Ohiyo!The Treadmill Sensei has talked about it time and time again, but fancy consoles, lots of programs or bells-and-whistles are not the things to look at when picking a treadmill. Those things are nice but all that really matters is stability and a large, cool-running motor -- well, those are the main things. A good … [Read more...] about The Smooth 7.1HR PRO Treadmill Review

Ohiyo!From time to time we here at the Treadmill Sensei dot Com head online and place an order for a piece of equipment we haven't been able to get a hold of through our regular channels. Some machines are just tough to come by. That was the case with the Smooth 9.25x Treadmill. I had been searching around for one for a … [Read more...] about The Smooth 9.25x Treadmill Review

Ohiyo!It's a new day and the Treadmill Sensei is glad the Ichi-Ban Best Buy Awards are now finished. You, my loyal readers, how no idea how much work goes in to compiling those every year. My brain is fried!Today I want to talk a bit about one of the top offerings from Horizon Fitness this year, the Horizon T82 treadmill. … [Read more...] about The Horizon T82 Treadmill Review – Solid upgrade and a best buy runner up for 2008

Ohiyo!It is that time again.Welcome once again to the Treadmill Sensei's Ichi-Ban Best Buy Treadmill Awards. For those of you keeping track, these are our second annual awards for treadmill best buys.For those of you who are wondering, the phrase "Ichi-Ban" is Japanese for "Number One" or "The Best" and that's what we'll be … [Read more...] about The Second Annual Treadmill Sensei 2007-2008 Ichi-Ban “Best Buy Awards” for Treadmills

Ohiyo!I can't believe it's already been a year since the first annual best buy awards for ellipticals. Time sure flies when you're having fun! This year there are a lot of really cool new entrants in to the awards, along with some returning favorites from last year.This year, like last year, ellipticals under $1500 are … [Read more...] about The Second Annual Treadmill Sensei 2007-2008 Ichi-Ban Best Buy Awards for Ellipticals

Ohiyo!A common question that the Treadmill Sensei gets is about treadmill mats. I think I've covered this a few times now (such as in the Treadmill Maintenance guide -- see link below), but with the huge amount of articles on the site now stuff sometimes information gets overlooked. I know I have problems finding articles … [Read more...] about Reader Mailbag: A question on mats

Ohiyo!The Treadmill Sensei gets a lot of email from readers who are either on a budget and have purchased a used treadmill or elliptical in order to help themselves get fit, or still have an older treadmill which works but needs a little bit of love to keep it going. One question in particular that pops up is in regards to … [Read more...] about Reader Mailbag: What to do with a used treadmill?

Ohiyo!Today we've got a note from Chris who resides in our neighbor to the north, Canada. He's trying to find a good elliptical and is wondering if he should buy new, remanufactured or used. Take it away, Chris!Hi Sensei,I've been researching an elliptical purchase for many months now, your site has been a great resource, … [Read more...] about Reader Mailbag: New or Used Equipment?

Ohiyo!The Treadmill Sensei and company are still very hard at work on this year's Ichi-Ban Best Buy Awards which we hope (cross your fingers) to post sometime in early October. We are still waiting to find a few more units to test and are sad that some new equipment won't be shipping until late October after the awards go … [Read more...] about The Horizon T81 Treadmill Review – A semi upgrade to the Horizon T71

Ohiyo!I know we've been a bit silent on here for the past few days. Don't despair, tho! We're hard at work on the 2007/2008 Ichi-Ban Best Buy Awards for Treadmills and Ellipticals. We should have them done in the next two weeks and will be back on track with our reviews shortly. Stay tuned!-The Treadmill … [Read more...] about Ichi-Ban Best Buy Awards Coming!