Ohiyo!Every so often a piece of equipment comes out that the Treadmill Sensei is unable to borrow locally. I'd been hearing about the new budget treadmill from BodyCraft, the TR1120 treadmill, here at the DOJO for a few months and was very intrigued by it. BodyCraft is a manufacturer known for producing some high quality … [Read more...] about The BodyCraft TR1120 Treadmill Review — Best Buy Treadmill Under $1000

Ohiyo!Every so often one of the Treadmill Sensei's reviews sparks an email or two full of desperation from a reader. Usually the reader has made up his mind on a treadmill or elliptical he really wants to purchase and has come online to validate his choice. Sometimes, generally in the case of an Icon Fitness or Bowflex … [Read more...] about The Mileage ST7100 Treadmill Review — Best Incline Trainer for under $2000

Ohiyo!One of the things the Treadmill Sensei is most often called to task on is the current lack of Landice reviews on the website. Of course, most of the people chastising me are Landice dealers and are looking for the sales boost a Treadmill Sensei review will give them (I even had one retailer send me a rather upset note … [Read more...] about The Landice L7 Cardio Trainer Treadmill Review – Best Buy at $4000

Ohiyo!Just a quick post right now to let everyone know that the Treadmill Sensei will be at the Health and Fitness Trade Show in Denver next week (August 2-4). If you see us walking around, feel free to say "Hi!" Or, if you're a manufacturer and want to have us check out your equipment then drop me a note.We'll have some … [Read more...] about Treadmill Sensei at Health & Fitness Expo in Denver

Ohiyo!One of the problems the Treadmill Sensei has here at the DOJO is the sheer number of treadmills and ellipticals on the market today. Back when I first started in fitness, back in the "ye olde days" of the early 1980s, there were maybe 100 models to worry about. Now I'd have to estimate there are 750-1000 out and … [Read more...] about The LifeSpan TR1000HRC Treadmill Review – A Best Buy Treadmill Under $1000

Ohiyo!The Treadmill Sensei rants and raves about the horrors of Icon Fitness products all day here at the DOJO. Aside from one or two semi-decent units, Icon and its brands (Image, Proform, Weslo, Reebok, Nordic Track) produce some of the worst equipment in the industry. Their treadmills almost always look really spiffy and … [Read more...] about Reader Mailbag: Should you replace a Proform Motor?

Ohiyo!The Treadmill Sensei has a new addiction to confess to. Mat, who helps me out with all things internet and website, introduced me to a magnificent service called Statcounter, which is a statistics and monitoring service we use here at the DOJO for treadmillsensei.com. What it lets you do is see how many people are on … [Read more...] about Reader Mailbag: A comment on buddahs

Ohiyo!The Treadmill Sensei will be back later today for a treadmill review, but to hold you over I wanted to answer an email that came in to the DOJO this morning. Craig is worried that the 21" stride on a Smooth CE 7.4 Elliptical is too long for his 5'3" wife. Let's see what Craigs has to say...take it away, Craig!Dear … [Read more...] about Reader Mailbag: Is a 21″ Stride too long for a shorter person?

Ohiyo!One of the things the Treadmill Sensei has always wanted to be able to do is go in to a high end shop or car dealer and say "Give me the best...and money is no option." Unfortunately, I've never been able to do that for two reasons: first, the Treadmill Sensei is but a simple repair tech and we don't make huge amounts … [Read more...] about The Motus 995TL Treadmill (with TV) Review — A Caviar Treadmill at a Caviar Price

Ohiyo!I haven't talked about my son for a week or so now because things have been a bit crazy at the DOJO, like always! Since he arrived in Southern California for his summer vacation a couple of weeks ago, I have put my son to work in the repair shop. He said it was too hard for him to find a summer job becase of his long … [Read more...] about The BodyCraft 1160 Treadmill Review — Top Runner’s Treadmill Under $1800