High Weight Capacity Treadmills

[JMarshall 352]

Does anyone know of any reasonable treadmills that have a high weight capacity . Looking to spend around 1200. Been searching the internet and it seems that any treadmill that i find has a max capacity of 300 or 325 pounds . Im a big guy 6 foot 4 and 430 right now . i dont want to waste money on a treadmill with a low weight capacity. i know a great alternative would be to join a gym but im not at that point yet. Just an FYI - i had my surgery on Nov 8 this year. Any suggestions are appreciated.

[sweetness2005 18]

http://www.treadmill-world.com/treadmill-for-heaviest-people.html check this site out.

[MyVSG2012 15]

I bought one of these:

http://home.visionfitness.com/treadmills/

These treadmills are built for up to 400lb users, which is pretty close to what you are now. They are very well built. I chose to buy mine from a local dealer rather than online so that I could have it delivered & put together.

I hope you find one you like.

[JMarshall 352]

thanks for the link Shezug. much appreciated .

[JosieAppleHead 74]

I bought mine from Sears they have a online lay-away, I chose to pick it up because I could have had it delivered. I saw a heavy duty one today that was on sale for $1200 you can sort through the treadmill by weight.

[Dub 10,020]

I know you said no gym........but it is a huge advantage.

$1,200 will cover my family gym membership for 2 years.

You don't have to be in top notch bodybuilder shape to feel comfortable in a gym, trust me.

Show up....do your work.....and leave. Do so as often as your program/schedule allows.

Many folks come in for a few minutes to walk on the treadmill or use the elliptical machines.

Seeing others can motivate you.......being there and humping it yourself will no doubt motivate others.

It's going to be hard to find a strong and stable machine that's going going to last at that price. Trust me....I tried to find one, too.

[Boombalatty 94]

I, like Dub, know you said no gyms. However, if it's because you are intimidated or bothered by the idea of others watching you, like I was, let me give you my story.

I was a very large, but not tall man. I started going to a large local gym at about 460-500 lbs and I'm maybe 5ft 10in. (I don't remember my weight when I started.) I thought that I have to do this for health and I'd just live with the shame. However, it hasn't been bad. Everyone has been respectful and a lot of people have commented on my progress and the encouragement has been a benefit. That said, I still come home to shower. ☺

[Dub 10,020]

I bought mine from Sears they have a online lay-away, I chose to pick it up because I could have had it delivered. I saw a heavy duty one today that was on sale for $1200 you can sort through the treadmill by weight.

I just noticed we are replying to an old thread. Ancient, even.

[JosieAppleHead 74]

LOL, This information is bound to help someone.