Sole Treadmills – Fitness Treadmill Manufacturer

Sole Treadmills

These are being reviewed by popular demand; this site has no financial motive to endorse any one company’s products over any other. Other companies such as Smooth Fitness, Landice, Precor and Bowflex etc. also offer good treadmills; reviews of them and their exercise treadmills will be coming as requested.

Sole Treadmills

Sole the company, has been manufacturing and developing Sole Treadmills for over 20 years.  Their company policy seems to be producing quality products that are simple design wise, yet innovative and of high quality, meaning that they are reliable and good value.

Sole Treadmills, confident in the quality of their treadmills, offers to the consumer, some of the best guarantees on exercise treadmills that can be found anywhere.

Even entry level Sole Treadmills, such as the 2009 F63, have lifetime guarantee on the frame and on the motor, three years on the deck, three years on the electronics/belt/rollers, one year on the labor and all this on an entry level machine costing around $1000.

Guarantees on higher priced treadmills are even more impressive, but do check what the guarantee is on the year and model Sole treadmill you are considering buying.

Sole Folding Treadmills

Sole F63 Treadmill

Although an entry-level treadmill it still comes built to a high standard and with a host of useful features.

The “F” signifies this as a space saving folding treadmill and has built in wheels to move and collapse it easily, great when space is limited. It has a safety locking system when in its upright position, but unfolds itself when released, you just step back and watch it unfold, whenever you want to use it.

Speed and incline can be adjusted easily from the handrails, a cool blue LCD display lets you monitor your progress, there are built in cooling fans and you can even listen to your choice of music from the built-in audio speaker system by plugging in your iPod, MP3 player etc.

It has a 2.5 Horse Power continuous duty motor with a generous flywheel to ensure smooth running at speeds up to 10m.p.h, both pleasing for the user and extending the life of the motor, not that should be a real concern with their guarantee. This and the belt transport mechanism mean it is a quiet running treadmill too!

It has a generous 20” x 55” and stable running deck with shock absorption features that are kinder on your joints, greatly reducing the pounding compared to running on asphalt, plus the ability to set the incline up to 15% maximum.

Other features of this Sole treadmill include: -

• Message Window, blue LCD display
• Belt, 2 ply
• Rollers 2.5”
• Deck size 33” x 75”
• Standard Programs 6
• User defined programs for 2 people
• Hand pulse grips, including wireless chest strap
• User weight up to 325 pounds
• Machine weight 245 pounds
• Price around $1000

Other Sole treadmills in this range:-

• Sole F80 Treadmill
• Sole F83 Treadmill

Sole F85 Treadmill

Said to be Sole’s best selling treadmill and it’s not difficult to believe!

With an impressive 60 inch running surface and a class leading 3.5HP continuous duty motor you can be taking those long running strides at up to 12m.p.h. as you look at that 6 window club-like display to see just how well you are doing!

With Sole’s “Cushion Flex Shock Absorption Whisper Deck” you’ll be doing this with minimal noise and good shock absorption to help protect your joints.

Apart from the 6 standard programs the user can define a further 2 programs to make your workouts more challenging! It is well equipped with programs and can be customized, as you’d expect on top rated machine.

Speeds can be set as low as 0.5 m.p.h., so this machine can be used by people with a wide range of abilities, not just the super-fit!

The good solid construction of this Sole F85 treadmill means it take accommodate users up to 400 pounds.

Other features of this Sole treadmill include: -

• Option of heart-rate control that calculates the safe and most efficient workout for your age
• Built-in cooling fans for your personal comfort
• Incline up to 15%
• Deck size 33” x 80”
• Rollers 2.75 inches
• Folding with “Easy Assist”
• Belt – 2 ply double woven
• Heart Rate Control, including wireless chest strap
• LCD Display – Backlit blue LCD, 9 inches
• Displaying continuously – Calories, Distance Travelled, Incline, Speed, Time, Pulse and Pace. Also there is a one-quarter of a mile track feature and a Peak and Valley graph for different programs.
• Hand Pulse Grips
• Arm Rest controls for speed and incline
• Built-in Speakers for your iPod, MP3 player etc. to play through
• Guarantee – Motor- Lifetime, Deck- Lifetime Frame- Lifetime, Electronics / Belt / Rollers- 5 years, Labor- 2 years In-Home service.
• Weight 280 pounds
• Price around $2000

Non – Folding Sole Treadmills

If you don’t need a folding treadmill Sole have a range too :-

• Sole S77 Treadmill
• Sole TT8 Treadmill

See All Our Sole Treadmills

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Treadmill Terms Explained

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Different manufacturers may list their machines specifications differently, so when comparing machines it is important to compare like with like. Also compare machines about the same cost, you will not get the same features or quality when comparing a budget end model with a top price model!

Below is a list of the most common terms you are going to come across amongst the various treadmills available in the market currently.

Manual Treadmill

Stamina Manual Fitness Treadmill

A treadmill you operate by pushing the conveyor belt with your feet.

Some manual treadmills contain magnets to make it move more smoothly

Motorized or Electric Treadmill

An “ electric treadmill” – containing electric motors that move the belt and may also tilt the track for you as you walk or run

Belt

The ‘track’ of the treadmill

Deck

The underlying structure the belt runs over

Console

The controls on the front panel of the treadmill

Display

The digital readout, usually an LCD display, on the front panel of the treadmill showing e.g. average speed and/or distance travelled

Frame

The structure, usually a metal tubular framework that all the moving parts of the treadmill attach to

Folding Treadmill

Where space is an issue a folding treadmill does what it says, so that it takes up about 50% less space when

compared to a non-folding one.* See note about folding machines build quality lower down age*

Heart monitor

A sensor that takes your pulse and displays it to you

Calorie counter

A calculation of the energy burnt (calories used) during the session can be displayed, great if you’re in to counting calories as part of a weight loss plan

Incline

The tilt of the conveyor belt surface that simulates uphill running

Programmes

Different workout programmes available on a motorised treadmill

Surface

The top side of the conveyor belt, i.e. the part you run or walk on.

Folding Treadmill Machines and Build Quality -

LifeSpan Fitness Fold-N-Stor Compact Treadmill

In the early days build quality of the folding machines tended to be inferior. that is when compared to that of the fixed ones, they were less able to stand up to the heavy pounding encountered during running activities.

They were often less stable, making for a rather uncomfortable experience and also less reliable. Today on the whole these problems have been overcome, with the framework of a folding machine having a similar quality and design of a fixed treadmill running machine.

As well all the listed features above, the overall design of the machine is important when it comes to using it on a regular basis.

Is there a drinks holder for instance, somewhere to hold your iPod or mobile phone, or somewhere to rest a book if you’re one of those people who can read on the run! What do you want to do when you’re using your exercise machine to make it more fun, or a just some “you time” to listen to some cool music!

There are some machines that you can plug in and download exercise programmes from the Internet, again this may make things more interesting than using the same ones all the time.

Tip – the “F” indicates “folding” in the title of Sole Treadmills e.g. Sole F63 Treadmill is a folding treadmill.

See Folding Treadmills <click here

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