Best Treadmill Ratings

With so many brands, models, and styles of treadmills on the market today, it’s nice to see how various treadmills compare against other treadmills.

Before going out and making any major purchase, such as the purchase of a home treadmill, find out how the product you are considering measures up.  Has it been shown to last?  Does it tend to break down frequently?  Is it as good as others in the same price range? 

Two great places to find comparisons of a variety of home treadmills are Consumer Reports and Treadmilldoctor.com.

The top four treadmills ranked by Consumer Reports are:

1. Landice L7 Series
2. True 400 HRC
3. Precor M 9.33
4. Precor M 9.31

Consumer Reports has given Best Buy Treadmill Ratings to the following treadmills:

• Horizon Fitness Elite 5.1T
• Vision Fitness T9200
• Life Fitness Essential FT6
• Schwinn 820p

Treadmilldoctor.com has chosen as Best Buys in the $500-$1,000 category the following treadmills:

• Best Buy—Sole F63 treadmills
• 1^st Runner Up—Smooth 5.25
• 2^nd Runner Up—HealthRider H 550 I
• 3^rd Runner Up—Epic 425 MX

In the $1,000-$1,500 range, the best treadmill ratings from Treadmill Doctor were given to the following:

• Best Buy—Smooth 6.25
• 1^st Runner Up—Vision T 9200 Smp
• 2^nd Runner Up—Spirit Z 9
• 3^rd Runner Up—Vision T 9250 Smp

In the $1,500-$2,000 category, Treadmill Doctor rated the following tread machines:

• Best Buy—Bodyguard T 240
• 1^st Runner Up—Pacemaster Bronze
• 2^nd Runner Up—Pacemaster Silver
• 3^rd Runner Up—Sole F85 treadmills

Note: In the Best-Folding-Treadmill category, the Sole F 85 was the first runner up.  It was beat out by the EVO FX 40 HR. 

For more information about treadmill ratings, visit www.tmdoctor.com.  You may also find consumer information at the Consumer Reports web site: www.consumerreports.org.

by Cyndi Schoenhals
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