The treadmill just arrived / 2 day shipment / and it only took me about 25 minutes to assemble which is VERY minimaljust a couple of screws to attach the base at the front. The hardest part was getting it out of its shipping box. I was happy to learn the speed can be changed at the control panel AND at the hand grip on the right side. Everything is very intuitive. I am 71 years old so I didnt buy this machine for jogging, but my natural walking pace is fairly rapid and this machine can challenge me, so I have to believe that a slow jog would be very doable. The machine arrived in perfect condition and the control panel is easy to read and the LED readouts are very easy to see / the panel lights are quite bright. There are no step offs at the sides of the running belt if you want to get off the moving belt while it is still running but it sits low to the ground so I dont think youd need them. The only areas for design improvements FOR ME would be making the height of the control panel and hand grips a little higher when its in position for walking / Im 6 tall and I have to bend slightly to hold unto the hand grips, although I dont feel the need to grip them frequently unless Im actively using the readouts available on the control panel, and the knob used to secure the tread base in the upright or operating positions, for the feature, is a little inconvenient to find and utilize, but fortunately for me I have the machine placed in a room seldom used so I wont have to move it often if at all, but I like the option to be able to move it just in case. It rolls easily when its in the folded position and balanced pretty well so most of the weight is on the wheels and not on the person moving it, and it will roll through standard doorway widths. Lastly, I purchased this particular machine because it had a longer walking belt than many others and I tend to take longer strides than many people do, plus the price was VERY fair. Right now I am a very satisfied customer / if things change over time I may return to edit my evaluation but Im optimistic I wont have to do that.
A pleasant surprise
The treadmill just arrived / 2 day shipment / and it only took me about 25 minutes to assemble which is VERY minimaljust a couple of screws to attach the base at the front. The hardest part was getting it out of its shipping box. I was happy to learn the speed can be changed at the control panel AND at the hand grip on the right side. Everything is very intuitive. I am 71 years old so I didnt buy this machine for jogging, but my natural walking pace is fairly rapid and this machine can challenge me, so I have to believe that a slow jog would be very doable. The machine arrived in perfect condition and the control panel is easy to read and the LED readouts are very easy to see / the panel lights are quite bright. There are no step offs at the sides of the running belt if you want to get off the moving belt while it is still running but it sits low to the ground so I dont think youd need them. The only areas for design improvements FOR ME would be making the height of the control panel and hand grips a little higher when its in position for walking / Im 6 tall and I have to bend slightly to hold unto the hand grips, although I dont feel the need to grip them frequently unless Im actively using the readouts available on the control panel, and the knob used to secure the tread base in the upright or operating positions, for the feature, is a little inconvenient to find and utilize, but fortunately for me I have the machine placed in a room seldom used so I wont have to move it often if at all, but I like the option to be able to move it just in case. It rolls easily when its in the folded position and balanced pretty well so most of the weight is on the wheels and not on the person moving it, and it will roll through standard doorway widths. Lastly, I purchased this particular machine because it had a longer walking belt than many others and I tend to take longer strides than many people do, plus the price was VERY fair. Right now I am a very satisfied customer / if things change over time I may return to edit my evaluation but Im optimistic I wont have to do that.