use: Precor quality has been time tested in health facilities worldwide, providing solid construction that translates into long-lasting performance, quiet operation, and trouble-free operation in your home.
  • Integrated Foot plant Technology: Innovative design adjusts belt speed to foot speed, fully complementing and supporting your natural running stride.
  • Ground Effects Impact Control System: Unique suspension system cushions impact and stabilizes lateral movement, reducing impact on joints, increasing comfort, and minimizing fatigue.


    The Precor 9.31 Premium Series treadmill.
  • Easy-to-read, intuitive console: Access QuickStart, Programs, and User IDs with one touch of a button. Tap Control keypad is user-friendly with "quick key" functions. The 9.31 offers a unique workout log and a personal best tracker to keep you motivated during your workout.
  • Options menu offers greater choice: The options button allows you to customize your workouts by viewing additional metrics, entering weight and age, or selecting the goal you want to work toward.
  • Safety features: For added assurance, the magnetic safety key and stop button will immediately turn off power when activated. Password protection ensures that the machine can be locked and unlocked at your discretion.
  • SmartRate shows your heart rate in relation to the target zone for weight loss and cardio training when using an optional wireless heart rate monitor.
  • 3.0 hp continuous-duty motor runs cool and quiet, providing substantial power and torque at all speeds.
  • Steel crowned drive and take up roller keep belt centered to reduce maintenance and eliminate noise.
  • Integrated fan on the flywheel aids cooling
  • Multi-ply belt made of polyester satin weave with a non-slip PVC surface
  • Phenolic laminate deck bonded to 1-inch medium density fiberboard; can be flipped to double life.
  • Bio-feedback center with SmartRate provides dedicated feedback on heart rate and calories.
  • Short-length arms
  • Heart rate monitoring and compatibility with heart rate telemetry reading using an optional chest strap
  • Diagnostics: Set weight, age, workout stats, interval speeds, and inclines for each user
  • Accessory holder for water bottle, portable music, reading material and more
  • Powder-coating process adds cosmetic topcoat and durability to frame
  • QuickStart lets you begin workout with the push of a single button
Specifications:
  • Speed: 0.5 to 12 MPH
  • Incline: 0 to 15 percent grade
  • Decline: n/a
  • Running surface: 22 x 56 inches
  • Roller diameter: 2.5 inches
  • Programs: 8 total, including 1-mile, 10k course, 5k course, 1 heart rate, 1 interval, 1 manual, 1 random, 1 weight loss
  • Dimensions: 79 x 34 x 56 inches (L x W x H)
  • Weight: 335 pounds

Manufacturer's Warranty
Frame and welds - lifetime, parts and wear items - ten years, labor - one year

Note on Assembly
Precor highly recommends that you consider a professional assembly and installation of your Precor exercise machine. If you would like to speak to someone about having your machine professionally installed, please contact Precor at askprecor@precor.com or by calling 1-866-593-5568.

About Precor
Precor is passionate about fitness. It all started with a desire to create a better kind of exercise equipment, one that mirrored human movement: fluid, natural, and dynamic. Twenty-six years later the company's biomechanics and engineering experience have led to countless innovations that have captivated fitness enthusiasts of all ages and abilities. Precor has introduced many "firsts" to the fitness industry, including the Elliptical Fitness Crosstrainer (EFX®) in 1995 and the revolutionary, award-winning Adaptive Motion Trainer (AMT®) in 2007. Today, Precor is a celebrated top-tier brand preferred by fitness enthusiasts of all abilities and their machines are used every day in health clubs, hotels, facilities, and homes worldwide.



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Precor Series Premium Home Premium Home Premium Home Home Series Home Series
Shock Absorption Ground Effects® impact control Ground Effects® impact control Ground Effects® impact control Multi-zone Multi-zone
Integrated Footplant Technology Yes Yes Yes No No
Heart Rate Touch and wireless; chest strap included Touch and wireless; chest strap included Touch and wireless; chest strap included Touch and wireless; chest strap included Touch
SmartRate® Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Decline/Incline -2% to 15% 0% to 15% 0% to 15% 0% to 15% 0% to 15%
Speed 0.5 - 12 mph 0.5 - 12 mph 0.5 - 12 mph 0.5 - 12 mph 0.5 - 12 mph
Programs 23 16 8 10 6
User ID 4 2 0 2 0
Personal Best Tracker Yes Yes No No No
Workout Log Yes No No No No
Pacer Feature Yes No No No No
Password Protect Yes Yes Yes No No
Arms Full length Full length Short length Full length Short length
Size (L x W x H) 6'7" x 2'10" x 4'8" 6'7" x 2'10" x 4'8" 6'7" x 2'10" x 4'8" 6'9" x 2'7" x 4'6" 6'9" x 2'7" x 4'6"
Weight 335 pounds 335 pounds 335 pounds 238 pounds 227 pounds
Power 120v plug-in 120v plug-in 120v plug-in 120v plug-in 120v plug-in

Product Details

  • Professional-quality treadmill for the home with innovative design that adjusts belt speed to foot speed
  • Up to 12 MPH speed, 15 percent incline
  • 8 preset programs including 1-mile, 5k/10k courses, 1 heart rate, 1 manual, 1 weight loss
  • Compatible with wireless heart rate monitors; handheld monitoring not included
  • Lifetime warranty on frame, 10 year on parts, 1 year on labor

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The Precor Premium Series 9.31 treadmill, although comes with workouts that can be customizable, it does have a quick power start that allows you to start your workout with a push of one single button.

With the Precor Premium Series 9.31 treadmill you’ll be working out in style.

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Horizon Evolve SG Compact Treadmill

August 3, 2009 by  
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The Horizon Evolve SG Compact treadmill will arrive in your home and within minutes you will be up and running, as this treadmill comes fully assembled.

This compact folds down for easy storage and is so small (10 x 59 inches) that it will fit under most beds.

Manufacturer’s Warranty:
Frame – 10-years
motor – 5 years
electrical components, parts, and labor – 1 year

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Horizon Evolve SG Compact Treadmill
 
Manufacturer: Horizon Fitness
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List Price: $799.99
Sale Price: $499.99
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Whether your goal is to win races or simply enjoy a fuller, healthier lifestyle, the Horizon Evolve SG Compact Treadmill can help you attain it with its unique blend of convenience, comfort, and control. Designed to get you up and running fast, the Evolve SG requires no assembly, weighs only 99 pounds and is built around a sturdy pair of wheels. This makes it exceptionally easy to set up right out of the box, or move to the most convenient spot in your home or office on the fly. Once your workout begins it’s just as easy to monitor, modify and maintain your workout schedule with its simple console controls, a thumb pulse heart rate monitoring system, two workout programs (manual and weight loss) and built in speakers that let you to add some tunes to your workout when you plug in your MP3 or CD player. And after you are done your Evolve SG folds down to a very manageable 10 x 59 inches, allowing you to store it out of the way in the upright position against a wall, or horizontally underneath a bed.

The Evolve SG 's Quick, no assembly required design
Quick, no assembly required design.
The Evolve SG folds down to only 10 inches
The Evolve SG folds down to only 10 by 59 inches.

The Evolve SG's Simple, easy to read controls
Simple, easy to read controls.
Although ultra-compact and easy to use, the Evolve SG doesn't lag on performance. When unfolded, its 17" x 45" running surface easily accommodates most walking or jogging strides, while its built-in handles help you maintain balance throughout your workout. Its 1.5 CHP (continuous horsepower) motor provides smooth acceleration and deceleration of belt speeds, which range from 1 to 6 mph, and can be stopped at any second with the quick pull of the easily accessible console safety key.

Specifications::

  • Ultra-compact design
  • Folds to 10 inches high, stores vertically or horizontally
  • No assembly required
  • Motor: 1.5 CHP
  • Running/Jogging Area: 17" x 45"
  • Weight: 99-lb
  • Belt Speed: 1 to 6 mph
  • Standard Programs: 2 (manual, weight loss)
  • LCD Displays: time, speed, distance, calories
  • Display Color: Black with orange backlight
  • Maximum User Weight: 250-lb
  • Reading Rack: Yes
  • Audio In: MP3 and CD players (via included audio adapter)
  • Speakers: Yes
  • Heart Rate Monitoring: Yes (via thumb heart rate button)

Manufacturer's Warranty
Frame - 10-years; motor - 5 years; electrical components, parts, and labor - 1 year

About Horizon Fitness
Horizon is part of Johnson Health Tech, one of the largest manufacturers of fitness equipment in the world. They are committed to designing, engineering, and manufacturing superior products for health clubs and homes. Horizon's manufacturing facilities rank among the most sophisticated in the industry, with an intricate mix of robotics and skilled workers that maintain the highest standards of accuracy and quality. Every stage of manufacturing has a testing phase and 10 percent of Horizon's products go through a rigorous quality inspection that includes completely taking them apart and reassembling them.

About Treadmills
Walking is still considered one of the most beneficial cardiovascular exercises for people of all ages, body types, and fitness levels. As a fundamental form of aerobic training, walking has numerous physical benefits for the heart, lungs, and circulatory system, while also increasing muscle tone and burning fat calories. Treadmills provide a convenient way to regularly exercise in all weather conditions in the comfort and safety of your own home.

From beginners just starting an exercise regimen to advanced athletes looking to maintain their fitness level, anyone interested in getting and staying in shape can benefit greatly from regular use of a treadmill. Treadmills allow you to determine the pace, distance, and complexity of the workout based on your needs, all while watching television, talking on the telephone, or reading a magazine. Much easier on sensitive joints like the knees and hips, treadmill walking and running surfaces are typically long, padded platforms that allow ample room for a long stride and comfortable, low-impact walk or jog without the harsh contact of a concrete surface.

While many different types, styles, and price ranges of treadmills exist, many of them offer unique features like a fold-up design for easy storage, an electronic display monitor showing speed, distance, workout time, incline level, and burned calories, and EKG grip pulses to monitor the heart rate while exercising. Regardless of the simple to complex features you may choose, treadmills offer an array of aerobic exercise opportunities that will provide long-lasting beneficial cardiovascular results without a commute to the gym or a jog in the rain.

Product Details

  • Modern new design is compact, sleek and attractive
  • Running area measures 17-inches x 45-inches
  • 2-watt audio speakers with input jack
  • Contains thumb pulse heart-rate monitor
  • Spacious enough to accommodate most walking and jogging strides

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The Horizon Evolve SG Compact treadmill is an excellent choice for those that are short on space such as apartment dwellers, condo owners and for the family who doesn’t want a piece of fitness equipment taking up a good portion of a room.  Just slip it under a bed or up against a wall, the transport wheels makes it easy to move around.

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