Senior Fitness Treadmill, 400 lb Capacity, Safe Design with Full-Length Rails, Low Step-Up Height, 0.2–4 MPH Motorized Walking Treadmill for Elderly, Recovery & Home Exercise

My mother is in her late 80’s and had not exercised for many years. She is now exercising regularly thanks to new motivation and the design of this treadmill. The full length padded hand rails and low deck height on this sturdy piece of equipment provide easy-on easy-off safety and inspire confidence! Assembly is simple. Customer support is excellent. The motor is very quiet with only a minor gear whine at the 1.6 and 3.2 speeds. Easy to read and use digital display and controls. The speeds are well graduated and perfect for rehabilitative use or by anyone just starting a walking program. You will not run on this machine but you can walk fast enough for even conditioned users to get an intense workout! The neutral color blends well with any decor. The cup holders’ angles are a little awkward (pointing the tops of bottles slightly back toward the user) but hold onto things well. Overall a solid 4+ rating. The fact that my mother is actually USING this treadmill REGULARLY (due mainly to her motivation and this treadmill’s design), raises my rating to 5 stars!

This treadmill has exceeded all my expectations, so far. I've only had it out of the box & up & running for a couple of days, but I am very impressed. I like the .2 MPH starting speed and the handrails in front and on both sides, for safety. Right out of the box, mine runs smooth and silent. Very sturdy construction, and will definitely handle a 240 lb guy (me) without breaking a sweat. This is the only machine I found that addressed ALL of my issues, for UNDER $4,000.00 - and that's no joke. If you need a treadmill for Rehab from a stroke, or for the elderly, grab this one. My other Exerpeutic machine (recumbent bicycle) is still functioning perfectly and silently, after one full year of fairly heavy use. Good company. UPDATE 3/30/2022 Repeat all the above. I have used this machine nearly every day for the past couple of years, and it's held up fine! I have oiled the belt twice - that's it. For a few days one week it made a very faint sound like it was rubbing on something, but I could not find anything wrong, then the noise went away by itself (shrug). A fantastic and durable machine for this price point. Buy it! UPDATE 9/3/2023 I have had this treadmill for over 3 years and used it approx. 5 days per week, with no mishaps. It is in as good shape today, as when I bought it. I think a product THIS GOOD, deserves a revisiting on the Review, and I will continue to do so as the years wear on. I may someday need a replacement Belt, but I cannot justify ordering one at this time. Good work, Exerpeutic & Thank You.

Putting this thing together was easy It seems to be good quality but only time will tell

I'm 61years old and trying to get back into exercising. I'm pretty out of shape, so I need to start slowly. Also, I'm allergic to sunlight (yup, that's a thing--I get hives on exposed skin when I'm in the sun). On top of that, I'm prone to grabbing any excuse to avoid exercising, so any sort of bad weather (too hot, too cold, too wet, etc. etc. etc.) gives me a reason not to go for a walk outside. I do like the feeling of walking though, so a treadmill seemed like the best way to go. But I've owned two others in the past and didn't like either one. Both ran faster than I wanted or needed. They both had a tiny incline even when they were supposedly "flat." And both were just *so* noisy. This machine has none of those flaws. It will let me walk at a comfortable pace (I'm starting at about 2.2 mph), while still having plenty of room for growth as I get stronger. It has adjustable feet on the bottom, so it was easy to level it perfectly. It's not totally quiet, but it is much less noisy than the other machines were. My family can't even hear that I'm using it upstairs while they're downstairs. It's also built like a tank and seems likely to last for a long, long time. I like that it's an American product. Hopefully, a fellow citizen somewhere took home a paycheck this week in part because I bought American. While I don't need the side rails right now because I don't have balance issues, looking to the future, they're something that may make sense. If I ever do need this therapeutically, I'm sure the fact that the side rails run the full length of the bed will be very helpful. Another feature that I think might be helpful in the future is that the tread itself is printed with a white dash along one edge. It makes it easy to see that it's moving, which I imagine would be helpful to anyone who has stability issues. Assembly was straightforward. Probably the biggest problem was that I wanted it upstairs and it's heavy. But it was delivered in two boxes, and we were able to unpack components from the larger box too, so that reduced the weight. Still, we needed one of our sons to help us carry the main part upstairs. Now for the things I might change. I do wish that I could adjust the height of the side rails because they're at an awkward height for me. I suspect that wouldn't be a problem if I were taller. (I'm 5'4", and I just feel like my arms and shoulders aren't quite comfortably relaxed when I hold on to the side rails, but we're planning to add spacers to increase the height by an inch or so, which I think will help.) The other thing I would like is if there was a convenient place to rest a tablet or book. There really isn't. There are two areas on either side of the panel to hold a water bottle I guess, but they're quite angled and not very deep. I haven't tried to set a water bottle in them yet, so I can't really say whether they work well. What I do know is that there's absolutely nowhere to place my Kindle. However, I bought a clear acrylic accessory (from a different vendor on Amazon) that hangs over the instrument panel and still lets me view the panel. We had to modify the accessory a bit because it's designed to hang from the top of an instrument panel that's flat along the top edge. The top of the panel on this machine has a slight curve, so we added supports inside of the top edge of the accessory so it couldn't shift along the panel. (Bolting it to the panel to keep it steady isn't an option because you still need to be able to access the start/stop/speed controls.) That works perfectly, and lets me lift the whole thing out of the way so I can access the controls as needed. It's also possible to purchase tablet accessories that clamp on from other vendors. One version has a gooseneck. There's a cross bar below the control panel that would work perfectly as a place to clamp a support like that, but the reviews for the gooseneck accessory weren't very good (apparently it breaks easily) and it was much more expensive than the clear acrylic thing I bought instead. Anyway. It would be nice if the side rail height could be adjusted and if the treadmill vendor offered a way to support a book or tablet that was either built into the treadmill control panel or that could be purchased separately and was already designed to work with the current design of the instrument panel. I'm happy with the workaround we came up with, but I recognize that many people don't have the tools that it takes to modify things the way we do. TL;DR I'm very happy with this machine--especially after making a couple of easy modifications. It's perfect for me.

Helped me to strengthen my legs and my hip on 76 years old and have had balance problems. I’m walking much better now safe and easy to use.

It’s fabulous. Sturdy & well-made. MUCH better than we anticipated. I’ve always bought full size treadmills but since they all now have minimal handrails we bought this. I was skeptical that smaller size & lower price would be as good BUT even my husband loves it. And it’s unbelievably quiet! It’s far safer with its long handrails, & even has a comfortable front handrail. I was worried it wld be too small & narrow but it’s absolutely as comfortable as big expensive machine. And its compact size makes it usable in our office or bedroom. We’ve only had it a short time but so far all works beautifully.

Treadmill was ordered Aug 17 and arrived Aug 20. Assembled item. It ran less than 5 sec before stopping and displaying 'er1' msg. Contacted seller by email as directed. They called requesting video. Sent video of defect as requested. Desire to return item for refund.

The product arrived on time, good value for the price. Just what was needed. It takes a while to assemble but the instructions are clear and easy to follow.