Runner’s World Magazine conducts an evaluation, to come up withtheir treadmill best recommended list. Unlike othersports-related products that the athletic magazine reviews on anannual basis, treadmills, they explain, are not extensively andcontinually redesigned and upgraded. Thus, the treadmill bestrecommended list stays a dependable buying guide for three yearsfor the thousands of athletes and exercise-enthusiasts who lookto Runner’s World Magazine for fitness product information. The treadmills that Runner’s World has included on its currenttreadmill best recommended list made that list as a result of alengthy process that took into consideration all sizes, shapesand endurance levels of treadmill users. They tested 12treadmills, with 15 testers of both sexes, ranging from 110-210pounds. Aged 25-55, these testers ran or walked hundreds ofmiles, at various speeds and inclines. Some were high-endathletes, others not quite so enduring. What’s surprising aboutthe Runner’s World treadmill best recommended list for this yearis that although most participants were brand new the treadmillsthat ended up making the treadmill best recommended list werethe same treadmills recommended three years prior. The criteriaof this list are for cushioning, stability, controls, anddisplay, resulting in an overall rating as well. The devices that made the Current Runner’s World treadmill bestrecommended list are True, retailing at $3795, with an overallrating of 8.1; Nordic Track, retailing at $3500, whose overallrating is 7.6; Precor; number three on the treadmill bestrecommended list, is also priced at $3500, with a 7.3 overallrating. The fourth best is the $4995 Cybex, which earned anoverall rating of 7.1; Life Fitness, $3500, is rated overall at7.0; the $4495 Landice, overall rating 6.9, is next on the list.
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