<p>Our treadmill died after 11 years, a Trotter. They don’t make them anymore, apparently. Anyone have a brand that they like? We don’t need anything too fancy, as long as it works and is durable.</p>
<p>Precor makes a nice treadmill - very sturdy and great features. They are a little pricey, but I have found it is worth it when you compare them to the cheaper models ( but ours gets a lot of hard use).</p>
<p>Second the Precor. My son has really used it alot over the last 8 years that we have had it --absolutely no problems.</p>
<p>I will third the Precor suggestion. We caved and bought a Precor elliptical, and it is fabulous. Night and day difference between it and the regular sporting good store brands. Though pricey, Precors are durable and give you the gym-quality workout (our local rec center gym uses them). We managed the price by putting half down and the rest on a year no-interest dealiio which we paid off in 7 months. Worth the price, IMHO. ~berurah</p>
<p>Alright for Precor. Please keep sending in exact model names and even places you may have located a decent model and price…this is on my list.</p>
<p>I prefer elliptical trainers and bought a very nice LifeFitness model a few years ago. It looked exactly like the gym version, but made for home use. Also pricey, but we quit the gym and called it even. The LF has been wonderful, still runs like new after 4 years. LifeFitness also makes treadmills, about the same price range as the Precors. I assume the quality of the treadmills is as good as the trainers, so it may be one to look at as well.</p>
<p><a href=“http://us.home.lifefitness.com/content.cfm/treadmills[/url]”>http://us.home.lifefitness.com/content.cfm/treadmills</a></p>
<p>Ours is a 9.35, which could be overkill for a casual user. My oldest D was running varsity cross country and my husband is a serious tri-athlete/marathoner , so we needed a good machine. If it’s in your price range I would recommend it as it just has a great sturdy feel to it and a lot of nice programs. Each user can set up an account and keep track of their workouts, program personalized workouts, etc. It only goes up to 11mph but if my husband wants to push it he can always raise the incline to get that extra degree of difficulty. (a few models will go up to 12mph)For most people that would not be an issue ( I’m lucky to go to 7mph LOL ).
Not sure what the current pricing would be.</p>
<p>Check out a little-known company named True for treadmills. We ran all over the NOVA area a few years ago and sampled many fine machines, but True was it…</p>
<p>I’ve heard good things about TRUE as well. You can find info on-line.</p>
<p>thanks for the recs. I’ve heard alot about True and will also check out Precor.</p>
<p>taking notes…thanks all!</p>
<p>If you want a good work-out, then get a manual treadmill. We’ve had one for years, along with owning various other types of treadmills and other exercise equipment. Husband reports that the manual is the best, along with using exercise bands plus running outside when he can, and this gives him the most benefit. Also, the manual treadmill is very inexpensive, so it’s not necessary to buy something that has a lot of bells and whistles and is costly, when all that’s needed is something very simple. He used to run marathons, but now runs shorter distances, but is in amazing shape and health for someone his age, and the result wasn’t from using some fancy, expensive, high-tech exercise equipment or going to a gym.</p>