( 18 reviews )
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Posted: Jul 5 2009
After 3 weeks of recieving my tc5000 I have yet been able to get it up and running as they forgot to send the power cord and safety key-and mat they promised. I made contact with you all three times and still have had no action taken. right now my wife is using it to dry clothes on, which works well but I had other ideas in mind.
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Posted: Jun 12 2009
When I first received this product I was quite happy with it. However, after about a week of use i can't wait to get rid of it! the problems I have with this product it are as follows, 1) treadmill is too short 2) I have felt no "burn" in my legs after using the tread climber feature 3) I keep stepping on the metal inside of the treads and have gone flying on several occasions 4) the treadmill does not go fast enough 5) the treadmill often makes annoying tapping noises when you use it 6)there is not a lot of room for your arms to move, and you constantly have to be thinking about it. 7) the hydraulic feature is not motorized, it is all by your personal "perfect balance". When the tread climber feature is in use you constantly have to be focusing on your balance. which gets very distracting. At first I thought to myself "I'll just have to get used to it", but after speed walking 2 miles every morning for a week I wanted to run, and it just can't offer me that. It's fastest speed is just in between speed walking and running, running on the highest setting is frustrating, and fruitless. After a month of ownership I am back to running on the road. It is very overpriced!
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Mar 19 2009
We bought this because the Dr told my wife she needed to lose 50 pounds to ensure her diabetes could be controlled. We went with the TC5000 because it has the heart monitor display built in, and we wanted to ensure we did not over do it. The machine arrived as scheduled; assembly took about 2 hours (1 bolt missing, but I had a one that fit so was no problem). Instructions are not that clear, but if you use the pictures and think a bit before you tighten something anyone should be able to assemble this (does take two people for a couple of steps). We watched the DVD and read the operating manual before we ever got on it; neither of us are in too fit so the first week we just went about 20 minutes in treadmill mode every other day. We have continued the every other day routine to ensure our bodies have a day of recovery. 2nd week I started with a 3 minutes of treadmill, 18 minutes of tread climber, and finishing with 3 minutes of tread mill. Wife increased her treadmill time to 25 minutes. Week 3 I am doing 3 minutes of the tread mill, 24 minutes of the tread climber, and 3 minutes of tread mill. Wife is doing 3 minutes of tread mill 15 minutes of tread climber, and 3 minutes of tread mill. We are both very aware of the importance of keeping our heart rate in the target zone (not too low and not too high) while excercising, the speed control and the heart rate display makes this very easy to do. Each of us has lost several inches and has experienced modest weight loss, 5 pounds for me, and 7 pounds for her in 3 weeks. Both of us feel much better and so far we each look forward to our exercise day. We have put the Tread climber right in the middle of the living room so we can watch TV, or have a conversation with each other as a routine part of our exercise. This was a very conscious decision our part to ensure it did not become out of sight, out of mind. I would recommend this to anyone who is serious about increasing their fitness and/or losing weight.
