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All About Treadmills, Industry Expert Tells All continued... Page 1 - Page 2 Most all ICON treadmills offer an incline. This simulates walking up a hill. The incline is measured in percentages. You will find this could range from 10% to 15%. Although ICON has manufactured treadmills with up to a 50% incline. This was a popular model for mountain climbers, but it also only had a maximum speed of 6 mph. Some models offer to monitor your pulse. These models will have hand grip that you most hold both hands onto, to get a pulse reading. Some higher end model let you purchase as an accessory a pulse monitor that you would strap on your chest. Most ICON treadmill consoles offer a book holder, a nice feature if you like to read and walk at the same time. The down side of the feature is of course you block out the readout on the display. Some newer models offer TV screens and CD players. You may find that the DC motor that operates the walking belt may cause a bit of interference. It may be a smarter choice to purchase a treadmill without a TV screen and point your treadmill towards a TV. The consoles also will sometimes have several pockets to store a remote control or bottled water. ICON treadmills are easily assembled for the do-it-yourselfer. One huge benefit that ICON offers there customers is a national service network. This network of service centers cannot be overlooked or undervalued. This is one area that ICON is above and beyond many others manufactures. Your treadmill purchase is only as good as the service beyond the sale. Should you not be able to assembly your treadmill, for a cost ICON will arrange for a local service center to professionally assembly your treadmill for you. Something else to consider is that repair costs are considered high on all exercise equipment. Even in the most populated areas of the country it can be hard to find a qualified exercise equipment repair company. It has been my experience that the specialty retailers of high end exercise equipment will not even consider repairing these lower priced models. This being the case, when you do find a qualified service center they will expect top dollar to perform repairs or maintenance. I do suggest as many consumer organizations do to purchase an extended warranty on all exercise equipment purchases, especially treadmills. One ICON model is the Epic T60 it is one of the more
popular models sold by this manufacturer. The Epic T60 provides users
with reasonable quality in the For the price, ICON treadmills are reasonably dependable and will last for a fair period of time. Before purchasing an ICON treadmill, investigate other brands and research the various models that are available to you. You may be able to find a superior treadmill for a similar price if you look for sales and online specials. ICON is not a poor choice in treadmills for many people, but if you are intent on a top quality, long lasting product, you may want to look further. Some other considerations that you must address before
purchasing any exercise equipment would include number of users, maximum
weight of the users, and frequency of use. Also know that all treadmills
are rated for a maximum user weight. A user exceeding the maximum rating
chances cracking the walking deck at worse and burning out the moving
parts rather quickly. Lower end models generally are rated at 250 pounds.
It is also recommended that you purchase a treadmill with a CHP (Continuous
Horsepower) motor as apposed to a THP (Total Horsepower) motor. Lower
end treadmill will have a DC powered motor, while many commercial treadmills
have AC powered motors. Also check the application of the treadmill most
ICON models are labeled for To find out more about Treadmills, visit Forests website Exercise Equipment Service at www.treadmillmart.com and find out more about under $1000.00 treadmills, and more, including Epic, Smooth, Nordic Track, and Pro Form. . If you are looking for exercise equipment or treadmill parts for Nordic Track, Pro Form, Reebok, Healthrider, Gold's Gym, Weider, Weslo, Freemotion, Image, iFit.com or Epic parts please visit www.treadmillpartszone.com About the Author Forest Wakefield has specialized in the exercise equipment business for the past 15 years and has produced a web site the exposes the techniques that exercise equipment companies use to sell you equipment that you may not need or may not use. Don’t be caught out and waste thousands of dollars. Get your free info on exercise equipment now. http://www.exerciseequipmentservice.com You have full permission to reprint this article provided the box is kept unchanged. Page 1 - Page 2 |
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