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5. Custom Workout with total 9 Landmarks:

To use the custom workout, you must first create your custom user with your name, birthday and weight.

Once you have the user created, you set your weekly goals. Goals are set for each individual depending on your training level. On the way, as you improve yourself you can edit your goals and increase the values.

You can set:

* Time Goals (minimum 45 minutes/week)
* Distance Goals (minimum 1.5 miles/week)
* Calorie Goals (minimum 200 calories/week)

The fun is that when you achieve your goal, you earn trophies which get you to the next landmark.

So, once you set your goals enter in your profile and choose option: Workout (which actually means Custom Workouts). These will be your options:

- 9 TC Challenge landmark workouts

- Time workout

- Distance workout

- Calorie Count workout

- Custom workout

- Heart Rate workout

At the end of each workout you can compare your results to your goals.

You receive trophies when you exceed your goals. Trophies earned will unlock new landmarks (3 are free but 6 other must be earned and unlocked).

6. Configuration mode:

These are the options included in this feature:

* Units (Metric or English Imperial)
* Control the brightness level of the console
* Set the Time (Hour and Minutes)
* Set the date

To access and edit the above info just choose the TC5500 Setup option from the Welcome screen, when you start the machine.

7. Remote Heart Monitor (Heart Rate Chest Transmitter included):

The Console displays your Heart Rate in Beats Per Minute (BPM).

Some tips for how to use the chest transmitter:

- Moisten the two Grooved Electrode Areas on the back before starting to use the chest transmitter

- Don’t forget to remove the transmitter before you clean the chest strap.

8. Workout Setting Cylinders:

Bowflex Treadclimber uses Hydraulic Resistance Cylinders to absorb the pressure of your steps and to reduce joint pains. 12 is the most intense level, 1 is the less intense. Both Cylinders must have the same value.

Conclusions

The Bowflex Treadclimber is a complex machine. The assembly process is difficult so from the start we recommend you to choose In-Home Assembly services.

We admit we were taken by surprise by the high price of this machine, $3,300!! This is the value you usually pay for Gym Equipment.

After testing it, we honestly don’t understand why it costs so much. You can use it as a treadmill (but at a very limited level as the speed is too small to compare it to a real treadmill).

The stairclimber and elliptical modes are the most efficient as you definitely use more muscles during your workouts.

In the end, Bowflex TC5500 comes in front with the G.O. console which is pretty interesting, but not that interesting. To explain: the GO console allows setting individual weekly time, distance and calories goals. If you reach your goals set during your workouts, you receive trophies. Trophies enable new Landmarks when you play with the TC Challenges.

This is a feature designed to reduce the boredom feeling same workout routine induces. The idea rocks, but the price you have to pay for it not that much.

The good thing is that you have the 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. If you buy the machine and you decide it’s not what you have been looking for, you can ask Bowflex to return you the money. Sure, there are a few conditions and we don’t know how the process goes, but we certainly like the option.

As a final note we want to add there is a striking resemblance in features and functions with Mobia Nautilus.

Follow the Mobia vs Treadclimber vs Incline Trainer link and you will read a comparison review between this product and 2 others that could worth your attention before deciding on which to spend your money: Mobia ($2,000) vs Bowflex Treadclimber ($3,300) vs Nordictrack X7 Incline Trainer ($2,000).

PS: Other Treadclimbers Reviews in the same Series that you must read about are:

- Nautilus Mobia Review ($2,000)

- Bowflex Treadclimber TC3000 Review ($2,100)

- Bowflex Treadclimber TC1000 Review ($1,200)

- Bowflex Treadclimber TC5000 Review ($2,500)

You can buy this treadmill:

At Bowflex: Bowflex TreadClimber TC5500 for 3299 $