Right now, all of the sole treadmills are on a very deep discount sale, whether directly from them or from any local store that might happen to carry them. So for instance, the F 63 which has been mentioned here, is right now selling for around $900. That would not include any charge for delivery and set up of course. Mary
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 8, 2018, at 9:30 AM, Reg Sullivan <regs2...@rogers.com> wrote: > > 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. > > 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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