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Manual treadmill

  • 04-10-2013 11:20am
    #1
    woody1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,907 ✭✭✭


    ok i have free time available to me now most afternoons, but as im minding my son i cant be out of the house, was thinking of treadmill so i can get something done during this time but dont want to make it a big investment
    does anyone here have/run on a manual treadmill and are they any use at all..
    not gonna spend big money on a motorised one but dont want to waste money on something that turns out to be useless either ...


Comments

  • #2
    JohnnyCrash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 978 ✭✭✭JohnnyCrash


    How much you willing to spend? There are good 2nd hand motorized ones to be had for small money..I picked up a Proform treadie,16k speed,electric incline,large deck,foldable when not in use,20 hrs on the clock,for €300


  • #3
    woody1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,907 ✭✭✭woody1


    nah 300 too much for me, thanks ..
    manuals available new for 80, but judging from the lack of reaction to this i guess no one runs on them .. turbo trainer for the winter it is then


  • #4
    JohnnyCrash
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 978 ✭✭✭JohnnyCrash


    From another angle,is your son small enough to go in a buggy? Go for a jog and bring him with you?


  • #5
    mylifetoday
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 53 ✭✭mylifetoday


    imo... manual treadies are useless and a waste of money. I have both manual and motorised... My wife and daughter used the manual for a while but found that getting a constant rthym ?going was too difficult. Having tried it myself(I have a back problem) I tend to agree with them. It's difficult to get started and maintain pace. Advice from JohnnyCrash excellent suggestions.... run/jog with the buggy or wait until after Christmas and checkout Argos for cheapest motorised treadmill. Wait until mar/april and you'll get a bargain like Johnny did.... :)


  • #6
    woody1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,907 ✭✭✭woody1


    dont disagree, wanted it for winter idealy, but not gonna buy a manual and waste money on it,


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