Ohiyo!Today is a work day at the DOJO so the Treadmill Sensei won't be able to get to a review until later tonight. However, I wanted to talk about "treadmill specifications" for a moment. Manufacturers like to play games with the listed specs of their units in order to have them look better against other machines. They … [Read more...] about Adjusting the speed settings on your Sole Treadmills (Spirit Z Series)
Ohiyo!Greetings from the DOJO! This week the Treadmill Sensei feels very very old. Not only did my eldest daughter just get married, but a rather significant day has passed. On Oct 19th, the Treadmill Sensei celebrated his 21st year in the fitness industry. That's right, your Sensei has been servicing, installing, … [Read more...] about The New Balance 1200 Treadmill Review — Big on deck, small on price
Ohiyo!I want to start this review off by saying it was definitely not a good time for the Treadmill Sensei and Mrs. Sensei to take a short trip to Hawaii to visit our daughter at school (she attends the University of Hawaii). In all of my years growing up there I had never heard of an earthquake taking place in the islands. … [Read more...] about The Horizon T71 Treadmill Review — the same great unit with a new name
Ohiyo!Your Treadmill Sensei has been suffering from a bout with pneumonia for the past week and hasn't ventured out to the DOJO since Wednesday! However, my loyaty to you, my readers, has forced me up out of bed and to my computer once more.Now, since I am still weak and ready to go back to sleep, I am going to do a quick … [Read more...] about The Horizon T72 Treadmill Review — Same great unit with a new name
Ohiyo!I'm still fairly new to this whole internet thing, so bear with me as I try to answer some of the questions I get every week. If there is a question you'd like to see answered, then send it in and I'll post it up for everyone to read.1. Who the heck is the Treadmill Sensei?A treadmill and elliptical reviewer! The … [Read more...] about Treadmills Sensei FAQ & Disclaimers
Moshi Moshi!Way back in June 2006 I promised to write something up on top treadmills under $1000...and, as many of you noticed, that particular list never materialized. The main reason was because I had decided to hold my first annual ICHI-BAN awards for Treadmills and Ellipticals later on this year (coming in October 2006) … [Read more...] about Best 5 Treadmills Under $1000 for Sept 2006
Ohiyo Gozaimasu!Your Treadmill Sensei took a nice quiet vacation to Las Vegas (well, as quiet as Vegas can be) with Mrs. Sensei this weekend and left the DOJO far behind. I normally try to catch up on my monster backlog of reader mail over the weekends but figured I could let one weekend slip by without too much trouble. … [Read more...] about Reader Mailbag — Sports Art E82 Elliptical opinion
Nihango!Last time we talked about the SportsArt E82. This time we've got a reader who wants to put a pair of treadmills in to ThunderDome...Two treadmills enter, One treadmill leaves!HelloI am in the market to buy a treadmill and i have read numerousreviews on the Sole F63 and the Smooth 5.25 treadmills on your website … [Read more...] about Reader Mailbag — Sole F63 Treadmill vs Smooth 5.25 Treadmill
Ohiyo!From time to time, loyal readers, you've heard me mention one of the DOJO members, HIKARU. Every so often the youngest sensei here at the DOJO does something that impresses your Treadmill Sensei...it doesn't happen all that often but when it does it tends to be something spectacular. In this case, Sensei Hikaru has … [Read more...] about The Horizon T73 Treadmill Review – The Same but Different
Moshi Moshi!We're taking a lunch break here at the DOJO and I wanted to put up a quick post. We're spending a huge portion of the day at a local gym that is going out of business. Their equipment is being sold off to other area gyms and we're uninstalling them at the old gym, doing maintenance on the equipment and then … [Read more...] about Local Gym Going Out of Business Sale — Cheap New Equipment
