Better quality treadmills that are premium to your standard grade treadmill, are a smart choice for a long-lasting home treadmill.
Standard treadmills have smaller treadbelts, shorter warranties and they don’t have the heavy duty parts that you would expect from a better quality commercial grade treadmill. Most high end commercial treadmills are more likely to be found in your local fitness center.
But as I previously mentioned, commercial grade quality treadmills can also be purchased for home use at a cost far less than a nine thousand dollar treadmill you would find at your local health club.
The best and most popular manufacturers offer commercial grade treadmills. These companies strive to be the best in their industry and provide solid customer service. They offer products that go through rigorous testing before being sent to the marketplace and they meet high standards.
With treadmills continuing to be the most popular and the best selling piece of fitness equipment for home gyms, manufacturers compete for their place online while offering frequent discounts and special incentives.
Some of the industries best commercial grade treadmills are brands such as: LifeFitness, Precor, Sole, Bladez, Body Craft, Endurance, Nordic Track and even ProForm offers better than the average home treadmill now.
For example the ProForm Power 1080 Treadmill has a 3.25 Motor with 0-15% Incline and a 20×60 Tread Belt.
How Does Commercial Grade Differ From Standard Grade?
A better grade treadmill for home use has a wider tread belt than average and typically start at 20″. You will often see user weight capacity above 300 Lb. as well. For most standard treadmills in the under one thousand dollar price range, the speed is 0-10 MPH but for commercial, you might see 0-12 or even above.
Incline for commercial grade is above the norm too and could include decline. The range can be -3-15% for the digital quick incline. The workout programs, deck cushioning , heart rate monitor, warranty and features are superior as well.
Here are a few better treadmill brands for your review…
ProForm Treadmills
When I owned my site Treadmill-World, ProForm treadmills were the biggest seller of all treadmills out of roughly 10 brands. The average sale on my site was approximately $500.00-$600.00. That is pretty much the starting point of ProForm treadmills to this day. But I have seem them even lower at a price of $466.00 using Amazon Prime.
ProForm is one of the top selling brands in america today and are under the Icon Health & Fitness manufacturer. ProForm started in the 1980’s and is popular among the industry for home treadmills.
This is a solid option for consumers. It’s a staple in the industry and you shouldn’t have to be concerned with the brand shutting their doors anytime soon like some other brands over the previous decades. Online sale prices are usually ranging from $599 to $2,499.
Precor Treadmills
Fitness Made Personal is the primary expression of the Precor Mission. It’s the objective of what we seek to be as a company and how we’re distinct from others within our industry.
Health and fitness is our business. We seek to bring a personal touch to every individual who uses our equipment, to relate personally to users in our market, and to cultivate a culture of mutual respect and sharing.
Our objective is to create customized fitness and health experiences which help individuals live the lifestyles they demand. For more than 30 years, we have powered fitness ahead by maintaining a fervent focus on ergonomic movement, verified science, and exceptional engineering.
We continuously analyze and predict the demands of individuals and institutions we serve, and continuously redefine the degree of creativity, quality, and service essential to provide the perfect fitness experience with the aim of enhancing the ways people develop themselves. Our products are chosen exclusively by health clubs, hotels and spas, universities, and individuals all over the world.
LifeSpan Treadmills
LifeSpan is devoted to helping people work, exercise, and live in lasting, healthy and balanced ways. Wince we introduced the brand in 2001, our excellent products and progressive vision have motivated thousands to seek a lifetime of fitness and wellness as a way of every day life.
By focusing on alternatives created exclusively for the home, gym, office, and almost everywhere in between, LifeSpan helps enable people to discover better health no matter where they live, work, or play.
Founded in Fitness, LifeSpan’s expertise is shown in our outstanding brand of home and professional health and fitness products. For almost two decades, we’ve been a market innovator, helping people shed weight, boost their health, or prepare for competition.
As a result of our commitment to high quality equipment and modern engineering, our buyers get amazing health improvements at unrivaled prices.
Through steady innovation and an undeniable devotion to our business, LifeSpan has earned an exceptional reputation from individuals and skilled professionals alike. Our solutions continually get awards from third party product review organizations and physical fitness professionals including Treadmill Doctor, Consumer Reports, Runner’s World, Health Magazine, and more.
Treadmill Desks by LifeSpan
Treadmill desks are used in a slightly different manner than conventional exercise fitness treadmills. The typical individual walks at a pace between 1.2 and 2 miles per hour. Because of this, treadmill workstations require high torque at slower speeds. In fact, they don’t need to get up to running speeds at all.
In order to meet these durability requirements, the pulley ratio on treadmill desks must generate much more power at lower speeds. This allows a user to walk for hours without overheating the motor or adding additional stress to the electrical components. This can be only be achieved by lowering the max belt speed. The max pace on our treadmill desks is 4 miles per hour which can be adjusted to as low as 2 miles per hour if, for safety reasons, that’s preferred.
Treadmill desk manufacturers are dedicated to delivering increased physical activity directly into the workplace. As more companies see the benefit of maintaining a physically fit workforce, treadmill workstations and bike desks mix professionalism with efficiency to guarantee absolutely no disruption to a person’s workflow at an unlimited value.
Made for use by professionals, groups, or within entire companies, a treadmill desk can help you and your organization gain health improvements while you work, one stride at a time.