LifeFitness Treadmill 95Ti Versus Life Fitness Treadmill 95 Te Review

Sizes and Weights

The 95Te weighs a heavy 436 pounds. Don't expect to be moving it when you have guests over. It measures 64 inches high by 37 inches wide by 83 inches long.

The 95Ti weighs just slightly less at 431pounds. It measures 63.5 inches high by 37 inches wide by 83 inches long. The 1/2 inch different is insignificant.

They both have the same maximum user weight of a nice hefty 400 pounds.

Warranties

You'll get the same very good warranty on both machines. LifeFitness You'll get a life time warranty on the motor and frame; two years on the electrical parts.

The Belts

Belts are really important to me and they should be to you also especially if you have any problems with your feet or you are very tall.

The belts on both machines is 60 inches long by 20 inches wide. (I condider 55 by 17 the minimum) That's considered the running surface. If you run and you tend to not run in a straight line the width becomes an issue. I am more concerned with the length because I don't like hitting the front of treadmills. They are both equally comfortable to walk on and they both have nice treads on the sides so you won't slip when getting off the machine.

They both have what LifeFitness calls Flex Deck Shock Absorption Systems. Life Fitness tells us that this System should reduce shock and impact to the knees, back, and joints by nearly 30% compared to other treadmills. (www.lifefitness.com) These decks are very comfortable. After power walking for 45 minutes though I had some ankle pain the bottoms of my feet were fine. The ankle pain is always there so I don't blame fitness equipment for that.

The Designs and Consoles

Neither of these machines has a heart rate sensor which surprises me; however both the LifeFitness 95 Te and 95 Ti have a bar separate from the decent sized handles on which the most used controls are. It's really easy to monitor my heart rate for example without taking my hands of the middle bar if I am walking very fast and don't want to change my hand position.

Both the 95 Te and 95 Ti have two integrated water bottle holders, a magazine rack and another space in the middle for my keys.

The machines inclined 0 to 15% and the speed went from .5 to 12 miles per hour which is more than enough for even the elite athlete.

They have an amazing 28 workouts including workouts called Zone Training which include cardio and hills; Interval workouts which include hills, and speed interval training; Goal Workouts which give you goals of calories, distance and time in your own zone. I always like interval training. This means that the machine adjusted itself to various levels and speeds depending on the difficulty level I chose. These levels can be changed at any time during a workout.

I used both the distance and calorie goal programs. Once I hit my goal the machine went into a cool down phase. I also liked the heart rate interval workout which took my heart rate from hills and 80% of my maximum heart rate (220 minus your age will get you your maximum heart rate.) to valleys and 65% of my heart rate maximum.

So are there differences?

So far I'm comparing two machines that seem identical. There is one major difference. The Te what is called an "E3 Integrated LCD System which is FM radio-ready, and has up to 125 available TV channels." I found this feature easy to use and a lot of fun. The times I used the two machines were in commercial facilities mainly because the price tag keeps many people away. However if I had the money just picking channels, making the sound louder or softer and owning a LifeFitness would be worth the money.

There are many treadmills on the market though that are priced very reasonably, have great warranties and lots of features. I wouldn't run out and buy either of these but if I could I'd go with the Te. These are in the $4,000 and up range but you can find re-manufactured LifeFitness treadmills for less.