| Every buyer wants to know the Consumer Reports | | | | Life Fitness, Vision Fitness, Schwinn, Smooth Fitness, |
| treadmill Best Buy. Consumer Reports is perhaps the | | | | Keys Fitness, Trimline, Spirit, and Nautilus.Consumer |
| most respected of consumer product testing | | | | Reports does not break down its treadmill reports by |
| organizations due to their independent and nonprofit | | | | price range, as is often the case in other |
| status and their expert testing. Their consumer | | | | organizations' reviews, so their Best treadmill, at |
| report rating treadmills can be found in publication and | | | | almost $3000, is not likely to be the best treadmill for |
| online at ConsumerReports.org.Consumer Reports | | | | you, but they do suggest four Best Buys, all in the |
| grades on an overall score to determine its Best | | | | $1300-1800 price range. Ratings are provided for all |
| treadmill and also suggests four treadmill Best Buy | | | | tested models, however, and that's where you |
| models that combine good value with quality.The | | | | should begin.A cautionary note: Consumer Reports |
| Best Treadmill For YouWith product information, tips | | | | was disappointed in the number of machines that had |
| on buying, and a discussion on testing results, | | | | problems in this treadmill rating--an ominous change |
| Consumer Reports most recent treadmill rating in | | | | from their last treadmill reports in February 2004. |
| January 2005 tested 22 treadmills from about 16 | | | | With the exception of higher-priced models with the |
| manufacturers, including Proform, Nordic Track, | | | | kind of warranties you should expect, they |
| Weslo, and Image, all Icon Health and Fitness | | | | recommend an extended warranty. That's something |
| Companies, as well as Landice, True, Precor, Horizon, | | | | they almost never do. |