This treadmill is an amzing multi purpose tool. There are all kinds of preprogrammed routines that you can pick from. In addition, you can pick the difficulty level as well as the length of time you wish use it it for. The routines are geared to the type of workout that you want to do. If you pick on of the routines, the controls automatically cycle through all the controls so you can see your progress. The controls include, the distance, time used, calories burned, METS and heartrate. I love the look of the controls. They are large and easy to see. There is also a place to put your book which is really nice. the feature that I really love the most is the incline feature. You can make the incline go up to a 15. this is great because it intenisifies your calorie burn. The treadmill is low impact so it is not hard on your knees or ankles. I would highly reccomend it to anyone who needs to exercise but does not have enough strength to do a more strenous exercise.