Life Fitness T5-0 Treadmill Review

Life Fitness is a notorious treadmill producer. Its popularity grows with every new product they release. The T5-0 is just one more model that sustains this.

We warn you from the beginning this is a professional treadmill. This is why the price you pay for it is $3,700.

But it’s still the cheapest from its series: Life Fitness T5-5 costs $4,200 and Life Fitness T7-0 costs $4,700.

The treadmill is built for any type of users (thin, fat, short, tall, beginners, athletes or experienced runners). Check the Conclusions for more details.

Life Fitness T5-0 Specifications

Speed: 0.5 – 12 mph (20 kph)

You have 3 Quick Buttons to control speed:walk, jog or run and pre-set values are saved by you/per each user profile.

Inclination: 0%- 15%

Same for incline, you have 3 Quick Buttons to control incline:Low, Medium and High and pre-set values are saved by you per each profile (2 profiles are available).

Motor: 3.0 CHP

Belt: 22”– 60” (56 cm x 152 cm)

The Belt is backed by Standard Flex Deck Cushion System.

Supported User Weight: 400 Ibs (180 kg)

Technical dimensions:

Length: 80.25 inches (204 cm)

Width: 32 inches (81 cm)

Height: 59 inches (150 cm)

Weight: 320 Ibs (145 kg)

Warranty:

The treadmill comes with a lifetime warranty for frame and shock absorbers, 10 years for motor, 7 years for electrical and mechanical parts and 1 year on labor.

Life Fitness T5-0 Features

Display Info

The display of this treadmill is designed to make it simple for any user to browse through or set up the treadmill according to his/her requirements.

The display offers great feedback that will help you keep track of your performance: Speed (miles per hour or km/hour), Heart rate (beats per minutes), Distance, Incline, Total Calories burned or Calories per Hour, Time spent in workout or Time in zone (the amount of time spent in a certain heart rate zone).

The Activity zone is the smaller console below the main console. Its purpose is to gather most used keys for quick access: Incline Up/ Down, Stop, Safety Stop and Lanyard, Speed Up/ Down.

Workouts: for Beginners, Athletes (Advanced) and Experienced (Fit) Runners

- Manual – basic, with no predefined intensity levels. It starts at the lowest incline and speed. You manage settings.

- Random – based on different hills and valleys.

- Hill, an interval training workout built on alternating intervals of intense aerobic and regular periods of lower intensities.

- EZ Incline, a cardiovascular workout aimed at enhancing cardiovascular resistance

- Sports Training Time-Based Goal, a workout meant to simulate outdoor running in order to train you for outdoor conditions.

- 5K and 10K

- Fat Burn Workout

- Cardio – designed for fat burn

- Heart Rate Hill – adjusts to the user’s fitness level

- Heart Rate Interval – adjusts to the user’s fitness level, but it’s much more challenging

-Extreme Heart Rate – simulates hill running in order to increase leg muscle endurance.

- Custom and Save workouts (1 per each User Profile)

User Menu:

2 users can save their preferential workout info: body type, Go Speed values preferences, Go Incline favorite levels. You also save: name, weight, age (important for calories burned to be counted with accuracy).

Total Statistics available are: total hours, miles, how many times a workout was used.

Most important settings you control from this menu are:

Sleep Mode (set the time the console goes in idle mode, if not used) or

- Attract mode (enable a screen saver like for the console. Colors are pleasant to the eye)

- Eng/Met mode (to show distances in miles or km)

- Audio controls (on/off for a beep sound when pressing any button)

- HR telemetry (enable/disable wireless heart rate readings)

- Marathon Mode (enable or disable)

- Workout timer (if you want to count down time goals distances)

- Mets Setting (METs = unit of oxygen consumption for measuring cardiovascular endurance)

My Workouts

These are the preset workouts an user saves for his profile so he can start using them quickly (and not need to enter his personal info every time he chooses a preset workout). On Life Fitness T5-0 an user can save up to 4 workouts for his own profile (workouts names are editable).

Heart Rate Readings: through Chest Strap

This treadmill uses a wireless heart rate monitoring system with a hands free wireless chest strap included. This is an important function to be used with most workouts installed on the treadmill.

You must replace it when it’s worn out because no other options for heart rate reading is included.

Immobilize Treadmill

In this mode treadmills’ main motor and incline motor can’t be used. To get the treadmill out of this mode repeat the same process: hold down speed key and press stop.

Sound System: Not Included

Folding Option: Not Included

Conclusions

This machine is wild. It’s the strongest treadmill we have ever used. And we love it!

Life Fitness is a great treadmill producer, and our experience backs up the fair popularity of this producer. There is a good reason why many fitness clubs and professional athletes keep choosing equipments signed by Life Fitness.

You should be aware of the quality of the T5-0. All its components are of high quality and are meant to provide long and sustained workout. Plus it’s backed by a great warranty.

As we mentioned above it can take any type of runner, including those who are over weight. On this treadmill you can start losing weight and continue training until you become a professional athlete.

Unfortunately, it’s strength has a down side. It weighs so much that you can’t move it around. Our advice is to assemble it on the spot you will use it and not try to move it around after that.

All controls are at hand and you have everything you need during workout in sight. But, be aware the console includes complex settings to help you increase exercises efficiency at maximum, which are available only if you know what menus to push. We’re talking about ‘My Treadmill’ settings, where you insert personal info. More details you can find in the User Manual.

The workouts that come with this treadmill are both effective and diverse. Every type of user, from beginners to advanced athletes can make great use of this equipment. And it can take any type of workout: including ultra running.

But the truth is that not many people need this treadmill. Those who need a simple machine to do their regular workouts can look for cheaper alternatives. For example, from the same manufacturer, you can choose Life Fitness F3 or Life Fitness T3 models.

But if you are a professional athlete or expert runner, you need this machine. We strongly recommend it also for those who want to lose weight. This treadmill can support up to 400 lbs and it includes all tools and workouts to help you follow a complete weight loss workout.

As alternatives you can also check Life Fitness T5-5 Treadmill review and Life Fitness T7-0 Treadmill Review.

If you have an experience to share or a question to address us, don’t hesitate to write. For additional info visit the official page

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