Schwinn 820p Treadmill

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Schwinn 820p Treadmill
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  1. Sports
  2. Publisher: Schwinn
  3. Sales Rank in Sporting Goods: #717467

Product Review

This high-quality, no-nonsense entry-level treadmill provides exceptional value for any level user, with an easy-to-read LCD display that provides immediate feedback regarding your fitness progress including time, speed, distance and calories. Spacious 20" x 54" deck with our unique Strike Zone technology provides optimal cushioning.

Product Description

Ideal for toning up, managing your weight, and improving your cardiovascular health, Schwinn's 820p treadmill is the perfect addition to any home gym, regardless of fitness level. Rated a 2005 "best buy" by a leading consumer magazine, this treadmill features a 2.0 horsepower continuous-duty motor and has a speed range of .5 to 10 miles per hour, allowing the pace that suits your need best for varying workout levels. Ten workout programs allow you to further personalize your exercise regimen, including several hill, heart rate control, and custom user-specific programs.

With a spacious 20- by 54-inch walking/running surface, this treadmill also features Strike Zone deck cushioning, which is kind on your joints in your lift-off and landing motions (while also absorbing shock). As you challenge yourself and step up your workout, the 820p allows you to monitor your heart rate with grip and telemetric heart rate monitoring as well as view your workout metrics by displaying time, speed, distance, incline, calories, heart rate, and results mode. With a sturdy, welded steel frame and a 30-year warranty on both the frame and motor, this treadmill is built to last.

Feature Detail:

About Treadmills
Walking is still considered one of the most beneficial cardiovascular exercises for people of all ages, body types, and fitness levels. As a fundamental form of aerobic training, walking has numerous physical benefits for the heart, lungs, and circulatory system, while also increasing muscle tone and burning fat calories. Treadmills provide a convenient way to regularly exercise in all weather conditions in the comfort and safety of your own home.

From beginners just starting an exercise regimen to advanced athletes looking to maintain their fitness level, anyone interested in getting and staying in shape can benefit greatly from regular use of a treadmill. Treadmills allow you to determine the pace, distance, and complexity of the workout based on your needs, all while watching television, talking on the telephone, or reading a magazine. Much easier on sensitive joints like the knees and hips, treadmill walking and running surfaces are typically long, padded platforms that allow ample room for a long stride and comfortable, low-impact walk or jog without the harsh contact of a concrete surface.

While many different types, styles, and price ranges of treadmills exist, many of them offer unique features like a fold-up design for easy storage, an electronic display monitor showing speed, distance, workout time, incline level, and burned calories, and EKG grip pulses to monitor the heart rate while exercising. Regardless of the simple to complex features you may choose, treadmills offer an array of aerobic exercise opportunities that will provide long-lasting beneficial cardiovascular results without a commute to the gym or a jog in the rain.

Manufacturer Warranty
Frame - 30 years; motor - 30 years; parts - 2 years; electronics - 2 years; labor - 1 year; wear items - 1 year

What's in the Box?
Schwinn 820p treadmill, user's manual, warranty information

Product Features

Accessories

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review
2.6 out of 5 stars (8 customer reviews)

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible, January 21, 2006
DMD - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Schwinn 820p Treadmill (Sports)
Consumer Reports recently rated treadmills, and this model was picked as their "best buy." I have no idea why, as it is a piece of junk.

Points to note:

1. Shaking

Although assembled correctly, this treadmill shakes. The faster the speed, the more it shakes. At only 3.5 mph, my water bottle begins to move back and forth in the holder. At 4 mph, it goes flying off. There is also a ridge for placing a book, but I don't see how anyone could read with a book jerking all over the place. There is nothing that can be made any tighter to stop the shaking.

2. Bucking

The second time I used the treadmill, the belt would suddenly buck forward for no reason. I now have to hold on for dear life so that I don't fall when it bucks. The manual gives you a few tips for dealing with this problem, but they don't work.

3. Malfunctioning Heart Monitor

The grip heart rate monitor doesn't work correctly. It just...Read more


19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Awful, March 24, 2006
G. Turner "In Training" (Rhode Island) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Schwinn 820p Treadmill (Sports)
I also bought this because it was the Consumer Reports "Best Buy," and I expected to get a lot of use out of it. The frame broke on my first (I weigh 175 and run about 30 miles per week) after about 1100 miles, and its replacement just died after only 350 miles. So far I've paid about a dollar a mile. I'll never buy from Schwinn again.


29 of 34 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Schwinn - Nautilus ZERO QUALITY CONTROL, December 22, 2005
Butch Murdock (Newburgh NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Schwinn 820p Treadmill (Sports)
The railings on the Schwinn 820p did not line up with the screw holes on the frame by several inches! It was impossible to assemble.

With any quality control at all, these measurements are checked on every item that leaves the factory. Human error is then not a factor. This is a defect that should never happen. Schwinn/Nautilus has zero quality control. That is simply a fact of the most basic quality control standards.

You are therefore definitely taking your chances with this or any other Schwinn or Nautilus product. With zero quality control, no telling what else can prove to be wrong.

And though the warranty says "1 year on parts", the warranty then goes on to say that there will be a charge for the installation of any defective or replaced parts. So what is the 1 year warranty on labor? Nothing, obviously.

I wish I never had purchased this product, myself.

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