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Nautilus has been in the fitness equipment market for over 35 years. This has brought them recognition for their role in upgrading training machines to a new level. They are good at technology but also at sales and customer support.

Nautilus Treadmills are created following a verified and well documented recipe. We wanted to test it ourselves so we have scheduled a series of Nautilus reviews which will be published on the blog in the next weeks.

First review is dedicated to Nautilus T514 Treadmill. This treadmill is a machine that you can find today at approximately $1100 USD (promoted with $750 less than its initial cost).

This is a Home Treadmill dedicated to home users (regular runners with high ambitions).

Nautilus T514 Specifications

1. Speed: 0.5–12 mph / 0.8–19.3 km/h (increments of 0.1 mph or 0.1 km/h)
Speed is changed through Preset Speed Keys and Speed Up/Down arrows.
Preset values are: 2, 4, 6 and 8.

2. Inclination: 0–12% (increments of 1%)
Same as speed incline is changed through preset incline keys and Incline Up/Down arrows.
Present values are: 2%, 4%, 6% and 8%.

3. Remote Speed and Incline Controls
These controls are in fact toggle switches on the handlebars available to adjust Speed and Incline.
Incline is controlled from the left handle bar and speed from the right one.

4. Motor: 2.75 CHP CD
This is a powerful continuous duty motor.

5. Belt: 20″ x 55″ / 51 x 140 cm
This treadmill has a 2 Ply Belt backed by Softrack Suspension for joint protection.

6. Frame: steel

7. Supported user weight: 350 lb / 158 kg

8. Dimensions:
- Length: 74″ / 188 cm
- Width: 32″ / 81 cm
- Height 54″ / 137 cm
- Assembled Unit Weight 205 lb / 93 kg
- Folded dimensions: 39″ X 32″ X 60″ / 99 X 81 X 152 cm
- Shipping Weight 233.7 lb / 106 kg

9. Warranty
With this treadmill you receive a 10 year warranty for frame, 10 years for the motor, 1 year for electronics, 2 years for parts, 90 days for wear parts.

Nautilus T514 Special Features

1. LCD Display:
Display shows info like: total time, distance (km or miles), incline, pulse, calories and speed/pace.

2. Fan:
The fan is accessible through a button on the console and includes 2 speed levels, low and high.

3. Remote Heart Rate:
To read the heart rate there are 2 options: Contact Heart Rate (CHR) sensors on the handle bars and a Heart Rate Chest Strap Transmitter. The Console shows your Heart Rate in Beats Per Minute (BPM).

Chest Strap: has attached a heart rate transmitter so your hands are free during workout.

Note regarding how heart rate calculations are done on a treadmill:

Maximum heart rate of a person is regularly 220 BPM during childhood. Over years the values decreases reaching 160 BPM by age 60. The BPM is influenced mostly by stress, rather than age.

Endurance training influences the value of your BPM: while a typical adult may have a rest heart rate at 72 BPM highly trained runners may have 40 BPM or lower. The heart Rate Table is an estimated value of the Heart Rate Zone depending on individual characteristics and at what value the training enables fat burn and improves the cardiovascular system.

The procedure recommended for fat burning is to start slow and increase intensity until the heart rate reaches 60-85% of your maximum heart rate. To burn fat keep this pace for 20 minutes or longer. The graph available on this machine and on any other treadmill is just a recommended targeted heart rate value based on your age but to confirm your individual level, visit your physician.

You can buy this treadmill:

At Amazon: Nautilus T514 Treadmill for 999 $

At Nautilus : Nautilus T514 Treadmill for 1199 $

At Abe's Of Maine: T514 Treadmill- 100179 for 1199 $

At Sears: Nautilus T514 Treadmill for 1849 $