Ohiyo Gozaimasu!Yesterday was a very long day at the DOJO for the Treadmill Sensei and I do apologize for the lack of a review. We had a batch of Bowflex Treadclimbers come in from a local gym that needed a ton of work. Those things are easily one of the poorest implemented fitness products I've seen in a long time. … [Read more...] about The Star Trac Pro Treadmill Review – Spectacular

Moshi...yawn...Moshi!It was a hard day at the DOJO today and the Treadmill Sensei needs to take a break and get some sleep. I'll be back tomorrow night with a review of the Star Trac Pro treadmill. Stay tuned! Later on in the week we'll have reviews of the New Balance 9.5e Elliptical, the Horizon E70 Elliptical, and the bad … [Read more...] about Taking the Night Off!

Nihango!The Treadmill Sensei gets a lot of questions about cheap treadmills. I get asked about the best treadmill under $1000. I get asked about the best treadmill under $800. I even get asked about the best treadmill under $400! The problem with the lower end treadmills, especially as you get down in to the $500 and $400 … [Read more...] about The Keys HealthTrainer HT502T Treadmill Review – A Cheap Treadmill That Is Better Than Most

Moshi Moshi!Yes, my students, the Treadmill Sensei emerges once more from the depths of the DOJO to share his wisdom of all things fitness.Today I want to discuss a very fine treadmill from Sole, the Sole F83 Treadmill -- a version of which used to be called the Spirit Z300 treadmill. These units are almost identical, the … [Read more...] about The Sole F83 Treadmill Review – High Quality Doesn’t Mean High Price

The Treadmill Sensei's Elliptical Review IndexBLADEZ:BladeZ 7.9 EllipticalBladez 850e Elliptical - 5 out of 5 golden buddahs!BODYGUARDBodyguard E230x EllipticalECLIPSE:Eclipse 2100HRA EllipticalFITNEX: Fitnex E70 EllipticalFUEL:Fuel FE44 EllipticalFuell FE46 EllipticalHORIZON: Click to get more information on Horizon … [Read more...] about Elliptical Review Index

Moshi Moshi!The golden doors of the DOJO open up once more to allow the wisdom of the Treadmill Sensei to flow freely to all on the internet.My job as a service / repair tech who works on treadmills and ellipticals puts me in a bit of a strange position. On one hand I absolutely love elliptical and treadmill units which are … [Read more...] about The Horizon T64 Treadmill (AKA Horizon T64) Review – Top of the home treadmill heap

Below you will find ready links to all of our Treadmill Reviews to date. Check them out!The First Annual Ichi-Ban Best Buy Awards!BLADEZ FITNESSBladeZ 710ME TV TreadmillBladeZ Ion 2007T TV TreadmillBODYCRAFTBodyCraft 1120 TreadmillBodyCraft 1140 TreadmillBodyCraft 1160 TreadmillBodyCraft 1180 TreadmillBODYGUARD … [Read more...] about Treadmill Review Index

Nihango!A question I get asked a lot here at the DOJO (and by my wife's pesky relatives) is: How the heck do I replace a damaged treadmill belt?If you find your belt slipping, or your deck slowing down and stop, or if the edges of your treadmill belt look worn, frayed or curls up, then you may need to have your treadmill … [Read more...] about How to replace your treadmill belt

Moshi Moshi!Whenever a new Consumer Reports magazine comes out with a feature on treadmills or ellipticals, the members here at the DOJO gather around for a lot of good laughs at what the "experts" have to say. As you may or may not know, our friends at CR put out another magazine with treadmill reviews this past February. … [Read more...] about The Schwinn 820p Treadmill Review — Highly Overrated

Ohiyo Gozaimasu!Every so often we get to take a bit of a break here at the DOJO and do something really fun. Today that fun was in the form of a shipment of GB300 Game Bikes from Cateye Fitness which came in. We'll be setting these up at a local YMCA later in the week, but we got to set them up and play with...er...test … [Read more...] about The Cateye Game Bike Review — An Exercise in Fun