what is the best treadmill for the lowest price?

Your college doesn't have a gym?

Craigslist.

Seriously. You can buy a gym quality treadmill that would cost $5k new for like $400-500. Maybe not right now in January because demand is high with all the new year's resolutions. But wait a few months.

First why not run outside? Where are you in college? They don't have treadmills on campus?

Please use a treadmill or indoor track at your college.

Please stop maxing out your credit cards. Better off taking out a little more student loan than maxing your credit cards.

Think very hard about every purchase and do your best to live as cheaply as possible. I promise you that you will massively regret going into more debt than necessary when you graduate and enter the "real world." There is lots of free financial advice on the internet, most of it practical.

Running in a college gym this time of year is the WORST. Every cardio station is taken up after New Years, so he probably has to deal with lines and sign up sheets, etc. I remember the gym rat days of having to take all of my crap with me to campus, then carrying it around all day until I got my workout in and headed home on the bus. In hindsight, buying a treadmill for the occasional easy run at home would have been a hell of a lot easier when living off campus.

Besides, who cares if this guy wants to run on a treadmill? Doing 7 laps per mile on an elevated track in the gym isn't much better, and there are lots of schools that don't have indoor track facilities. If Ritz can get miles in on an alter-g, this guy should be able to get a few junk miles in on a cheap treadmill. No need to give him the usual LRC elitist grief...

brokecollegekid wrote:

I don't want to waste money i dont have (credit cards are maxed)

ALERT! Did somebody call me?

You got a crisis dude! Let's get this MESS cleaned up before you go buying more crap you don't need and can't afford. And YES - a treadmill is crap you don't need and can't afford right now! Let's hope you're majoring in something that has application in the marketplace.

Slowtwitch13 wrote:

If Ritz can get miles in on an alter-g,

Ritzenhein was recovering from an injury, not trying to "lose weight." Ritzenhein didn't have maxed out credit cards. Ritzenhein would gladly do 7 laps to the mile, wait in line at the gym, or run outside if that's what it took to reach his goals.

Let's face it, if our broke princess can't lose the fat until he gets his $500 treadmill delivered to him with money he doesn't have, he is NOT SERIOUS about his goals!!!

Agreed. Who cares why he wants one. I hate running on the treadmill at home, but I have one and sometimes it's the best solution for that particular run.

To answer the original question, another vote for craigslist. I got a badass, super robust rebuilt gym quality Cybex for $750. You could find something more than adequate in the $500 range... Just may need to be a little patient.

1) Get rid of your credit cards;

2) Do NOT get a treadmill ~ run outside.

I used a $300 Weslo treadmill from Walmart for more than a decade, then got a Landis Pro Trainer from Craigslist for $550 cash, plus $150 to have it moved to my house. I only use it for warming up and then head outside, but most often I do my warm up outside outside too.

craigslist wrote:

Agreed. Who cares why he wants one.

BECAUSE HE'S BROOOOOOOOKE!

Dude is not in position to think about buying a treadmill. His life is a freaking treadmill.

That TM is a POS. If you weigh more than 110lbs and want to run more than 15 minutes on it, it wont last 500 miles.

If you really absolutely truly can't run outside (and in some places it can be below 0 and icy for months at a time)...

and if you really absolutely truly don't have access to an indoor track or treadmill on campus (and this might be the case, depending on your campus)...

then rent a treadmill for the next couple months of cold weather by getting a gym membership. Look around, you can probably find a gym membership for a reasonable price that you can cancel after a few months, get access to some weight equipment too, run on a way better treadmill, and spend a lot less than you would by buying your own treadmill that will sit unused for 160+ out of 168 hours each week. You'll save a lot of money, and you'll hate yourself a lot less when you move apartments.

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Hey Brokecollegekid,

I hope I'm not too late to respond here but if you are still looking you can get some very good treadmills under $500 these days. They certainly don't have all of the bells and whistles but they will be just fine for your needs.

Take a look at the treadmills here:

http://www.treadmilltalk.com/best-treadmills-under-500.html

Your best bet would be if you can get one of the ProForms on sale which will probably be a little over $500 but much better feature why than the sub $500 models. That will make your workouts more interesting as well, with map integration, incline, tons of workouts, etc. that you won't find on other brands.

If you need to stay under $500, Stamina and Weslo are OK, as is Sunny Health & Fitness.

Hope this helps!

craigslist wrote:

Agreed. Who cares why he wants one. I hate running on the treadmill at home, but I have one and sometimes it's the best solution for that particular run.

To answer the original question, another vote for craigslist. I got a badass, super robust rebuilt gym quality Cybex for $750. You could find something more than adequate in the $500 range... Just may need to be a little patient.

Nonsense! A treadmill is NEVER the "best solution" for ANY run. Period.

There is no such thing as bad weather, just inappropriate clothing/gear.

I don't think it's cold as hell by the OP anymore. Crisis averted. For now.

bull wrote:

Nonsense! A treadmill is NEVER the "best solution" for ANY run. Period.

There is no such thing as bad weather, just inappropriate clothing/gear.

You can't reliably run fast when there's ice everywhere.

You can't run in deep snow.

You can't run uphill indefinitely outdoors unless you live in particular parts of the country and you have a personal driver.

There's no clothing in the world that makes speed work a good idea when the heat index is north of 100.