Landice L8 LTD Cardio Trainer Treadmill

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The Landice L8 LTD Cardio Trainer Treadmill is part of the well-respected L Series of treadmills.  As with all of the treadmills in this series, the Cardio Trainer Treadmill is made with the most current treadmill technology and is built with the highest level of craftsmanship.

All of the models within the L series are also made specifically to blend seamlessly into the home dÈcor, whether in a home gym or in a living room or bedroom.  Despite its good looks, the Cardio Trainer offers a four horsepower continuous-duty drive motor that offers plenty of power without the risk of overheating.

Since Landice has been in the treadmill manufacturing business for almost 40 years, their products are of the highest quality.  In addition, the company focuses solely on designing and manufacturing treadmills, which means they are experts in the industry.  For this reason and more, Landice has been rated #1 for the last five years by consumer rating industries.

All treadmills in the Landice L8 LTD series offer the following benefits:

• A rust-free aluminum frame capable of holding up to 500 pounds, making it the strongest frame in the industry
• A four horsepower continuous-duty drive motor, which provides 0.5 mph to 12 mph of speed
• A magnetic key switch and a safety lanyard to help stop the treadmill immediately if needed
• Landice offers an incredible level of shock absorption. The Standard VFXPlus Shock Absorption System is five times softer than grass, and does more for protecting knees and the joints than the competitors shock absorption system.
• A one inch thick, reversible deck that provides 3,000 hours of workout time per side and can last for 30 years
• A 1,000-pound thrust elevation motor, which makes it 33% stronger than the competition
• A high-inertia cast flywheel, which protects the electronics and motor while providing for a smoother workout
• Large rollers that provide more surface area and that require less tension, which makes the bearings and belts last longer while also providing for smoother operation
• A four-ply treadbelt that measures 22î x 63î
• An electric grade elevation of 15%
• Landice L8 LTD Cardio Treadmill Dimensions: 32" x 77"

The Landice L8 LTD Cardio Trainer Treadmill offers a number of features that are unique to the model.  These include:

• A numeric keypad containing Quick-Grade and Quick-Speed controls
• Five built-in programs that offer unlimited effort levels and variable time
• Five programs that are user-defined
• The ability to program goals for calories, time, and distance
• The levels of fitness tests, including Balke, Firefighter, and Army
• Two heart rate monitoring programs that are built in to the machine
• A standard wireless-chest-strap for its heart-rate monitoring system
• A standard Accutrack contact heart-rate monitoring system
• Optional parallel medical rails
• Optional black frame

Landice treadmills are consistently rated #1 by the world's leading consumer publications. Some publishers do not allow the use of their name. Others that do are referenced below .

"One of the best values you will find on a high quality machine...Unless you can get a great deal on another treadmill in this price range, Landice is the way to go." "An incredibly solid treadmill. Some cheaper treadmills may be better for some people but if you're serious, this is a serious machine." "It is a thing that is beautiful in motion and you cannot beat the Baldor motor." "It's hard to pass up the lifetime warranty and if you are a runner, you will love this treadmill." "With the upgrade to the appearance for this year's model, this one becomes hard to beat for those who are serious about their training."

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Best Buy Treadmill From $4000 and Over

For 30+ years, Landice has been the cream of the crop for high end treadmills and this year is no different. The Landice L7 Cardio trainer treadmill is the perfect combination of performance, design and cost. The Landice Cardio Trainer series is the best treadmill in a brand of excellent treadmills and gets 5 gold buddahs out of 5 from the Sensei.

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Running in Place
Top treadmills to keep you going year-round

Landice L8 Cardio Trainer
Simply put: The L8 can take a pounding. While many of the other units in this review are made from steel, the L8 is constructed from super-strong, aircraft-quality aluminum--delivering durability that's ideal for runners who push their equipment to the limit

 

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Rarely are Best Buy selections chosen from the higher price points because value is a key consideration in any buy being the best. The Landice Road Runner L8 is an exception of sorts to this rule, because this treadmill is so unique in its design.
Quality and durability are certainly inherent in this top-of-the-line treadmill, but the automobile design is the thing. The design stays true to the illusion in every detail. You start the treadmill's operation with an ignition key. You increase speed with a red-knobbed gear shift, and there's an identical gear shift to control the level of incline. Add to this a built-in six-disc CD player and it's "zoom, zoom, zoom." Other automobile-like features of the console are round analog speedometers and a track display to diagram the distance run on the oval track--and all this inside a realistic replica of a late model car radio faceplate. Non-concept features are a brushed aluminum frame, 3-hp continuous-duty engine, and Landice's trademark VFX shock absorption system. It may seem a bit pricey, but to see it is to believe it. The Landice Road Runner L8 is a special Best Buy.
"Top of the Line" Landice prides themselves on manufacturing treadmills, and their focus pays off in units like the L7. The four-ply belt and VFX shock-absorption system work wonders, but the real magic is in the control panel. It features the latest applications of computer graphics down to animation of a runner in a little screen in the center of the console. There are six user-designed programs that can be altered to your own specifications, along with seven built-in programs for the unimaginative. The computer even allows for six different training calendars so everyone in the family can follow their own plan. A magnetic foot-plant monitoring system is constantly correcting belt speed to eliminate belt surge. The L7 features a rust-proof aluminum frame. The Landice L7 Executive Trainer is surely top of the line.

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Runners World Magazine published the results of their customer satisfaction survey of over 2000 readers who owned or used a treadmill at health clubs or corporate fitness gyms. The readers were asked to rate the treadmills on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the highest rating. The following is a list of the top results:

COMPANY	AVERAGE RATING
Landice	8.8
Precor	8.7
PaceMaster	8.6
Quinton	8.6
Trotter	8.6
Star Trac By Unisen	8.5
True Fitness	8.5
Life Fitness	8.4

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MEN'S JOURNAL "Gear of the Year" "Looking to the automotive world for inspiration, Landice created a treadmill with the brushed aluminum finish of an Audi TT, the round, red-and-white analog gauges of a '55 T-bird, and the audio console of a Lexus SC 430. Under the hood it's powered by a 3 hp engine that exceeds health club standards and pushes its top speed to 12 mph ñ a very respectable pace."

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RUNNER'S WORLD Landice L7 Executive Trainer Special Features: "Computer-animated LCD video screen shows a large menu of data including running situations (road, track, vertical climbs), Heart rate zone timer, program setups and a training calendar; memory stores information for up to 6 different users; programs have built-in warm-up and cool-down; reversible deck."
Bottom Line: "An exceptionally solid, stable machine with a unique multi-feature display." Also named fastest treadmill in seconds - from 0 to 10 mph in 16 seconds.

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MEN'S FITNESS Landice L7 Executive Trainer ìIf you want the best - and can afford it - the L7 is the bad boy. î ìWith sold design, VFX shock-absorption system to soften impact, a rustproof aluminum frame and a four-ply belt, it's designed to handle the pounding of a lineman.î
ìBut the L7 has a sensitive side, too: A magnetic foot-plant monitoring system that corrects belt speed 30,000 times per second to eliminate belt surge. Electronics include six built-in and five user-defined programs, along with a sophisticated, yet easy to use, display with interactive graphics such as lifelike computer animation and a training calendar for up to six users. Also included is a fully automatic heart rate control program and wireless heart rate.î

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SGB - SPORTING GOODS BUSINESS Eye On Fitness: ACE Internet Poll Links Home Treads to Awards The American Council on Exercise (ACE) announced the winners of their first-ever "Excellence in Customer Satisfaction" awards. Awards were bestowed following an online random sample polling of 20,000 home treadmill owners nation wide. Landice Treadmills was awarded the Excellence in Customer Satisfaction in the "more than $2000 category".

Landice has been making quality, top rated treadmills since 1978. This is a remarkable feat considering the fact that they only make treadmills. Landice has been American made since their inception and have never strayed from what has made them a Consumer Reports #1 Overall pick for 4 years in a row as well as a top pick from Runners World, Consumer Guide and many other top rated consumer review magazines. While the temptation exists to capitalize on their success and go for the huge profit, Landice have never chosen that route. Many fitness equipment manufactures that have experienced success have ultimately driven themselves into the ground due to their own greed. These companies assume that just because they have had some success from treadmills they now can experience the same success with ellipticals, home gyms, bikes and other type of fitness product. In this industry, it does not work that way. Nordic Track is a great example. The original company that made all those skiing machines tried their hand with treadmills and ellipticals. They had instant success due to name recognition but ultimately could not keep up with the overwhelming demand for service and repair and declared bankruptcy. Just because you may be great at one thing does not mean that you are great at everything. This has been a lesson learned over and over again in the home fitness industry.

While the intention here is not to point out the flaws of other manufactures, it should be noted that many of today's fitness companies are just a bad decision away from Nordic Track's fate. If you look around the fitness industry, it is evident that the companies that specialize in a limited capacity are the ones that ultimately prevail. Companies like Landice Fitness, Octane Fitness and Vectra Fitness are great examples of manufacturers that have stayed focused on one segment of the fitness industry and ultimately became the leader in their category. No offense to the ones that deserve to be mentioned but are not. These companies are focused on one thing; making a phenomenal product. They know that if they do their job, everything else will fall into place.

When you shop online for fitness equipment, you are viewing many ìbottom feedersî of the home fitness equipment industry. You are viewing manufactures that don't care who buys or sell their product. These fitness manufactures' buy a generic design from oversees, stamp their name on it and sell it online. These products are a dime a dozen and do not offer much in terms of value. They truly don't care about their reputation and are in it to make a quick buck.

Most of the high end, good quality brands do not allow retailers to sell their products online. Landice, the top of all the treadmill brands, is one of the very few exceptions; they do allow online sales in a very limited capacity. Landice has a very strict and thorough process for selecting retailers who will represent their product online. A very strong service background, BBB Online Compliance and ìbrick and mortarî retail stores are usually required at a minimum. It will be in your best interest to always buy online from a company that actually owns and operates retail stores. You will always receive better pricing and far better customer support.