Treadmill Review: Livestrong LS9.T Treadmill
Treadmill Rating: 3.5 out of five for a high top speed and powerful motor
Price: $999.99
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A few months ago in late 2009 Livestrong Fitness announced a brand-new fitness equipment product line. Livestrong Fitness was to capitalize on the brand name made famous by cancer survivor and Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong. Livestrong fitness decided to partner with Johnson Tech, the same company that manufactures Horizon Fitness equipment and Matrix Fitness equipment. I must admit, I’m a huge fan of most of the fitness equipment that comes out of the factories at Johnson Tech. Over the last month I’ve made about three, maybe four trips to Dick’s Sporting Goods to try out Livestrong’s treadmills and elliptical trainers. There were a few surprises along the way both pleasant and unpleasant and I am ready to share those with you!
Features
I suppose I should start with the most unique and important feature of the Livestrong LS9.9T Treadmill. The Livestrong LS9.9T Treadmill comes with Livestrong’s signature LiveTrack Fitness Journal. The LiveTrack Fitness Journal allows up to two people to save workout statistics like distance traveled, time, and calories burned. One of the things I liked the best about the LiveTrack Fitness journal is that I could view my five personal best scores from all of my previous workouts. With the touch of a button you can find out what your best mile was, your best 5K running time was, longest workout in terms of time or distance, and the most calories burned in a single workout session. On a sidenote, he LiveTrack fitness Journal would benefit from internet connectivity where users could automatically publish the results of their fitness routines to their blog, facebook, or twitter account. Internet compatibility would be great for those of us who are plugged in!
Some of the more typical features of the Livestrong LS9.9T Treadmill are an iPod/MP3 player. I keep telling myself that I need to take my iPod down to the store to test out the speakers. I’m sorry to say I have not. I will definitely try out the speakers next time I make a trip to Dick’s Sporting Goods and let you all know how the speakers sound. (Youtube video maybe?!!!) The Livestrong LS9.9T Treadmill also has a built-in fan for those of you who like to stay cool during your workouts. The Livestrong LS9.9T Treadmill has dedicated speed and incline controls with a slight twist; unlike many other competing treadmills out there the user has to press incline or speed first then press the desired incline level or speed. I like the idea of one touch and go. It’s really inconvenient to be forced press two buttons to control speed and incline especially when so many other treadmill and elliptical trainer manufacturers out there find a way to integrate two sets of dedicated speed and incline control buttons AND make it look nice.
The Livestrong LS9.9T Treadmill also has an ample amount programs. I found the Pacer fitness program to be unique and helpful. The Pacer program allows users to select a distance and a time to reach it in. The treadmill automatically calculates the speed required to get the user to keep a specific pace to reach the goal on time. The Livestrong LS9.9T Treadmill also has heart rate control which allows users to select a target heart rate and have a computer adjust speed and incline to keep the user within that heart rate. This is an important feature for people who plan on using a treadmill to lose weight!
When I tried out the Livestrong LS9.9T Treadmill I thought the feel was pretty average for the thousand dollar price tag. There was no shaking and an average amount of noise coming from the motor. All in all, I was satisfied with the feel and comfort of the Livestrong LS9.9T Treadmill but not blown away by it. There are better treadmills out there in terms of comfort, but not too many more.
Specifications
One thing I want to note and praise Livestrong Fitness for is the motor they put on the Livestrong LS9.9T Treadmill. The motor is really the high point of the Livestrong LS9.9T Treadmill and allows the Livestrong LS9.9T Treadmill to attain a maximum speed of 12 mph. The 12 mile-per-hour top speed is uncommon for the thousand dollar price range and even more uncommon is a 2.75 continuous duty horsepower motor powerful enough to handle a 12 mile-per-hour top speed. One thing I can tell is that Livestrong Fitness is making a strenuous effort to be a leader in fitness equipment.
| Specifications | Livestrong LS7.9T Treadmill | Horizon T101 Treadmill | Smooth 5.65 Treadmill |
| Horsepower: | 2.75 CHP | 2.25 CHP | 2.5 CHP |
| Running Area: | 20" x 55" | 20" x 55" | 20" x 55" |
| Incline: | 12% | 10% | 15% |
| Top Speed: | 12 MPH | 10 MPH | 10 MPH |
| Programs: | 12 | 9 | 14 |
| Parts Warranty: | 3 year | 1 year | 3 year |
| Labor Warranty: | 1 year | 1 year | 2 year |
| Price: | $999.99 | $599 | $999 |
| Rating: | 3.5 / 5 | 4.5 / 5 | 5 / 5 |
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Final Analysis
In the end, the most important thing I factor into my treadmill reviews is comfort. The Livestrong LS9.9T Treadmill is comfortable but not as comfortable as many other treadmills in the thousand dollar price range. There are lots of really cool features on the Livestrong LS9.9T Treadmill like the LiveTrack Fitness Journal which allows users to track their progress as they develop a regular cardiovascular routine. It would be nice to see similar features on more treadmills and I definitely commend Livestrong Fitness for putting forth an effort to innovate. Overall, the Livestrong LS9.9T Treadmill has earned a solid 3.5 out of 5. I urge you to go out and try this treadmill yourself, you might have a different opinion than I do and I encourage you to share it in my comments section. I do screen my comments but the only comments I filter out are spam and comments that are impolite. Feel free to disagree with me!
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