I just sold my Treadclimber TC5000 model to a guy in California, and he is sending a moving truck here to my apartment on Thursday afternoon to pick it up. The major problem is that this moving company ONLY has tractor-trailers, and cannot come up my driveway (which is 1/4 mile long). I’ve been told that the machine MUST be waiting at the bottom of the driveway when the truck arrives. I’ve borrowed one of those "225lb. weight limit" dollies from a friend so that i can easily move the machine to where it needs to go, but I still have another problem; my husband and I don’t get out of work until 1pm, and these guys are coming at 1:30pm to pick it up. To save time, we were going to wheel the thing downstairs to our carport, and leave it inside overnight so that when we come home from work, we wont have to fuss with getting it out of the house..etc..because it will already be done. The temperatures here at night are FREEZING..so I’m worried the temps will hurt it. Will it be ok?

Wow, good question! Without knowing the exact machinery contained in the treadclimber, I would suggest calling their customer service line and asking them:

http://www.treadclimber.com/trc_microsite/customerservice.jsp?lid=Customer+Service

My instinct says no, you won’t hurt it, but electric components *can* be sensitive to the cold depending on how they are insulated, if at all. If there is a chance it can get wet or damp from the cold, I would not leave it outside.

My bigger worry would be, will it get stolen from your carport?

I am thinking about getting one, probably the TC5000 model, anyway, does anyone own or have used the Bowflex Treadclimber before? Is it better than a standard Treadmill or Elliptical machine? I want to do more and better Cardio work-out, and no, I am not doing this so women will like me, I want to so I can improve myself, develop more confidence, and better health reasons so I can live a longer life, eventhough I am only 21, I want to start early.
I have been asking Fitness questions on here lately but I have not been getting that many answers, or it takes forever to get a single answer. Anyway, here is what it looks like:

If you don’t recommend it, which type of treadmill or elliptical machine is better? which brand makes the best?
why haven’t I gotten more answers?

it’s looks pretty good i think it would work pretty well

I thinking about getting the Bowflex and want to know before I get the machine is it good? Has anyone one had any problems with it as far as parts not working? I just need some serious info before I make my mind up. I called and the lady suggested that I get the Bowflex® TreadClimber® TC5000…..

The tread climber is big bucks.

You can do a lot of exercise just using a balance ball. One of my friend’s brother is the top Olympic US hurdler and recently broke the world record in the 110 meter hurdles…only for the chinese guy to break it later…but anyway.

He told me his brother doesn’t use any weights…and just does exercise with a balance ball. You don’t need fancy gym equipment…but if it will help you to exercise everyday then go for it.

That’s about half price. New, they are around $2100 and used $1600