Hi Tracy, I hope to see that treadmill this weekend at a local sporting goods store which has it in stock. The reviews for the apps are universally horrid. So I wouldn’t count on much there. I mean, it has one star from pretty much everybody who read it. The only thing I don’t like based on what I read is that they review did not mention a stop button or a safety lanyard. Since I have neuropathy, I’m hoping that was just an oversight in the review. The next model up, the F 80, is also reviewed on that same website, and they do mention both a start button and the safety lanyard. It’s more expensive. But you can’t put a price on your health and safety. Mary
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 8, 2018, at 8:19 AM, Traci Duncan <our4p...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Mary, have you seen the Sole Treadmill? I went and looked at the F63 and > really liked it. It has the controls on the arms, and most of the buttons on > the unit are large rubber ones. The remaining buttons look like they may be > easy to braille. The F63 now has bluetooth capability and can connect up to > three or four different apps. I am hoping this part is accessible. After I > walk on the treadmill, I hope to see my status inside the Apple health app. > The F63 model is the one that is tempting me, the $899 price is the best I > have seen. > > Traci > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 8, 2018, at 8:07 AM, Cristobal Muñoz <cristobalm...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Brag brag. Brag. Brag. Brag. Some of us have to make more of an effort to >> maintain our svelte-like figure you know. >> My first choice is to go for a stroll with my wife. For this, I use the Map >> My Walk app. It had some VO bugs in the past, but it seems they've since >> been resolved and now it plays well with VoiceOver. I aim for at the very >> least 2 miles a day and more often than not, am around 3 to 3.5 miles for a >> walk a day. With more on the weekends or when I really want to go for a >> pseudo-hike. Where we we live though, going for a walk every day isn't >> always feasible. 100º or more weather and now, we're into the Santa Ana wind >> season. We're expecting another event later today and tomorrow. Not going to >> go walking in all that nasty wind.` >> Since I work from home and have to make more of the effort to get moving, I >> wanted to get something that was better put together. I've tried going cheap >> with treadmills in the past, but yeah . . . if you're a bigger/taller >> person, you need to spend a little more if you don't want to be stepping on >> something that's going to shake every single time you take a step. >> I had a spread sheet of the models with their corresponding specs and once I >> identified the ones I really was interested in, I added them to my Honey >> coupon list and waited for a deal. It took around three months, but when the >> Amazon alert came in, I was all over the Nautilus like ugly on an ape. There >> were also some machines that supposedly work with the Google Fitness >> app/service, but I didn't want to be tied into a paid subscription plan. >> Being able to check my results after my walk is good enough for me. >> A side note, the guy Amazon contracted to put my treadmill together was deaf >> mute. We communicated via text message on our iPhones. Technology man. The >> great equalizer. >> >> Cristóbal >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of >> Sieghard Weitzel >> Sent: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 9:18 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: Treadmill with Bluetooth connectivity and accessible app >> >> That was $995 or whatever US, but still that would be $1,300 or or so >> Canadian at the current exchange rate which is pretty much half of what it >> is being listed for on Amazon.ca. Anyhow, I haven't checked other places, >> I'm sure between Walmart, Best Buy and so on one can find a better deal, but >> then again I'm not looking. I have a 20 minute walk from my house to my >> store every morning and another one back in the evening although if I walk >> quite fast I can do It in 15, it's about 1.2 or 1.3 Km each way, about a >> mile and a half return for all you Americans. >> My store is 2 floors so I usually run up and down the stairs at least a half >> a dozen times each day which is a couple of hundred steps and especially in >> the winter month my wife and I try to get to the pool at least once a week. >> Of course one can always do more exercise, but what I do seems to be enough >> to maintain my weight at about 175 pounds give or take 3 or 4 pounds. I >> am 5 feet 11 inches and my involvement in competitive gymnastics before I >> became blind at the age of 16 along with growing up on a farm seems to have >> given me a base level of fitness which even without doing that much nowadays >> I still maintain and benefit from. >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Reg >> Sullivan >> Sent: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 8:49 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: Treadmill with Bluetooth connectivity and accessible app >> >> Not sure where or when Cristóbal bought this unit at less than $1k. I would >> love one at that price! >> >> Cheers....Reg >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Sieghard Weitzel >> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2018 11:26 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: Treadmill with Bluetooth connectivity and accessible app >> >> Hi Reg, >> >> Go ahead and order two, I'll stop by and pick it up in a few weeks, take you >> out for dinner for the trouble, too. >> Just looked this T618 up on Amazon.ca and while in the article/review it >> said something about $1,299 which I assume was US Dollars, on Amazon.ca this >> thing is listed for $2,749, add to this taxes and it will be $3,000... >> ridiculous. >> >> If you order one >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Reg >> Sullivan >> Sent: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 2:08 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: Treadmill with Bluetooth connectivity and accessible app >> >> WOW, what a great review, I think you just sold it. >> I want one! >> >> Reg >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Cristobal Muñoz >> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2018 4:46 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: Treadmill with Bluetooth connectivity and accessible app >> >> I have the Nautilus T618: https://www.treadmillreviews.net/nautilus-t618/ >> I'm 6-2 FT tall. So for me, the longer and wider belt for me was a >> necessity. It has a capacity of up to 350 LBS. I fluctuate between 212 and >> 230 LBS throughout the year depending on the season (holiday eating here we >> come baby) and usually throw on a 30/40 LBS backpack and hiking boots for >> the extra calorie burn and resistance. So having an all-around sturdier >> machine was also something I was looking for when I was deciding on what to >> get. >> There are a bunch of machines with similar specs, but what sold me on this >> was the fact that yes, while there is an LCD display and it is menu driven >> like with lots of machines isn't ideal if you're blind, the speed and >> elevation controls are distinguishable tactile buttons instead of a touch >> screen Honestly, I just speed up and slow down, increase and decrease the >> elevation manually and don’t' bother with the programs. The other huge plus >> is that the safety rails are longer than your average treadmill and there >> are speed/elevation controls built into them so you don't have to hassle >> with fiddling feeling around on the front consul and can keep your hands >> on/around the rails for safety. You can set up to four profiles so that it >> can remember your weight/height or whatever. My sighted wife just knows to >> put it back to mine whenever she's done using it. >> As I mentioned, I mainly use the manual function and haven't really played >> with Run Social or those types of apps, but The associated Nautilus app is >> completely VoiceOver accessible. After my hike/walk, I can synchronize the >> workout and review my stats. Duration, speed, heart rate, calories burned. >> My Fitness Pal which it can also pare to is accessible. None of these apps >> that I know of will actually allow you the ability to control the machine. >> I'm not aware of any treadmill that does this. At least not in the way we >> would want it. I guess there's the line of Peloton treadmills that are >> Internet connected, but it's probably not what you're looking for. That and >> then you're talking around $4000. I don't know what your budget is. >> https://wwwtreadmillreviews.net/peloton-tread/ >> For me, this works more than fine with the easy to access controls. I just >> throw on my Aftershokz Trekz Air headphones and blast them timing myself by >> song. Jog for two, walk for five, full on run for three, etc. Being able to >> slow down or speed up via the rails is a major plus and convenience. >> The T618 is the top model of the Nautilus line with two cheaper options that >> bump you down on motor power in case you or no one in your family is on the >> bigger side and don't need/want the higher weight capacity. I waited for it >> to go on sale and scored a deal via Amazon for $975 with free assembly. You >> really don’t' want to try putting this thing together. It's a beast. The >> description talks about foldable for storage, but yeah, once it's put >> together, it's not going anywhere. It weighs something like 280 LBS. My >> treadmill is in my garage and will stay there until I move or die. >> Whatever you choose, try if you can to get a feel for them at any local >> retailer that has some models. I was fortunate that I was able to get a feel >> for this one and some others. It felt over all more solid and there were >> other things like the way the belt was in relation to the consul. The rail >> controls are what really sold me on it too. There was a proform I was >> interested in until I tried it and found that I kept on kicking the motor >> housing in the front due to the layout. Another I had to lean forward or >> down to reach the buttons. Others had weird feeling controls that would be >> hard to distinguish if you're at a jogging/running pace or a straight up >> touch screen. This sort of stuff is probably more important than app >> accessibility. >> >> Cristóbal >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Mary >> Otten >> Sent: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 12:51 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com; macvisionar...@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Treadmill with Bluetooth connectivity and accessible app >> >> Hi all, >> I am strongly considering the purchase of a treadmill, and I would like to >> get one that has accessibility for controlling the machine via the iPhone. >> Sole treadmills right now having a great sale. And they have an app. But it >> gets universally awful reviews in the App Store. 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