Ohiyo!Today your Treadmill Sensei tries to help out a customer with a question about a couple of Spirit Ellipticals. Sometimes it gets confusing even when trying to compare two ellipticals from the same company. Let's see if we can help her out! I am looking for a decent elliptical machine without spending a ton of money. … [Read more...] about Reader Mailbag – The Spirit XE150 vs the Spirit XE350 Elliptical

Ohiyo!We've just gotten it confirmed, the Treadmill Sensei will be at the 2007 IHRSA show in San Francisco on March 28-31, 2007. The DOJO won't have a booth or anything like that, but a couple of the senseis, including myself, will be wandering the floor for at least 2 days of the show. If you're a manufacturer premiering … [Read more...] about Announcement: We’re going to IHRSA 2007!

Ohiyo!Today your Treadmill Sensei would like to ruminate a bit on a fitness company a lot of American buyers may not be as familiar with, but our Canadian and European cousins have known about for many years.The name of the company is Tunturi and they are a fitness company from Finland which has been around since the early … [Read more...] about The Tunturi T30 Treadmill Review – The Finest in Finnish Fitness!

Ohiyo!Once more from the depths of innerspace comes the wisdom of the Treadmill Sensei. Well, truth be known, it's more like from the depths of the bathroom because I had a nasty case of food poisoning that kept me out of service for about a day and a half! We tried a new Japanese restaurant in San Diego and I got a bit of … [Read more...] about The Spirit XT10 Treadmill – a best buy under $1500

Ohiyo!A quick non-fitness related email from Debi.Thanks for the review on the Reebok RL 900. We own this machine and are enjoying it but it was good to read your information on the importance of maintenance.BTW - I am also of Japanese heritage and just wanted to point out a common error - Ohaiyo (ohaiyogozaimasu) is the … [Read more...] about Reader Mailbag – Ohiyo from Ohio

Ohiyo!Today the Treadmill Sensei feels old! The family and I spent the day at DisneyLand and all of the walking really wore me down. I'm just not the nubile young Sensei I was in the past. It was the last day of the Christmas DisneyLand set up and Mrs. Sensei wanted the see it before they took everything down. As always, it … [Read more...] about Reader Mailbag – Sole vs Smooth Treadmills

Ohiyo!It is with a heavy heart that I must retract one of my earlier recommendations. The Treadmill Sensei received word from a number of people in the industry that Fitnex no longer offers a lifetime warranty when their equipment is used in a home setting. Unfortunately, what this means is the majority of their equipment … [Read more...] about Fitnex home units downgraded to NO BUY

Treadmill Sensei Article Index:Ici Ban Best Buy Awards for 2006-2007 - EllipticalsIchi Ban Best Buy Awards for 2006-2007 - TreadmillsThe Home Buyers Guide to Choosing a TreadmillThe Home Buyers Guide to Choosing an Elliptical TrainerBuying Online vs OfflineRetailer response to "Buying Online vs Offline"The Lifetime Warranty … [Read more...] about Article Index

Ohiyo!Normally your Treadmill Sensei tries to focus just on treadmill and elliptical reviews in this blog, but this is the holiday season and I feel the need to ramble a bit before we get in to the New Balance 1400 treadmill review.I just need to vent.Now, I love the Christmas season as much as the next person...I love the … [Read more...] about The New Balance 1400 Treadmill Review — Top Treadmill Under $1500

Ohiyo!From here in the depths of the DOJO, your Treadmill Sensei realizes that most people are looking for help on what treadmill or elliptical they SHOULD buy and I generally try to focus on the positives in life. However, word needs to be spread on what you SHOULDN'T buy as well. I want to talk about a perfect example of … [Read more...] about The Weslo Cadence C22 Treadmill Review — Worst Treadmill Under $300