Star Trac Pro Treadmill
Review

Star Trac Pro Treadmill - refreshingly innovative commercial-grade exercise treadmill for home fitness use. It boasts a stunningly curved body and comes with the IntelliTrac self-guiding display which creates a more intuitive exercise workout environment.

The Star Trac Pro Treadmill is equipped with Star Trac’s SoftTrac™ system, an advancement on the patented Impact Absorption System™, and a powerful 2.5-horsepower DC motor.

The Pro treadmill also features Star Trac’s Dynamic Heart Rate Control™ program, which keeps a user’s heart rate at a user-specified training range, thus creating an interval training effect for optimum fitness training.

The Star Trac Pro Treadmill comes with 2 personal fans built into the console for the ultimate in fitness workout comfort featuring iPulse(tm) dedicated heart rate window, a user-friendly console, 3 entertainment/data ports, and an aero bar innovative handle for extra stability, this exercise treadmill is loaded with features to make your workout comfortable and effective.

The distinctive new Star Trac Pro has curved arm supports, console post and rounded console,and has been created with the consultation of Designworks USA, a BMW Group Company, and input from individual users, health club owners, personal trainers and fitness directors.

The Star Trac Pro offers the stability and durability of all Star Trac exercise treadmills, and includes the proprietary SoftTrac running system augmented with three cells of cushioning instead of two, allowing for more comfort and durability during fitness training.

A new feature of The Star Trac Pro is Star Trac’s Aero Bar, a handle on the rounded cusp of the console, designed to make it easy for fitness users to grasp—a location that many people already grip for stability, especially when climbing.

Another example of the Star Trac Pro enhancing the exercise experience is evidenced by diamond-plate footpads located on each side rail of the Star Trac Pro, which enables users to monitor their weight if they so choose.

Designed to be inviting and approachable, the Star Trac Pro features the IntelliTrac™ intuitive animated display. An enhancement on the typical dot matrix display, the interface is self-guided and prevents information overload by only showing the user appropriate keys for that specific instant during the fitness workout.

For ease, the user may also choose one of the automated fitness Workout Partner™ selections—Athletic Partner, Climbing Partner or Weight Management Partner.

The Star Trac Pro also includes the popular Personal Training Studio option, which enables 50 personal fitness trainers to design and save their own custom “signature” exercise programs on each machine.

The heart rate monitoring system for the Star Trac Pro has also been improved with the new iPulse™ heart rate system, a dedicated heart rate window that requires no scrolling, while an interactive flashing heart provides visual confirmation of pulse detection.

An interactive heart rate chart enables the user to more easily see how he or she is progressing during the fitness workout.

The Star Trac Pro display has the user functionality of the Star Trac Sport Utility Display including built-in holders for water bottles, a personal stereo/CD player and reading material.

The revolutionary IntelliTrac design easily guides fitness users through a more enjoyable workout. A self-guiding display, IntelliTrac creates an intuitive graphical display that only shows the appropriate keys that may need to be adjusted during different parts of the fitness workout.

A dedicated heart rate window, iPulse displays a flashing heart for audio and visual confirmation of pulse detection. With an interactive hear rate chart you can keep track of your progress throughout your fitness workout.

Using Polar Telemetry or a contact heart rate system with dynamic heart rate control you can easily keep track of your pulse rate while the Star Trac Pro Treadmill automatically adjusts the levels of your treadmill to ensure you stay within your target heart rate zone.

An advanced monitoring feature designed into the Star Trac Pro Treadmill, the Pro Partner Technology allows you the convenience of wirelessly "beaming" console data via an infrared port from your exercise treadmill to a device compatible with Palm OS, such as a PDA.

Two personal three-inch sized fans are incorporated on each side of the display of the Star Trac Pro. Users can adjust the fan to “off,” “low” and “high” setting according to their own comfort. An automatic shut-off results when the treadmill is powered down.

Allowing users to keep water bottles and personal electronic devices nearby, the Star Trac Pro Treadmill also displays workout feedback in a dedicated and scrolling format. With a dedicated window to keep users up to date on the status of their workout, the Star Trac Pro exercise treadmill displays speed, inline, time elapsed, calories burned, distance and heart rate.

For the other feedback features that may be less important for guiding fitness workouts, the Star Trac Pro Treadmill features a scrolling screen that displays time remaining, vertical distance traveled, laps completed, pace (min/mile), and calories/hour. Includes 9 preprogrammed fitness workouts.

Another example of the Star Trac Pro enhancing the exercise experience is evidenced by diamond-plate footpads located on each side rail of the Star Trac Pro, which enables users to monitor their weight if they so choose.

Users are not required to use the scales to start their treadmill workout, but also have the option to weigh themselves without activating the treadmill. Acquiring the exact weight of the user enables the Star Trac Pro to more accurately produce a caloric expenditure readout.

The Star Trac Pro operates at speeds from 0.5-10 mph on 110 volts and 0.5 to 12.5 mph on 220 volts. This model also includes the popular “soft start at zero,” which engages the treadmill belt slowly for a safe start every time. The elevation range is 0-15% and has a load-sensing auto shut-off feature. Two separate stop buttons are highly visible in key areas.

New shroud designs provide easy access for maintenance, as well as early detection warning systems for common wear items in heavy-use facilities. In addition, the Pro treadmill features a maintenance diagnostic mode that allows facility management to track hours, miles and specific programs used on each piece of equipment.

TreadmillDoctor.com gives the Star Trac 901 a "best buy" rating. Pre-programmed fitness training courses include 5K and 10K race programs, progressive hill programs, and a varied-profile program. Mix these up for over 250 different fitness workouts.




Features:

Custom Aluminium Uni-Frame

9 Workout Programs

Fitness Test Program

Dynamic Heart Rate Control

iPulse System

2 Cooling Fans on the Control Panel

3 in Sealed Bearings

Emergency Stop Handrail Button

IntelliTrac™ - Intuitive electronic console

Ipulse™ - Interactive heart rate chart and pulse detection

Aero Bar - Handle-bar on console offering extra stability

Soft Trac™ - Triple cell cushioning system

Telemetry and Contact Heart Rate System

2 Easy-to-reach Stop Keys

Accessory Rack




Specifications:

Motor: 5.0 hp continuous duty

Size: 85.5 in x 34 in

Speed: 0.5 - 12.5 mph

Incline: 0 - 15 %

Running Surface: 62 in x 20 in

Weight: 323 lbs

User Weight: 500 lbs

Regulatory Approval: UL/CSA, CE, FCC, or CISPR

Warranty: 5 year Motor, 5 parts & labor



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$3945 - Star Trac Pro Treadmill

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