Did you say cold? This is certainly no ordinary cold. This is advanced cold. The whole United States and Canada is in a deep freeze. Well Canada is always cold but Florida at 20 degrees? The wacko's at Fox news may be right! There may not be any global warming. How about global freezing...wait, that sounds like something I heard before. Oh yea, its called Ice Age. The bad part about this (for me) is that I now have to use the treadmill. Not that I don't like treadmills, its just that I prefer running outside where I can observe the beauty of the scenery, take in as much fresh air as my lungs ask for (don’t know how long we’re going to have that for) and think, yes think. I do most of my deep thinking running outside. Some people think that only the "crazy" run outside when there is bad weather, however, I say, "only the dedicated". Today, I will be treadmill runner. The wind and the cold is what get’s to me. I can run in the snow, I can run in the cold. I even run in the scorching hot weather heat. But the cold and wind combination….that is where I draw the line. I tried it once, and that’s when I begin to realize. I am warm blooded and need to be inside. Running #1 Jog
Showing posts with label treadmill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label treadmill. Show all posts
Sunday, January 3, 2010
And Its Cold!!!
Did you say cold? This is certainly no ordinary cold. This is advanced cold. The whole United States and Canada is in a deep freeze. Well Canada is always cold but Florida at 20 degrees? The wacko's at Fox news may be right! There may not be any global warming. How about global freezing...wait, that sounds like something I heard before. Oh yea, its called Ice Age. The bad part about this (for me) is that I now have to use the treadmill. Not that I don't like treadmills, its just that I prefer running outside where I can observe the beauty of the scenery, take in as much fresh air as my lungs ask for (don’t know how long we’re going to have that for) and think, yes think. I do most of my deep thinking running outside. Some people think that only the "crazy" run outside when there is bad weather, however, I say, "only the dedicated". Today, I will be treadmill runner. The wind and the cold is what get’s to me. I can run in the snow, I can run in the cold. I even run in the scorching hot weather heat. But the cold and wind combination….that is where I draw the line. I tried it once, and that’s when I begin to realize. I am warm blooded and need to be inside. Running #1 Jog
Friday, January 1, 2010
SERVICING YOUR TREADMILL YOURSELF
Sometimes it can be tempting to service your treadmill yourself, thinking you may save a few bucks. How hard can it really be!
To be frank, treadmill repair is not hard. Mostly what you pay for is the expertise of the trained technician to do the job correctly. However, from time to time we have seen where the problem actually is made worse by the user attempting to service the unit himself. And to be fair, most treadmill user manuals do suggest, for example, tightening the walking belt if you have a slipping problem. Some owners follow that advice. Most times though, the problem is completely unrelated to the walking belt.
Take for example, one of the low-end treadmills but more popular Proform 1000 and 2000. Part of the design employs a molded plastic rear end-cap that mounts to the frame of the unit. This piece is NOT cosmetic but is used to hold the tension on the belt. Typically what happens is the user attempts to "tighten" or "adjust" the walking belt because of whats commonly called a slipping belt as was mentioned. The normal tendency is to tighten, then test. If the problem remains, the user will keep tightening until that molded piece breaks and breaks apart.
Your treadmill is a unique piece of equipment, unlike any other appliance. You do need a trained technician to service it. In this example, a slipping belt can be caused by three different things. One does need to check all three possible problem areas. The other complication is that you may have two simultaneous symptoms causing the same effect.
Your service technician will be able to do general maintenance on your unit and check the entire unit for faults. Keep fit in 2010 by keeping your fitness equipment in shape.
To be frank, treadmill repair is not hard. Mostly what you pay for is the expertise of the trained technician to do the job correctly. However, from time to time we have seen where the problem actually is made worse by the user attempting to service the unit himself. And to be fair, most treadmill user manuals do suggest, for example, tightening the walking belt if you have a slipping problem. Some owners follow that advice. Most times though, the problem is completely unrelated to the walking belt.
Take for example, one of the low-end treadmills but more popular Proform 1000 and 2000. Part of the design employs a molded plastic rear end-cap that mounts to the frame of the unit. This piece is NOT cosmetic but is used to hold the tension on the belt. Typically what happens is the user attempts to "tighten" or "adjust" the walking belt because of whats commonly called a slipping belt as was mentioned. The normal tendency is to tighten, then test. If the problem remains, the user will keep tightening until that molded piece breaks and breaks apart.
Your treadmill is a unique piece of equipment, unlike any other appliance. You do need a trained technician to service it. In this example, a slipping belt can be caused by three different things. One does need to check all three possible problem areas. The other complication is that you may have two simultaneous symptoms causing the same effect.
Your service technician will be able to do general maintenance on your unit and check the entire unit for faults. Keep fit in 2010 by keeping your fitness equipment in shape.
Saturday, December 26, 2009
The treadmill repair resource - 1st post
Welcome!! This will be the place you go on the web to get any information you need about your fitness equipment and service. We will repost past articles written for other places so you can find all the resources here.
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