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Sole F63 Treadmill List Price: $1,899.99 Sale Price: $999.99 Average Rating:

Description

You will enjoy working out from the comfort of home with this Sole F63 treadmill. Intuitive features include speed and incline adjustments on the handrails, built-in cooling fans, and a convenient blue backlit LCD display that allows you to keep track of your progress. The built-in audio system lets you work out to your favorite music.

Newly designed for 2009 with updated features, the Sole F63 treadmill has earned a reputation as one of the best-quality treadmills in its price range thanks to its unbeatable combination of high-quality components and user-friendliness. The treadmill offers a strong 2.5-horsepower, continuous-duty motor, which delivers challenging speeds of up to 10 miles per hour and inclines of up to 15 percent. The vibrant blue LCD display, meanwhile, closely tracks your workout progress, with information on your speed, incline, time, distance traveled, calories, pulse, and pace. There's even a 1/4-mile digital track that you can follow as you run and a peak-and-valley graph that corresponds to individual programs. Other details include a wireless heart rate chest strap, six preset workouts, including cardio training and fat burning; a large stop switch for safety; a low-profile running hood; speed and incline controls on the armrests; armrest cooling fans; and a 20-by-55-inch running surface. Perhaps most conveniently, however, the treadmill deck folds into a compact footprint and locks into place when not in use, thereby saving a ton of storage space. The F63 treadmill, which offers a user capacity of 325 pounds, carries the following warranties: 20 years on the motor, three years on the deck, lifetime on the frame, three years on the electronics/belt/rollers, and one year on the labor. Specifications: The F63's LCD display will track your speed, incline, time, distance, calories burned, pulse, and pace. Assembled Dimensions: 33 by 75 by 58 inches (W x L x H) Folded Dimensions: 68 by 43 inches (H x D) Motor: 2.5 horsepower Speed: 1-10 miles per hour Elevation: 0-15% Deck: 1-inch Phenolic Belt: 2-ply Running surface: 20 by 55 inches Roller: 2.5 inches Folding Feature: Easy Assist Fold Pulse Grip Heart Rate Chest Strap Included Six Standard Programs Two User-Defined Programs Display Type: LCD Window Type: Single LCD Message window Track Display Audio system Accessory tray Ten Quick Speed/Elevation Buttons Speed/elevation in handles Built-in cooling fans Maximum Weight Capacity: 325 pounds Manufacturer's Warranty Motor - 20 years, Deck - 3 years, frame - lifetime, electronics/wear items - 3 years, labor - 1 year About Treadmills Walking is still considered one of the most beneficial cardiovascular exercises for people of all ages, body types, and fitness levels. As a fundamental form of aerobic training, walking has numerous physical benefits for the heart, lungs, and circulatory system, while also increasing muscle tone and burning fat calories. Treadmills provide a convenient way to regularly exercise in all weather conditions in the comfort and safety of your own home. From beginners just starting an exercise regimen to advanced athletes looking to maintain their fitness level, anyone interested in getting and staying in shape can benefit greatly from regular use of a treadmill. Treadmills allow you to determine the pace, distance, and complexity of the workout based on your needs, all while watching television, talking on the telephone, or reading a magazine. Much easier on sensitive joints like the knees and hips, treadmill walking and running surfaces are typically long, padded platforms that allow ample room for a long stride and comfortable, low-impact walk or jog without the harsh contact of a concrete surface. While many different types, styles, and price ranges of treadmills exist, many of them offer unique features like a fold-up design for easy storage, an electronic display monitor showing speed, distance, workout time, incline level, and burned calories, and EKG grip pulses to monitor the heart rate while exercising. Regardless of the simple to complex features you may choose, treadmills offer an array of aerobic exercise opportunities that will provide long-lasting beneficial cardiovascular results without a commute to the gym or a jog in the rain. About Sole Sole brings over twenty years of treadmill and fitness product design and manufacturing to the table in their line of innovative equipment designed for fitness-conscious people. The company's treadmill line is simple in design, with an emphasis on quality and warranty all at a great price. Sole's easy-to-use treadmills offer a great value and feature a convenient, space-saving portable design. The treadmills have a very stable base with four wheels for ease of movement, folding decks to conserve space, and a 30-year motor and lifetime deck and frame warranty. Sole is always looking for ways to make their equipment better, more efficient, with higher quality at a great price.

Features

• Selected as a "Best Buy" from a leading consumer magazine
• Features a 2.5 horsepower motor and lift-assist to easily fold
• Includes grip pulse monitoring and a heart rate chest strap; six standard programs and two heart rate programs; speed range is 1-10 miles per hour
• LCD display tracks your speed, incline, time, distance traveled, calories, pulse, and pace
• 325-pound maximum weight capacity; measures 33 by 75 by 58 inches (W x L x H) when assembled; folds to 68 by 43 inches (H x D)

Reviews

great treadmill! the best part is the red piece that comes out so my toddler can't turn it on! its perfect! i love the speakers and the multiple cup holders. its a great treadmill.

We're the predictable, classic case of buying a treadmill and then infrequently using it. So for what it's worth, it's been perfect for the time we've used it over the course of a few years. Solidly constructed, feels sturdy, for the most part like one of the ones at pricey health clubs. * I kinda enjoy the digital-ish display with the oval track, so you can pretend you're running laps. * The music speakers and fans are pretty weak... but probably not a selling feature for you anyway. Overall rock solid. Good times. I'll update this if the wifey has any problems with it after our baby, as it's likely to get more work after.

I purchased this from Dick's for about $100 cheaper.. So the velcro strap popped off when unpacking. It is not in a very awkward position and I have no idea how to get it down! It is quite hard trying to assemble it to see if any of the electronic options will put it back in an upright position. Anyone else had this problem? Please help!

The Sole F63 was all that I expected and more. It is smooth running, quiet, feature laden and easy to use. It also supports programmed workouts. I agree with a previous reviewer on its only drawback...handles used for pulse measurement that are very low and uncomfortable. A minor complaint that is easily bypassed by using their harness to get pulse rate. It took about 45 minutes to assemble after being moved to the basement ...which requires three strong people...this piece is very heavy ! I highly recommend the Sole F63, it is a real bargain when one looks at proice versus capability and warranty.

I purchased this treadmill back in Nov 2009 after a diagnosis of type II Diabetes. I put it together without major hassel and I am not that mechanically inclined. Having a cordless drill with allen wrench bits helped a lot. The treadmill works flawlessly. It is rather easy to transport and very easy to fold. I've lost 40 pounds by walking on it and watching what I eat. I started at over 300 pounds and am down to around 260. It may not be the quietest (or as quiet as the F8x models) but I can hear the TV that I watch while walking. My favorite program is the Interval Program (P5). It varies both speed and incline and provides a good workout. I also love the speed and incline adjustments on the arms of the treadmill. My treadmill came with a chest strap heart rate monitor and it works well (although I had to lose some weight to get it to fit properly). For under $1000 this is the best treadmill on the market!