TF5400T Folding Motorised Treadmill | USB Memory Set | 16kph | 15° Power Incline | 15 Programs by Technofit Reviews




Excellent for my needs

N. Grace from Birmingham UK - 4 out of 5.

When this item was first attempted to be delivered, they only sent one delivery man to deliver it, expecting me and any friends that I had to help them to unload it. Unfortunately for them, I am a cripple (in a wheelchair) and a hermit (closest friend that could have helped was over 200 miles away). He seemed MOST disgruntled that I would / could not help him to deliver the item, so he had to take it away again, telling me to expect a phonecall from the company.

A couple of days later, 2 delivery men arrived and carried the item into my flat (even through that deep snow that we had), and I have to admit that I could see why the delivery man that was on his own refused to even attempt to deliver it on his own, as it weighs close to 200kgs in its packaging. However, all they could really do was to leave it just inside my doorway, as the rest of my flat was slightly blocked up with a food delivery that had arrived an hour or so beforehand and that I hadn't had a chance to put away properly yet.

When my cleaner arrived, just like most women, she INSISTED on opening the box and putting the treadmill up (instead of doing the cleaning work that I was meant to be paying her for, but I learned, years ago, never to try and interfere with a woman that has her mind set on opening up a "present" - even if it's not for her!). Although I say this in what may sound like a complaining way, I am incredibly grateful to her in doing so, as, as a cripple, I seriously doubt that I would have been able to do so alone.

I bought this product because I have been in a wheelchair, unable to walk properly, since 2007, due to nerve damage in my abdomen. The doctors could not do anything for this condition, as it's not something that can be fixed, so I am just meant to "live with it". So I bought this item to go along with my rowing machine and exercise bike and other exercise weights, to allow me to gain as much fitness that I can while still remaining a cripple. (To be honest, I had been inactive for so long that my legs were no longer strong enough to use the other exercise equipment properly, so they were just sitting there, seeming like statues, in my flat). But this treadmill, set on its minimal settings has allowed me to use my legs more than they have been used in years now. It allows me to stumble, fall (there is a "deadman's switch, which cuts power to the treadmill if you DO fall), or lean heavily on the arm bars to either side to help me stay upright. I know, in all honestly, that if I were in a professional gym, using their treadmill, they would have thrown me out after a few minutes, but I know that I HAVE to go through these bad periods on the treadmill if I am ever going to even stand a chance to use my legs again. Having the treadmill at home, in the privacy of my own home, allows me to fall over, without some "helpful person" calling an ambulance for me, and allows me to crawl on it, at snail's pace, for a while, or to stop and take pain relief before starting again. None of which I would be allowed to do if I were using a public treadmill.

This treadmill has been an absolute Godsend to me, allowing me to start to learn to walk again (although I have to more than a slight amount of embarrassment when I realised that I (the person who was always bragging about the fact that I had walked more than the circumference of the Earth at the equator - 1.7 times to be precise) was now becoming completely exhausted after walking less than 10 feet on the treadmill :( ). Without this piece of equipment, I had no chance of getting the exercise for my legs that I need in order to allow me make use of the other exercise equipment. However painful and exhausting using this treadmill maybe at present, I know that I need it, if I am ever to have anyhope of building up my legs enough so that I can then move on to the rowing machine, which then will allow me build up enough strength to use the exercise bike and then the other exercise equipment that I have to help to build up my strength and stamina again (my eventualy hope is to finally manage to use the brand new, expensive, all terrain, mountain bike that I bought (brand new) just a week before my body completely packed up on me and has only travelled a total of ONE MILE up until now!).

In my life, whenever I have been annoyed, frustrated, wanting to think about things, etc, I have always "gone for a walk", but being stuck in a wheelchair means that I have been unable to do that, and so my anger, frustration, etc, have built up all this time. Finally buying this treadmill has finally allowed me be able to, at least, get SOME of my frustration and anger out (I admit that the most common time that I use the treadmill is at about 2 - 3am when I can't sleep).

I was VERY lucky in managing to buy this item during a half-price sale, which allowed me to buy an extremely good quality treadmill for such a reasonable price (for which I believe that I was incredibly lucky).

One slight problem about the item is that there is meant to be a CD that comes with the treadmill, to allow you to take the data on your USBs and record and track your prgoress on your computer. I did not have this CD in my delivery, so I emailed them, asking where I could download the software, if possible, and they instantly emailed me back saying that they will be sending me a replacement CD in the post immediately.

I am really looking forward to this treadmill taking me all the way from not being able to walk at all, all the way up to using it as most other people would use it, and maybe jog or even run on it at some future point (probably WAY in the future for me!).

This really IS a wonderful quality treadmill and I would greatly recommend it to anyone that can possibly afford it.

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