The decision to purchase a treadmill for at-home use requires careful consideration of your options, including its motor, warranty, speed, incline, storage and weight limits. Proform and Nordic Track are two reliable companies that have commercial grade treadmills available for use at home. If this is a piece of exercise equipment that you plan to use every day, it should meet all of your personal preferences.
Affordability
As of December 2010, Proform's 590T treadmill is available for $619. Proform offers free shipping and no payments or interest if you pay your balance within six months. Nordic Track's A2550 treadmill is available for $799, with free shipping and no payments or interest if paid in full within six months.
Warranty
Proform's 590T comes with a lifetime warranty on the frame, a 25-year warranty on the motor and one year for parts and labor. The company will send a technician to your home in that first year if you need a repair. Nordic Track's A2550 treadmill comes with a lifetime warranty on the frame and motor, a two year warranty for parts and one year for labor. Nordic Track will also send a technician to your home during the first year for repairs.
Specifics
The Proform 590T has a weight limit of 300 pounds. If you purchase this treadmill, you will enjoy a zero to 10 percent incline, a one to 10 mile per hour speed range from a 2.25 horse power motor and a 20 by 55 inch belt on which to walk or run.
The Nordic Track A2550 has a weight limit of 350 pounds. If you purchase this treadmill, you will receive a zero to 10 percent incline choice, zero to 12 miles per hour speed ranges from a 2.5 horse power motor and a 20 by 55 inch belt on which to walk or run.
Extras
You will be able to fold the deck for storage, monitor your heart rate, enjoy 12 pre-set workouts, and subscribe to IFit workouts with the Proform 590T.
The Nordic Track A2550 folds for storage, monitors your heart rate, gives you access to IFit workouts and includes 16 pre-set workouts.
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