Ohiyo!The Treadmill Sensei is going to do something that he never thought he'd do, at least not before Hell froze over...give a decent review to a ProForm Treadmill. In general, Icon Health and Fitness (the manufacturer of the Proform line), puts out some of the lowest-end equipment on the market with their Weslo, Cadence, … [Read more...] about The Proform 1000s Treadmill Review – Great Improvement

Ohiyo!I'm trying to catch up on some of these reader questions today. This time we have a gym owner wanting to know about the difference between Life Fitness and Star Trac fitness equipment. Let's see if we can help him out.Sensei -I read your online reviews and the are very detailed.I manage a large community center and I … [Read more...] about Reader Mailbag: Life Fitness vs Star Trac

Ohiyo!Now that I'm finally getting caught up on the Ichi-Ban Award reviews (the second annual awards will be a lot more organized!), I've decided to answer a few pieces of reader mail. Strangely, even though the busy season is coming to a close, the Treadmill Sensei is getting more and more mail every day. I'm spending … [Read more...] about Reader Mailbag: Nordic Track C1800 Review and Treadmill Deck Replacement

Ohiyo!For the Treadmill Sensei reviewing treadmills and ellipticals is a lot of fun and pretty easy. We get in tons of equipment here at the DOJO every day and get to play around with a lot of cool fitness toys. It's a blast. What is a bit harder to when I do my "best of" awards and lists. You see, there is so much … [Read more...] about The Bodyguard T240 Treadmill Review – Top rated under $2000

Ohiyo!Today the Treadmill Sensei is working on updating his page a bit, so the reviews for today are going to be a little short.Everyone knows the Sensei loves Sole Treadmills. They put out some great product and are generally really well-priced. I say "generally" because they do a have a unit which saddens me a little … [Read more...] about The Sole TT8 Review — An excellent but overpriced treadmill

Ohiyo!Tonight we have a question that comes from one of our taller readers. Kevin comes in at 6'2" and has long legs. Let's see if we can help him figure out which elliptical is right for him!First of all, AWESOME Blog. I read 10-12 political/sports blogs per day and your blog's content is second to none. Thanks so much for … [Read more...] about Reader Mailbag – Elliptical Advice for a tall person

Ohiyo!The Treadmill Sensei is about to be a very happy man. You see, my daughter (the greatest daughter in the entire universe, mind you), is about to have her very first child. A boy. This will be the greatest grandson in the entire universe in spite of the fact that my daughter will not be naming it after me. I blame the … [Read more...] about The Quantum 2.5s Treadmill Review – High End Performance at a Great Price

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!