The Best Manual Treadmills For Sale

Manual Treadmills are a great affordable option for your home gym. They cost far less than the average electric treadmill and are much lighter and easier to move around your home. Since there is no motor to break down, they use no electricity and are far less likely to break down. They are smaller in size which is great if you have a small space and most of them fold up for easy storage. Here are some of the best Manual Treadmills that I have found and recommend, taking into account overall price, features, size, weight and durability.

Phoenix 516 Easy-Up Manual Treadmill

The Phoenix 516 Easy-Up manual treadmill is an affordable, durable treadmill that is perfect for the small home gym. It is a great alternative to walking or running outside on cold, wet or gloomy days. You can fold the treadmill up when not in use and it easily stores inside a standard size closet. The folded treadmill takes up about 22 by 22 inches of floor space and is just a little over 4 feet tall.

The Treadmill includes a convenient, easy to read digital display that runs off two AA batteries, that displays Speed, Time, Distance and Calories. There is no electrical cord, so it saves you money on your electric bill over a motorized treadmill and it can be placed anywhere in the room.

Since you power the belt with your own stride, you are able to set and control your own pace, which I have found improves your ability to pace yourself when you are out on the track or running in the park. You get a better feel for your own pace and can really push yourself to hit faster speeds. The heavy-duty weighted flywheel makes operation of this manual treadmill smooth and quiet, while ensuring a long lifespan. Also because you are powering the belt, you get a better workout, because you have resistance against you instead of a motor sliding the belt along for you.

The only improvement that could be made to this treadmill would be the width of the running belt. It measures about 13.5 inches wide, which is about standard for a manual treadmill, but when running and watching TV I have a tendency to swerve a little, so I could use a little more width. Overall it is a great treadmill and at under $200, you really can't go wrong with the Phoenix 516 Easy Up Manual Treadmill.