| | |  | Electronics | Home » » Bowflex Series 7 Treadmill | | | | | | | Description: | | Bowflex Series 7 Treadmill, motorized, computer-programmed and ready to go the distance in getting you fit! Get the low-impact, high-cardio workout benefits of a gym-quality motorized Treadmill, right at home! Deluxe model, with incline adjustment, telemetric heart reading capability and 15 programs. Here's how Bowflex will have you flexing all your fitness muscles: Strike Zone deck suspension offers a comfortable surface that's easy on feet, ankles, knees and hips. You get a soft landing and a firm lift-off on the big 20 x 60" surface, a deluxe 2-ply belt; 15 programs for variety, including 2 user-defined, 2 heart rate control, and a body mass index. Quick keys for 0-9 speed and incline. Speed range from .5-11 mph; Sky-lite backlit LCD display for setting and workout readouts; Durable 3 HP continuous duty motor, made to last; 2 1/2" precision rollers for smooth operation; Contact grip and wireless heart rate telemetry for heart rate workouts; Fold-up treadmill with soft-drop declining, so it's portable and easy to store; 3-speed fan to cool you as you exercise. 2 bottle / cup holders; Measures 85 x 35 x 55 1/4"h. open. Folded it's 41 x 35 x 65 1/2"h. Weighs approx. 300 lbs. Some assembly required. Maximum user weight 300 lbs. | | | Features: | |
• Selected as a top fitness product by a leading consumer magazine
• Grip and telemetric heart rate monitors help you measure your fitness level; large 20 by 60 inch walking/running surface area
• Quick incline and quick-speed keys offer easy access to desired settings; 3-speed fan cools you while exercising
• Warranty: frame - 15 years, motor - 10 years, parts - 2 years, electronics and labor - 1 year
• 15 programs, including two heart rate calculation, two user-defined, and a body mass index test offer maximum workout variety
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 87.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 34.5 inches | | Product Height:
| 16.5 inches | | Product Weight:
| 249.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 86.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 34.6 inches | | Package Height:
| 17.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 296.18 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 189 reviews |
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 reliable buddyNov 22, 2009
We bough it in September 2009. Used it for three months now. Good item, no complains. It is too small for me - I am almost 7 ft and the handles just are not high enough. I get without them.
Delivery - it was basic in home delivery - not sure what it meant, but the delivery guy dropped it off in front of our porch and left. This item is heavy, but I managed to get it inside the house alone - it has wheels and we have sturdy flat path to our house. To move it inside the house - had to use some help. Difficult, but manageable. Two or three people should be able to lift it up.
Assembly was not too complicated, threading the wires took longer then expected. some holes were not aligned well enough, but little force was sufficient to push the bolts through.
First several weeks as you will use it, it will smell like a new car. But the smell will go away. Not too noisy, we use it downstairs and can't hear much upstairs. Controls are adequate and the unit's quality is sufficient. Some plastic handles could be better built, but ...
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Love this treadmillNov 21, 2009
We absolutely LOVE this treadmill. My husband is a runner and I love to walk..we are both every pleased with the Bowflex.....it's sturdy and folds up easily. I was a little apprehensive about buying a treadmill I hadn't tried out before, but the Bowflex is everything it's ad says it is. Amazon is always our "first choice" for most products!!!
 Product may be good -- company support lousyNov 19, 2009
I bought this treadmill based on Consumer Reports recommendation. Mine was malfunctioning right out of the box. Nautilus/Bowflex made me do a series of disassembly projects to self-diagnose the problem. This included opening the motor housing -- despite the big sticker warning against that. They eventually said they could mail me the parts and arrange for a tech to see if he could repair it.
Their customer service support was lousy. I returned it through Amazon and will never buy any Nautilus/Bowflex product that might require product support.
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Buyer Beware!Sep 16, 2009
I wish I could rate this product with negative stars. I bought the series 7 treadmill back in 2006 for $1500, and ever since it has consistently proved to not be worth the money. Upon delivery, we noticed that the fan in the console was broken. About a year-and-a-half later, the machine froze during a routine workout and gave a "safe out" error code. After several painful tests, customer service diagnosed it as a failed motherboard. Then they charged $250 to replace this part, but it took them several MONTHS to ship the replacement. Less than a year after that, the same thing happened and they again gave us the same diagnosis. I find it ridiculous that I have spent nearly $1800 on this machine and gotten less than 3 solid years out of it. Worse yet, their customer service is horrible!
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Some good, some bad...Aug 29, 2009
I've had my series 7 for about 6 months. First, it is sturdy as everyone says, but there is a good bit more noise/vibration when i'm running on an incline. Not so much to be worrisome, but it's not nearly as quiet when level running. I did have some problems when it was delivered as well. Not only did it take me about a month to get someone to help me move it upstairs (it took 4 of us), but then I found out that the fan was broken inside the head. I called support, they weren't as bad as others have reported (my lucky day), and they sent me the new part. It was up to me to open it up and replace it. No biggie for me, but may be for others. Then I couldn't calibrate it because it wouldn't register the speed. Called support again (again no big hassel) and they sent me a new speed sensor that I had to replace. In the process of trying to get to it, I broke one of the plastic (cosmetic) pieces on the outside, they sent me a replacement for that too (no charge). Finally, i was able to use it and it has lived up to its reputation. I got one of those surf shelfs (?) that attaches to various treadmills, a slingbox to attach to my office media center, and now I can run while I watch tv on my laptop. That's a testament to the stability. The vibration from me running is insignificant enough for me to strap on a laptop and watch TV. Even while running uphill.
Now my only problem is the heart rate monitor. That screen at the bottom is supposed to cycle through (or stay put on one) of numerous measurements such as time, distance, heart rate, etc. The problem is that I don't use the heart rate monitor strap that came with it. I use my own. So now it always stays on the heart rate monitor reading, trying to pick up a signal (i guess). If I set the Select/Scan to Scan, it will scan the various measurements until it reaches hear rate, then the scan disengages and it stays there. If I use the Select/Scan button to select a different measurement and stay there, say distance, it will stay there for a few seconds and then revert to the heart rate monitor. I'm hoping it's a something I can configure or fix with a call to support. If so, I'd add a star or probably two to my review. If not, then that entire screen is completely useless to me and the product has a serious flaw.
Ok, I now see the problem others have noted about support. I called about the HR monitor reading mentioned above and got Jesse. She proceeded to tell me that's just the way it is and there was nothing I could do about it. She said it kept going back to the HR reading because "that's what most people want". No joke. Oh, so the Select/Scan button is just there for looks? If I *Select* distance, it's always going to go back to HR because that's what I really want and the machine knows better??? She just said there's no way to override it. It's amazing how she was so willing to suspend logic, common sense, and spread incorrect information because she didn't know the answer. SO, I hung up and called back and got Debbie this time. She was wonderful and spent about 5 minutes max troubleshooting this and we figured out it was because the chest strap was still in the room. The machine was picking up a signal, but no heart rate, so it kept trying. As soon as I moved the chest strap out of the room, problem solved. Give Debbie a raise and fire Jesse.
I can't change the rating now, but if I did add stars it would only be 1 since service is so drastically inconsistent. But now I'm 100% happy with my treadmill.
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