which treadmill to get?

Can you go to a shop and physically try them both? It's a big investment, I'd want to see them in the flesh first.

Get a commercial-grade treadmill and buy it used. Or join a gym.

Definitely try it out before you buy. Some just feel awful. My work has one that cost 4k and another that was 2k the 2k belt feels so much better.

Not sure of your reasoning to buy a treadmill but if its weather related I'd much rather grab some nice gear and hit the road. I trained exclusively on a treadmill for my speed runs only and I could hit 6 minute pace for about 8 miles but I could barely hit 7 minute pace when id go out on the road.

That aside if you have a planet fitness near by consider paying the $10 a month to use their equipment vs cost of a treadmill. They have pretty good ones.

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I've bought a LifeSpan treadmill a while ago as a recommendation from a friend. I was eager to lose weight as fast as I could and the treadmill seemed the best option. I adjusted to using this device very quickly, apart from my girlfriend. She tried it a couple times and came to the conclusion she wouldn't manage to keep up with a tempo and gave up exercising. You can check the review of the treadmill we used. But first of all, I would recommend trying it out in the shop before purchasing and you could probably consider buying a used one, at least you won't spend much )

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Get a commercial-grade treadmill and buy it used. Or join a gym.

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A few years ago I bought an old commercial treadmill (Precor) from a community center for $600. Has incline, decline, and max of 15mph. It’s a beast and I have no fears of breaking it, and even if I did, I’m not out a ton of money.

Prior to that I had some home models that were supposedly close to commercial grade. I broke two of their decks (cracked down the middle), and I’m only about 140 lbs.

I would just spend a little more and get this one

https://www.amazon.com/ProForm-Treadmill-Membership-World-Class-Personal/dp/B07H16Y3H5

Better motor, bigger deck, and it can decline.

I have been looking at this one myself. I have the ProForm that is a step down from this one, had it for 4 years and in that time I've put over a couple thousand miles on it and the only maintenance I've had to do was replace the motor belt (which was a $30 fix). Its been solid.

I have a Nordictrack C950i. I've had it for about 2 years now, and no issues to report.

I do however, have a maintenance contract on it, where someone comes out every 6 months to do service.

I agree with what the others said about running on them to try them out. I've been on TM's that feel great, and others that felt like it shortened my stride and made it choppy/horrible. I ended up going with a Nodrictrack 1750 and I'm glad I did. It had the best feeling run of anything in my price range. As for getting it on sale, I got mine through

https://www.nordictrackpromocodes.com/

which helped me save on it.

I prefer new on something like this. When I visit my in-laws I run on their older treadmill that has weird tread which sticks with every 4th step. I like getting the warranty on something like this, so that's something to consider too.

Many years ago, I did a lot of research into buying a treadmill. I settled on a Landice; good construction, great customer support, locally supported via a dealer channel - including installation and large-scale maintenance (belt replacement, electronics upgrade).

It's been working great since 1996! Not kidding - 23 years now.

Gets more use in the winter than the summer - but it's been consistently used at least once per week all of that time; including four children who all became good runners as well. I don't know what the mileage on it is - but it's a lot, and it's never failed us.

We bought a commercial grade one due to the anticipated usage.

….oh, also got it because it had the highest MPH available at the time (if my memory serves) - we wanted something that could do 11 or 12 mph (I think it goes to 12...or 11.9), and I think the Landice was the only one that could do that - or at least without breaking the bank.

It also had a higher incline than most; solid deck - excellent stability at fast paces.

I second landice, i've had mine over 10 years a lot of mileage on it at faster than 10mph, runs like the day I bought it