Smooth 5.45 Folding Treadmill

Below you'll find details of the high-end features built into the Smooth 5.45 folding treadmill. This compact machine represents an unbeatable solution for anyone looking for a cost-effective, space-saving treadmill for the home.

• Dual-Stage, Soft Drop Folding A treadmill shouldn't require hoisting and heaving to fold. With the Smooth 5.45's gas shock-assist lift you can gently tilt the deck into position and wheel it away for storage. Use the convenient foot-operated lever to lower it softly back into place with and it's ready again for use.
  
• 20" x 55" Whisper Weave Treadbelt Industry experts and customers alike rave about how quietly the Smooth 5.45 operates. Running treadmills are often noisy, but our Whisper Weave technology helps make Smooth treadmills as quiet as any on the market today. At 20", the Smooth 5.45's running surface is as wide as that of our most expensive treadmills.
  
• Superior Stability Because of their light weight, compact treadmills often rock and sway during brisk walks or runs. Thanks to the heavy weight of the Smooth 5.45, you'll enjoy the same smooth, shake-free performance normally found on health club treadmills.
  
• Patented Swing Arm Shock Absorption System The patented suspension running deck is proven to lessen the impact of walking and running. The entire running deck and frame is suspended on two pivots, increasing cushioning and reducing harmful impact on your ankles, knees, hips and back.
  
• Intuitive LCD Console - Intuitive, interactive LCD console lets you monitor your speed, incline, distance, calories, time and pulse simultaneously.

• Quiet, Powerful 2.5 HP Motor Built for long life and complete silence. Engineered with an advanced Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) circuit board more typically found on commercial treadmills, the Smooth 5.45 treadmill operates noise-free. Optical speed sensors working in conjunction with the PWM ensure smooth speed changes, plus dual motor fans extend the life of your treadmill.
  
• Heart Rate Control Through programmed settings you control, the heart rate monitor automatically adjusts the intensity of your workouts according to the reading on the ergonomically-positioned grip pulse monitor.
  
• Nine Storable User Profiles This tool comes in particularly handy for households with multiple treadmill users. No need to key in your personal settings before every treadmill workout. Up to nine people can save age, weight and target heart rate information for instant access.
  
• Sold Factory-Direct to You Buying a treadmill online from the manufacturer eliminates the overhead costs of a retail store, resulting in a savings of 40-45%.

Exercise pros understand that varying your workouts is an important strategy for reaching your fitness goals. When routines are repeated too frequently, two things tend to happen: 1) Your body may plateau because it becomes too familiar with the program you're following; 2) You may lose enthusiasm for exercising which will delay the achievement of your goals.

With such a wide variety of programs to choose from, you'll look forward to your treadmill workouts. Choose a different program with every session to keep your body and mind refreshed. Each is customizable to meet your own personal fitness level.

P1: Manual - You can alter the speed or incline at your preference at anytime during the workout for a customizable routine.

P2: Interval Incline - Interval training allows you to alternate between pumping up the heart and catching your breath. Choose a workout level from 1 through 9. The higher the level, the higher the incline levels during the workout. The Time LCD shows a preset workout time of 24 minutes, which can be adjusted higher or lower in four-minute segments. Incline is changed automatically every two minutes during the workout.

P3: Interval Speed - Just like the Interval Incline program, only you optimize your treadmill workout through a variation of speed.

P4: Weight Loss This program combines variations in both the speed and incline to provide the maximum results in weight loss and calories burned. The user chooses a workout intensity level between 1 and 9. The Time LCD shows a pre-set workout time of 24 minutes; which can be adjusted higher or lower in five-minute increments. Both speed and incline will change during the workout; the minimum speed/incline segments last two minutes, and the maximum speed/incline segments last three minutes. For example: at Level 1, speed varies from 1.6 mph to 2.8 mph while incline ranges from 0 to 3; Level 9 speed varies from 3.2 mph to 4.4 mph while incline ranges from 3 to 11.

P5: 5K Self-Learning/Competition - The Distance LCD will show 3.1 miles or 5 km. For new users, there is a preset speed (2 mph) and incline level program in the computer. You can change the speed and incline levels during your workout. After the distance has counted down to zero, the program goes into a cool-down phase.

P6: Heart Rate Control - This program is set up to keep the user's pulse between 65% of the maximum heart rate and 85% of the maximum heart rate. This will give the user the most effective workout for his or her fitness level. This program begins with a 3-minute warm up to get your pulse to reach 65% of your maximum heart rate. When that is reached, the Heart Rate Control program will kick in to get your pulse to 85% of the maximum heart rate. After the time counts down to zero, a cool-down phase will finish off this complete cardio program.