Love to hear the engineer's point of view outside of sales pitches, thank you!

With so many "influencers" pushing landfill-ready exercise equipment --this is a welcome dose of common sense, economic & environmental consideration.

it sounds like they Value Engineer'd the living shit out of it but left just enough so it still checks all the relevant specification and longevity requirements...provided you read the O&M's..... as somebody that also works for an electrical manufacture, i'm pleased to say that we DO allow for headroom in our products which is why our faulty return % is so low per 10,000 units

Thanks for your honest opinion. I am looking for a recumbent bike, and Im torn between the Sole LCR, NordicTrack R35 and Spirit XBR95. Of the three, NordicTrack has the best screen, and the controls on the hand rests seem like a nice feature, but Ive owned several pieces of Sole equipment and trust that brand as they've never let me down. I know little about Spirit as a brand, but the bike gets great reviews. In the U.S., all three are very close in price, and Im at the point of 'analysis paralysis.' I appreciate your review and I will certainly factor into my decision.

Hello, Thank you for your video. Do you have any resources to trouble the ProForm 12.0 tt staying on the internet? It connects intermittently and will work for a week, then not. Any advice?

I've got a ProForm XP 550s I bought used on Craig's List. It was new in 2006 and I've been using it the past two and a half years. You're saying I've just been lucky?

Great thoughts on keeping these out of the landfills. Which companies are the best at this?

Hi Jon thank you for great tips n advice, wondering if you could recommend any other brand or model for cross trainer? Much Obliged

Would you recommend the sole63 as a reliable machine? Thanks for your help. Ash

How are the Matrix TF50's? Heard the console isint too great and they dont have quick speeds but the support is good

I had a Nordictrack treadmill. It was plageued with cheap plastic and two of the buttons broke...

How os the Precor EFX?

Hi Jon, firstly thank you for your video. We have a York Fitness T101 treadmill from Argos at (£300ish) which my father bought roughly 17 year ago. It came with a lifetime frame warranty and a 10 motor warranty. Unfortunately the motor died around 2 years ago. I purchased a replacement motor from Yorks official website at around £85 and installed it myself. It worked great for around 9 months and then died. They honoured a replacement which lasted an hour. The belt has since locked up which I don't remember occurring before. With your comments regarding landfills and seeing how awful the choice is for new treadmills I'd much rather refresh my old one if at all possible. Unfortunately I have no idea about diagnosing the board or how to find somebody to possibly repair the original motor which I've kept along with the replacements. Any advice would be helpful. Thank you 🙏🏽

What companies do you recommend???

Hi Jon, Great to hear your view. I am looking at the Proform Trainer 8.0, DKN EZRun, purely because I have a limited space of under 190cm Long. I do also like the Noble Pro but not sure as it seems an unknown brand? Would love to hear your recommendations, will use for HIIT and Sprints mainly.

Hi. New to your channel so not sure if you have looked into Landice machines. They are quite $$$ but supposedly high quality.

Engineers are some of the soundest people on earth.

Hi Jon thank you for sharing your expetise and honest opinion on these brands, Please can you recommend me a treadmill for the criteria below. Its a big disappointment to hear this about these brands as I was set on either purchasing the ProForm Sport 6.0 or ProForm T10 thinking that with them being in that price range (currently £800 & £1000) I would be getting something decent :( . I'm based in the UK, Mancheter I'll be the only user and plan to use the treadmill for about an hour a day. It will be a mixture of jogging and incline walking. Probably 70% incline walking and 30% jogging. The treadmill will be in the hallway area or in the dinning room. I previously owned a Reebok Jet100 and found it was fine for my needs. An hour a day with intervals of incline walking between speeds 5.0 and 7.0 and jogging at around 8.5/9.0. But then it developed a squeeking noise when jogging which I reported to Argos. An engineer came out to assess the fault and said it was a known issue with this model and luckily Argos issued me a refund without any issues. A shame really because it was fine for my needs. Thanks Rye

I love my equipment. Don’t have any problems

Absolutely agree

Hi, thank you very much for this video. I was about to buy NordickTrack T 6.5 S or JLL T450 treadmill. I would like to run every day for about 1 hour. I would like to have an incline option. I'm 87 Kg heavy and I would like to lose some weight with it. The treadmill will be located in a heated conservatory, so no worries about noise too much. Would you be able to recommend to me which of these 2 are better? Or is there a better variant you can recommend to me? Thank you very much.

Well, there's the high-end treadmill intended for constant use by an extreme group: big and tall men (e.g, NFL athletes) or in a muscle gym. These machines are properly maintained, obviously, in spite of how some of these larger-than-life folks might dog this equipment. The mid-range and lower-end models are the home versions and are designed for high usage. Like any equipment, they last well with proper care. Why should a company design its products with the "I trash everything' user in mind? I have used Proform products for more than 2 decades without issue whether at home (with basic care), in university gyms, or in muscle gyms. I am not a fan of NordicTrack products. I have tested many NordicTrack weight machines (older ones), treadmills, and exercise bikes over the years. For me, the design concept for their treadmills and bikes has been an uneven, clunky, and bumpy ride. To each, her/his/their own. Perhaps, securing an extended warranty for the “I trash everything.” folks, is an optimal proactive resolve.

What brands do you recommend?

Heard many horror stories about the x22i and x32i

Thank you for the explanation, I have a Bowflex Max7 elliptical and i have the Bowflex TC20 Treadeclimber and i was wondering if i should get a Nordictrack Comercial 1750 for $400 or should i get a Bowflex BXT116 for $500 both used and local. It looks like you experience but if you had to choose which one would you take? i might be able to lower the price on the 1750 down to $300 i am not sure about the bowflex yet both are great prices for clean used machines i just wonder wich one will last me longer? i am a big guy i weigh around 250Lbs if you have any idea please advice thanks

Is horizon a better way to go?

Have a brand new Nordictrack S15i, completely broken right out of the box. Ifit has zero interest in helping resolve the issue. 200 lb. piece of garbage. Never again.

Treadmills no maid for lots of lbs thay will never last

Do not buy the T10 or in this case any Proform treadmill, you will regret. it's a waste of money. In fact, ProForm, overall, is a waste. The motor broke in less than 14 months, and it will cost me $500.No labor or parts covered after 12 months.

blah blah blah blah blah,, thats your opinion, or did you buy them both and try them out an didnt like them,..............

I would have to say your mistaken on the most complicated being a treadmill. As a tech ellipticals are a pain, those Eddy mechanisms alone make you wanna take a quick ride from a tall bridge

😳🤔🫣 Okay that I understand... Nordic Track Skier hardest work out I've ever had... The benefits for me out weigh the con.... Bought a Used one 3 yrs ago it's the only thing that finally moved the scale for Me... I'm in menopause 😮 nothing else has worked 😮.... This works... Yes maintenance 😊