With the recent launch of the new LiveSTRONG® Fitness Treadmills, there’s been quite a bit of curiosity on our end as to how the treadmills would stack up against the competition. We had to get our hands on the new LiveSTRONG® 16.9T Treadmill ASAP and give it the TTR test.
I mean, this is a product endorsed by Lance Armstrong so these have to be high-quality treadmills right? I guess the question is, are these LiveSTRONG® Treadmills worthy of the yellow jersey? Well, we’re here to tell you that indeed they are.
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Onto the TTR Review
Now, the LiveSTRONG 16.9T comes in as the top of line treadmill offered by LiveSTRONG Fitness so we needed to rate this accordingly. We first looked at what we think are 2 of the most important things when buying a treadmill.
- CHP – Continuous Duty Horsepower
- Warranty
After taking a look at the specs, right out of the gate, the top-end treadmill passed with flying colors. It touts a confident lifetime warranty on the frame and motor, 5 year on parts and 2 years in-home labor. On top of that it also struts a hefty 3.5 CHP motor. Oh my. Plenty for the avid, advanced runners that like those long-winded runs.
Onto to the display and dock. Most high-end treadmills come with an iPod® dock and so of course, we weren’t surprised to see that it also came with that feature. BUT, on top of that, they’ve added a nice little feature that we haven’t seen much of. They’ve integrated some Pioneer® Speakers into the dock. So if you don’t want to have your headphones on, you can still listen to your workout playlist.
Lastly, they’ve put a twist on the workout programs by using the LiveTrack™ Fitness Journal. It’s still 12 workout program but it’s more like a journal. One reason we really liked this idea was that it creates a fun and exciting way to track your workouts. Let’s be honest, running on the treadmill isn’t the funniest thing to do so adding something unique like a journal was an added bonus to keep you motivated.
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TTR Recommendation
After you get done reading through the specs and warranty info, not to mention who endorses this product, it’s a no-brainer. For a price tag of just $1,699 this treadmill is easily worth more and will give you everything from a $2,500+ machine.
With that being said, if you’re in the market for even just an intermediate or advanced treadmill, you might want to spend a few extra bucks to get the LiveSTRONG 16.9T Treadmill. After all, those few extra bucks go towards something meaningful. For every treadmill sold, part of the profits is donated to the LiveSTRONG® Foundation to fight cancer.
So again, is this treadmill worth the Yellow Jersey? Of course.
