Same company, different models. Mine is a ProForm 720. I don't remember what
other models we looked at ... one had a radio/cd player included, but I didn't see
the sense in spending an extra few hundred bucks for something I could plug in
myself. G My son wanted this one because of the built in shocks/springs. He
does a lot of jogging on it, says these are so much easier on the knees than the
units without the springs. And it is unbelievable quiet ... at least compared to
the old machine I had.

You have a fantastic attitude, I have no doubts that you will reach your goal. It
isn't a race and it really does not matter at all how long it takes. I'm a firm
believer that slower is the best option around, as it gives you more time to set
new habits and learn lessons along the way. Heck, there are still things I'm
learning! I still have bad moments, yesterday seemed to be one of them. I just
roll with them now, move past them as soon as I can. I never give up and hope
that I never will in the future.

Joyce

On Thu, 5 Feb 2004 21:42:04 -0600, "WannaBLean" wrote:

We must have the same kind of treadmill! ProForm CS9e. I LOVE mine. I turn
on the cable rock-n-roll channel and visualize myself slim and fit while I
walk. I'm still "falling down" a bit on my evening points, but I'm GOING to
do it this time, NO MATTER how long it takes me.
"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
hehehe - I don't know you, but I do know ME ... I am the burnout queen.
g I
even splurged and bought myself a 13" television with a dvd player built
in, to
give me something to keep my mind off of the boredom that can set in.
Then
splurged on some movies and television series dvd's ... making the
treadmill time,
MY time and something to look forward to (a bit). I still overdid things
a bit
yesterday, wanted to check out the even higher inclines and see how much
different
they were. OY! They are tough, I think I at least now know exactly what
a high
intensity workout is supposed to make you feel. LOL

Yesterday was the first time I used the fan, not much need to when your
basement
is sitting at about 30 degrees. I was in my sweats, had to throw my
bathrobe on
in addition ... and after 15 minutes I had to turn the fan on. Oh, it is
wonderful! Does your treadmill also have the ability to be hooked into
the
manufacturers internet website for additional programming and tracking? I
haven't
done it with mine, don't want to string any more cables through the house,
but it
did sound really interesting and fun. Can hook it up, and get programming
on the
computer monitor to walk through different scenery settings. And through
the
website it will also automatically control/increase/decrease the incline
and speed
to coincide with the terrain. Cool, huh? I didn't even realize this
until I read
the manual.

Joyce

On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 06:32:07 -0600, "WannaBLean"
wrote:

I'm going to follow your advice. It's almost like you "know me". I DO
burn
out easily and I don't want to this time. Thank you for the good advice.
Hugs.
"Joyce" wrote in message
.. .
I'm going by memory here, from posts I've seen from you throughout the
week.
Haven't you just begun exercising recently? If so, your muscles are
more
than
likely hanging onto water while repairing the stress on them from the
new
activity. This happened to me also, still does on occassion when I try
to
push
too hard, too fast. It takes awhile for the body to let go of the
water,
took me
a good two weeks in the beginning.

Just a suggestion from the non-exercise guru in the bunch ...

I read elsewhere that you were walking a mile a day, at a pace of 2MPH.
This is a
great start, won't totally burn you out from overdoing in the
beginning.
Then I
read that you added the incline into the routine already. Myself, I
would
work on
the distance and speed first ... start gradually increasing the incline
when you
can get your speed up to a cardio level maybe? I think I read
somewhere
recently
that a walking cardio level should be between 3MPH and 3.5 MPH - not
too
sure of
that though. The incline is a great workout, I love it myself - but I
also didn't
add it until I was consistently up in speed and duration, as I felt it
was
tougher
on the legs (which may be why your body is hanging on to fluids???),
thus
causing
me to tire out faster. I've been working on the treadmill for many
months
now,
walk at 4MPH and a varying incline level of 4-8 ... and I tell ya, I
start
feeling
it at 20 minutes when on the higher incline - start declining the
incline
and
immediately notice the difference. Maybe you could work a few days at
your 2MPH
level for 30 minutes (1 mile), then increase the speed by .1 or .2 MPH
(I'm making
the assumption your treadmill is similar to mine ... fan and all) - go
for
another
few days and up the speed again. If you keep the length of time the
same,
you
will notice you are walking a bit further each day. You will still get
the same
benefits of the flat workout, without overtiring yourself in the early
stages -
which often leads to early burnout. Save that tough stuff for later!

Just my 2 cents worth, anyway. G

Joyce

On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 15:47:37 -0600, "WannaBLean"
wrote:

HOW??? I've even been exercising!! I am SO bummed out!