ProForm Treadmill
Reviews
ProForm Treadmills attract more buyers than any other brand. Icon Health and Fitness produce Proform exercise treadmills who are huge, in fact
they are the biggest manufacturer of fitness equipment in the world.
Their list of brand names is impressive, including names such as Weider,
Reebok, Weslo and Nordic Track as well as Proform treadmills.
These are the ProForm exercise treadmills that we recommend:
(click on the links to go to the treadmill review for that model)
 ProForm
Crosswalk 300 Treadmill ... built in crosswalk arms
ProForm
Crosswalk 500 Treadmill ... built in crosswalk arms
ProForm
675 Cross Trainer Treadmill
ProForm
CrossTrainer VX Treadmill
ProForm
5.0 CrossTrainer Treadmill  "Excellent value"
ProForm
5.5 CrossTrainer Treadmill
ProForm
7.0 CrossTrainer Treadmill
ProForm
7.5 Distance Trainer Treadmill
ProForm
iLog 750 Treadmill
ProForm
9.0 Competitor Treadmill
ProForm 11.5 Competitor Treadmill
ProForm
XP 615 Treadmill
ProForm Perspective ES Treadmill 
ProForm exercise treadmills compete well against the
other marques, because they serve their purpose so well. It is a low
priced treadmill that performs exeptionally well.
While it can't
compete with the "big boys", for consumers on a budget, Proform is a safe bet. It should be remembered that if it wasn't for
Icon there would be no exercise treadmills under $1000.
The reason no other fitness equioment companies strongly compete in
this category is that making a truly hard core, long lasting, abuse
eating exercise treadmill for less than $1000 is difficult.
ProForm have one of the most comprehensive range of exercise treadmills on the market. You could argue it's too comprehensive
-- almost overwhelming.
The majority of their treadmills span from
very low cost, entry-level models up to treadmills you would class
in the mid price range. Typically that equates to a price range
of $400 to $1300.
If you consider yourself a more serious fitness enthusiast ,
a seasoned runner or expect your treadmill to receive heavy usage,
avoid the lowest priced Proform treadmills. One of the problems you will encounter with lower
priced exercise treadmills is the short warranty. Most treadmills in this
price category are covered for 90 days and Proform treadmills are
no different. Of course it only becomes a problem should your machine
break down in the first few years.
To be fair though, you do get what you pay for and
some Proform treadmills offer quite good value
for money with features not found on most budget machines of the same price. Some of these branded features sound very similar
and can make comparisions confusing, so here's a quick summary:
ProTech Cushioning: basic fixed cushioning that helps protect your joints from unnecessary stress and injury.
ProShox Cushioning: works using a pressure-responsive air shock beneath the center of the treadmill deck. When you step
down, the shock's air chamber compresses, helping to reduce impact.
ProTech Custom Cushioning: With the Custom Cushioning
System, you can manually adjust the deck for the best feel.
EKG2 Grip Pulse: helps you exercise in your target heart rate zone for maximum fitness efficiency. Simply grip
the built in heart rate sensors for quick pulse data.
If you're a fan of heart rate monitors then
go for the optional chest strap for more accurate readings.
iFIT: provides additional interactive exercise workouts that can be run from videos, CDs and downloaded from the Internet.
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