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Configuration mode:

Same as on TC5000, from this mode you choose the metric (MET) or the English (EngL) mode.

Other common features with all Treadclimbers are:

Safety Key Port
Side Foot Support Platform
Belt Adjustment Bolts
Transport Wheels
Rear Step
Transport Handle
Treadle Locking Lever

Conclusions

Bowflex TC3000 is a good piece of equipment for weight loss workouts. Our experience on this machine was good but not impressive. Our expectations are high when we pay $2,100 for a machine and TC3000 didn’t reach all of them.

But, when we compared them with its competitors (Treadclimber TC1000, TC5000, TC5500 and Mobia) the results weren’t so bad.

Like all treadclimbers, TC3000 is built for efficient weight loss workouts and this is where the TreadClimber Workout helps you the best.

Still, this machine is built far small people, not tall.

Using the treadclimber as a treadmill is a basic exercise. TC3000 is not made for running, just for walking exercises (usually recommended for warm-ups and cool-downs).

We appreciate that the Console allows including your weight and that it offers exercises based on each person’s fitness level. This is a great feature, maybe the best of all.

Still, components are not up to what you get in 2010. The machine was released around 2006 and since then many upgrades have been included in components quality. The warranty reflects this fact so you can decide if this is a machine from you from the start. Based on our experience, it seems to resist to around 2 years of usage, which it can work if you just want to lose weight. After you finish losing weight, you will need more challenge and there are plenty of options to offer you satisfaction.

Now, if you want a better product in the same price, Nautilus released Mobia which is a strong competitor for TC3000.

We received many bad reviews about Bowflex Treadclimbers, this version included but our experience with TC3000 din not put us face to face with a disaster.

The machine is too heavy to be assembled by you only. The same applies for moving it around. You need to call assistance to help you with the first process.

Then, you need to read the manual very carefully because it includes valuable maintenance tips, like for example you have only 2 options to change the Cylinders level (to 12 clockwise, to 1 counterclockwise).

You have to change the Cylinders Levels, but not for every workout. Only when you improve your fitness level you need to increase difficulty. The same applies for the Console command, but to update the info in the Console is pretty easy.

Because not many people may know when it’s time to increase difficulty we also recommend entering the Bowflex-Club. This club is online and you enter with a subscription. You will be in communication with a personal trainer to offer guidance and tips for your workouts, this way using the maximum of what this Treadclimber can offer.

To sum our conclusions, as mentioned above, this machine is made for small people with high ambitions of losing weight. If you take proper care of it, TC3000 can last a long period of time.

PS: For alternative options, read also:

- Nautilus Mobia Review ($2,000)

- Bowflex Treadclimber TC5000 Review ($2,500)

- Bowflex Treadclimber TC1000 Review ($1,200)

- Bowflex Treadclimber TC5500 Review ($3,300)

You can buy this treadmill:

At Bowflex: Bowflex TreadClimber TC3000 for 2099 $

At Amazon: Bowflex TC3000 Treadclimber for 2099 $