Hi Tracy, Where did you find the manual for this treadmill? I assume it might be on the manufacturers website. I was there, but wasn’t really looking for a manual. Then I went to that treadmill reviews site, the same one where Cristobal linked to for his treadmill.
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 8, 2018, at 8:51 AM, Traci Duncan <our4p...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Mary, I did see the reviews for the app. They are pretty awful. That is > why I’m hoping the Bluetooth capabilities can bypass the app and sync up with > Apple health or my fitness pal. > > I read the manual for the F63, and I’m pretty sure it has a safety key. > Definitely check it out and let us know. I did not walk on the treadmill, but > from what I’ve read, it sounds like it’ll be very quiet. > > Tracy > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 8, 2018, at 8:42 AM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> 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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