Everything we've looked at here is 3k and greater. Thankfullly Cathy's machine a ten year old Body Guard is in great shape, she gets it cleaned and service once a year. Good idea to put the model on that honey coupon list
-----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2018 12:18 AM 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. 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