[Electronics-talk] [EXTERNAL] An Accessible Treadmill

[Poppa Bear]

Sounds good. I was in the market for a treadmill, but after getting a
pedometer app for my phone I have taken to jogging in place. Believe it or
not, I get a harder work out than when I am on the tread mill, perhaps it is
because when on the treadmill I need to keep both hands on so it is
difficult to use my arms to get a good stride going on like when I am
jogging in place, plus I save a decent amount of money and can jog in place
anywhere I want to, different rooms in my house, my cabin, a hotel, or if I
am staying with people in a guest room, I am glad that I have been
developing the habit.

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Sent: Monday, December 15, 2014 10:18 AM
To: Sarah Clark; Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] [EXTERNAL] An Accessible Treadmill

Where did you find it?

Andy


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Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2014 11:54 PM
To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
Subject: [EXTERNAL] [Electronics-talk] An Accessible Treadmill

Hello,

I posted a few days ago asking about accessible treadmills, and I just
wanted to let everyone know that we found a good one that is very
accessible. It is the LifeSpan TR 1200i. Its a folding model that sells at
most places for $1000. All of the buttons on it are real buttons, that are
large and well spaced/arranged, so it is very easy to quickly hit the button
you want. It also has buttons on the side rails for quicker access to
increasing/decreasing speed and incline while in use. 
We researched for quite some time to find a good quality treadmill from a
quality company with good customer service (we found that almost all of the
companies in this industry have horrible customer service). 

Though it is a folding model, folding it up is not automatic. You have to
lift it up yourself (instead of pressing a button to have it auto lift). But
it clicks into place when you have lifted it to the proper height. And when
you want to lower it, you only have to start lowering it an inch or 2
manually, and then it lowers itself the rest of the way.

I am totally impressed by this machine, and particularly the buttons. We
looked at a lot of treadmills, and all of the other ones we saw, including
the other 2 LifeSpan folding models we looked at -- the 2000 and the 3000,
either had totally flat buttons that were undetectable like a microwave
panel, or blended into the panel so much it was hard to quickly find and
distinguish them from one another. But these buttons are large, full buttons
that are very easy to recognize and tell apart. 

Hope this helps someone,

Sarah




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