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  #11  
Old July 14th, 2005, 06:41 PM
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I bought a Nordic Track from the Sears Save Shop years ago and have
been happy with it.
Sears loves to sell extended warranties also tocover what you buy.
When I say save shop it is the clearance store in my part of the world.
Indiana and I am not sure if they have thm in other states but would
guess they do.
Sears online also has a clearance section and I do find Excersise equip
there at times.

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Old July 14th, 2005, 07:28 PM
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I thank all of you for your advice. I will be only walking. I decided to get
a Reebok because I got a real deal. I will use it a lot so I needed
something sturdy with a decent warranty. Plus a I got discount on an
extended warranty.


"JJ_Red" wrote in message
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I am looking to purchase a treadmill and am I tired of looking. From what I
can see, the cheaper the narrow the tread and the less apt to get any kind
of warranty. And the better ones start at 900.00 and up. Can any one offer
me any advice on brands and models. I have nearly narrowed it down to a
Reebok or NordicTrack. Both come with a decent warranty.



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Old July 14th, 2005, 07:30 PM
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Check out Craigslist for your local area.


"E" wrote in message
oups.com...
I bought a Nordic Track from the Sears Save Shop years ago and have
been happy with it.
Sears loves to sell extended warranties also tocover what you buy.
When I say save shop it is the clearance store in my part of the world.
Indiana and I am not sure if they have thm in other states but would
guess they do.
Sears online also has a clearance section and I do find Excersise equip
there at times.



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Old July 14th, 2005, 09:23 PM
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"louisejoi" wrote in message
news:NGzBe.64092$R21.4629@lakeread06...

"Tori M" wrote in message
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Nah not too harsh.. trust me if I could find 5$ sitting arround today i
would go to the gym myself.. Jeff asked me not to go for the daily walk
because there is a air quality advisory today... not that I know what

good
that will do as we dont have air conditioning anyway... Looks like 6

miles
is my weekly tally this week


Go to the mall!


I dont drive so I would have to walk to the mall.. oh and the mall is 2
hours away

Tori

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Old July 14th, 2005, 09:26 PM
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"Tori M" wrote in message
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Nah not too harsh.. trust me if I could find 5$ sitting arround today i
would go to the gym myself.. Jeff asked me not to go for the daily walk
because there is a air quality advisory today... not that I know what good
that will do as we dont have air conditioning anyway... Looks like 6

miles
is my weekly tally this week


Go to the mall!

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Old July 14th, 2005, 11:07 PM
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JJ_Red wrote:
I am looking to purchase a treadmill and am I tired of looking. From what I
can see, the cheaper the narrow the tread and the less apt to get any kind
of warranty. And the better ones start at 900.00 and up. Can any one offer
me any advice on brands and models. I have nearly narrowed it down to a
Reebok or NordicTrack. Both come with a decent warranty.



Check out treadmilldoctor.com for knowledgable reviews.

Susan
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Old July 15th, 2005, 05:10 PM
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Reebok website lists treadmills from $800 to $1300.

Wouldn't the YMCA have been cheaper?

While some people can stick with exercise forever, like maybe JC. Most
people go through an exercise phase, that might last a month. They give it
a good try, then they stop. I've seen it happen. That is why gyms want to
sell you a full year contract. The gyms know most customers will only come
for a month or two. If they sold gym memberships by the week, they would
make much less money....

Hey Luna,
Am I right, or what?

(Luna works in the field.)

"JJ_Red" wrote in message
...
I thank all of you for your advice. I will be only walking. I decided to

get
a Reebok because I got a real deal. I will use it a lot so I needed
something sturdy with a decent warranty. Plus a I got discount on an
extended warranty.


"JJ_Red" wrote in message
...
I am looking to purchase a treadmill and am I tired of looking. From what

I
can see, the cheaper the narrow the tread and the less apt to get any

kind
of warranty. And the better ones start at 900.00 and up. Can any one

offer
me any advice on brands and models. I have nearly narrowed it down to a
Reebok or NordicTrack. Both come with a decent warranty.





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Old July 15th, 2005, 11:38 PM
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I don't know. I don't work in membership at the Y, I work in childcare.
But, I've heard a bit about it on a local consumer advocate radio show,
Clark Howard. He often warns people against signing gym membership
contracts. He says, and I agree with him, any gym which requires a
contract does not want you to exercise, they just want your money. They
count on lots of people not coming. If everyone who had a membership
came on the same day, the gym would be too crowded and they'd have to
send people away. I know at our Y, if a member hasn't come in a while,
they'll get a call or an email asking them why they haven't been, and to
please come back.

In article ,
"Cubit" wrote:

Reebok website lists treadmills from $800 to $1300.

Wouldn't the YMCA have been cheaper?

While some people can stick with exercise forever, like maybe JC. Most
people go through an exercise phase, that might last a month. They give it
a good try, then they stop. I've seen it happen. That is why gyms want to
sell you a full year contract. The gyms know most customers will only come
for a month or two. If they sold gym memberships by the week, they would
make much less money....

Hey Luna,
Am I right, or what?

(Luna works in the field.)

"JJ_Red" wrote in message
...
I thank all of you for your advice. I will be only walking. I decided to

get
a Reebok because I got a real deal. I will use it a lot so I needed
something sturdy with a decent warranty. Plus a I got discount on an
extended warranty.


"JJ_Red" wrote in message
...
I am looking to purchase a treadmill and am I tired of looking. From what

I
can see, the cheaper the narrow the tread and the less apt to get any

kind
of warranty. And the better ones start at 900.00 and up. Can any one

offer
me any advice on brands and models. I have nearly narrowed it down to a
Reebok or NordicTrack. Both come with a decent warranty.




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Old July 16th, 2005, 06:08 AM
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"JJ_Red" wrote in message
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I am looking to purchase a treadmill and am I tired of looking. From what I
can see, the cheaper the narrow the tread and the less apt to get any kind
of warranty. And the better ones start at 900.00 and up. Can any one offer
me any advice on brands and models. I have nearly narrowed it down to a
Reebok or NordicTrack. Both come with a decent warranty.


Have you tried eBay or (even better) garage sales? People often use those
for a short time and then sell them very cheap while they are still in mint
condition (almost never used, in some cases).

MaryL


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Old July 16th, 2005, 05:34 PM
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I've been running since I was 18. I *have* a gym membership, but only
because it's cheap and through my employer, and the weather is just too
****ty here to go running outside sometimes.

Once I move back to the San Francisco Bay Area (less that 6 weeks to
go!), I'm not going to be rejoining a gym. It will be totally
unnecessary at that point.

I will say when I get some more dough and some room in my home, I
wouldn't mind having a stationary bike or a treadmill.

Cubit wrote:
Reebok website lists treadmills from $800 to $1300.

Wouldn't the YMCA have been cheaper?

While some people can stick with exercise forever, like maybe JC. Most
people go through an exercise phase, that might last a month. They give it
a good try, then they stop. I've seen it happen. That is why gyms want to
sell you a full year contract. The gyms know most customers will only come
for a month or two. If they sold gym memberships by the week, they would
make much less money....

Hey Luna,
Am I right, or what?

(Luna works in the field.)

"JJ_Red" wrote in message
...
I thank all of you for your advice. I will be only walking. I decided to

get
a Reebok because I got a real deal. I will use it a lot so I needed
something sturdy with a decent warranty. Plus a I got discount on an
extended warranty.


"JJ_Red" wrote in message
...
I am looking to purchase a treadmill and am I tired of looking. From what

I
can see, the cheaper the narrow the tread and the less apt to get any

kind
of warranty. And the better ones start at 900.00 and up. Can any one

offer
me any advice on brands and models. I have nearly narrowed it down to a
Reebok or NordicTrack. Both come with a decent warranty.




 




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