| The L7 Series Treadmill is its most popular home | | | | Each HRC program is broken down into 20 |
| treadmill. It comes in three models; the Pro Sports | | | | programmable segments for more variety in your |
| Trainer, Cardio Trainer and Executive Trainer. When | | | | heart rate controlled workouts. |
| you review each of the Landice L7 Series treadmills | | | | While monitoring your rate in conjunction with a |
| there is one model that is clearly the best buy out of | | | | treadmills speed might be nice for some, the price of |
| the three. | | | | the Cardio Trainer is $400 more than the ProSports |
| Landice makes the L7, L8 and L9 Series of treadmills. | | | | Trainer. You have to ask whether the extra 400 |
| Although the L7 is the cheapest it's still an expensive | | | | bucks is worth it. Probably not, and besides, other |
| piece of exercise equipment. The 3 home edition | | | | treadmills that offer this system, like the Smooth 9.25 |
| models of the L7 Series range from $3,600 to $4,700. | | | | treadmill, are cheaper and offer better value for |
| All of the units use the same motor, frame, treadbelt | | | | money. |
| and so on, with the only real difference being in the | | | | The Landice L7 Series Executive Trainer Treadmill |
| treadmill's console. You get the same ultra solid steel | | | | The control panel of the Executive Trainer is quite |
| frame that supports a maximum user weight of 400 | | | | awesome. You get numerous alternative displays. You |
| pounds. The motor is probably the best in the industry; | | | | can select the Virtual Situation Indicator (VSI), the Road |
| an American made beast that is 3 hp continuous duty. | | | | Display, the Training Calendar, the Track Display and - |
| The steel rollers are 14-pounds and are 2-1/2" in | | | | well, the list goes on. The Executive Trainer is the most |
| diameter. You get a 4-ply treadbelt that is 20" x 58" | | | | expensive of the 3 models, so you'll be paying around |
| with 15% electric grade elevation. You also get a | | | | $4,700, which is more than $1,100 more than the |
| speed range of 0.5 to 12 mph even when carrying the | | | | ProSport model. |
| maximum weight of 400 lbs. | | | | But you have to seriously ask if getting a very fancy |
| But which of these models represent value for | | | | console is worth the extra money. Quite frankly, you're |
| money? | | | | paying a lot of money for what amounts to 'execute |
| The Landice L7 Series Cardio Trainer Treadmill | | | | toys'. |
| The selling point of the Cardio Trainer is that it comes | | | | The Landice L7 Series ProSport Trainer Treadmill |
| with a contact heart rate crossbar and transmitter | | | | All this brings us to the cheapest model. You don't get |
| strap, which is used in conjunction with any of the 4 | | | | the fancy cardio-system or the fancy console but |
| Heart Rate Control (HRC) programs provided. The first | | | | what you do get is a great piece of kit that can satisfy |
| two standard heart rate control programs maximize | | | | the most demanding of athletes. This model is the best |
| workout time by instructing the treadmill to | | | | in the range and is good value for money. Very few |
| automatically change speed and inclination in order to | | | | other brands of treadmills can match it in terms of build |
| maintain the targeted heart rate for the duration of the | | | | quality, performance and price. If you're going to buy a |
| program. There are also two user HRC programs that | | | | L7 this is the one to go for. |
| allow you to create separate custom HRC programs. | | | | |