Ohiyo!Today the Treadmill Sensei is going to write about a near tragedy that occurred while reviewing today's treadmill, the BodyCraft TR1180. In the accident, I'm sad to say, my son's pride and ego were both killed. He wasn't actually hurt but any chances of him ever looking cool in the eyes of the cute offices girls next … [Read more...] about The BodyCraft TR1180 Treadmill Review — Best Treadmill Buy Under $2000
Ohiyo!Every so often the Treadmill Sensei gets a really great piece of email that makes all this work worthwhile. Today let's hear from Ben in New Jersey. He's just bought a treadmill and has a few words. Take it away, Ben.Dear Sensei:I would like to say thank you for all the information and reviews on your website. I'm am … [Read more...] about Reader Mailbag: A reader’s feedback
Ohiyo!A reader recently asked the Treadmill Sensei "Why don't you review more Proform product? They have a lot of treadmills and ellipticals that people see every day" At first I just laughed to myself because Proform reviews tend to be made up of me mocking some really low quality equipment by a company which doesn't care … [Read more...] about The Proform 350 Treadmill Review — One of the Worst Treadmills Under $400
Ohiyo!The Treadmill Sensei has a Bowflex-sized headache again today, which interestingly enough isn't from Bowflex related equipment. You see, over the weekend we took in 8 Proform treadmill repair jobs here at the DOJO. The jobs came from a bunch of unrelated people who all happened to breakdown at the same time. The … [Read more...] about The Lamar L1200 Treadmill Review — A best buy treadmill under $2000
Ohiyo!In the rush of getting ready for the Ichi-Ban Best Buy Awards later this year the Treadmill Sensei has been a bit lax on answering reader emails. It's not that I don't love you guys, I've just been trying hard to get as many reviews done as possible and between running for hours a day on treadmills and ellipticals, … [Read more...] about Reader Mailbag: What does a labor warranty cover?
Ohiyo!Since the early 1990s, BodyCraft has been known as one of the top producers of high quality gym equipment in the world. While not as well known as a Body Solid they have been quietly producing commercial level strength equipment for home and light commercial use.BodyCraft itself was founded by Randy Lundquist and Alan … [Read more...] about The BodyCraft Brand Review – High Quality Commerical Grade Equipment at a Home Price
Ohiyo!For the Treadmill Sensei this website is a bit of an exercise in contradictions. You see, when I'm wearing my "Service Tech" hat I love low quality machines like Proform or Bowflex, or machines with a lot of issues like Spirit's are currently having...but, when I'm weaing the robes of the Treadmill Sensei I despise … [Read more...] about The BodyCraft TR1140 Treadmill Review — A Best Buy Treadmill Under $1500
Ohiyo!Any regular readers of this site know how much the Treadmill Sensei hates it when a manufacturer releases the same equipment under multiple names, especially when they use some minor cosmetic changes and a coat of new paint. In the past this practive was confined to the larger fitness manufacturers who were renaming … [Read more...] about The Spirit Esprit ET-2 Treadmill Review — Another flop from Spirit
Ohiyo!One of the cool things about the Health & Fitness Expo that went on in Denver this August is that it allowed the Treadmill Sensei to spend some time on brand new units coming out from a number of manufacturers. One of the manufacturers I was particularly interested in checking out was Spirit Fitness out of Arkansas. … [Read more...] about The Spirit XT175 Treadmill Review – No Bang for the Buck
Ohiyo!A company who continues to impress the Treadmill Sensei is Smooth Fitness out of New Jersey. Smooth tends to fly under the radar for most treadmill buyers because they are found almost exclusively online -- although, their units are available at brick-and-mortar stores under the Evo brand name. The most important … [Read more...] about The Smooth 9.25HR Treadmill Review
