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The LifeSpan TR 500 doesn’t look to good when you look over the technical specs. The motor has only 1.75 CHP and the belt is too short for our taste. But after you try it you realize that this is a good machine even if will suite only a walker needs.

The TR 500 comes with plenty of built in workouts that will make training more fun. Unfortunately since this is budget machine you will not find a sound system, an mp3 dock or even a cool-down fan.

Overall the Lifespan is not such a bad machine and can be a reliable solution for the ones that do only walking workouts.

Lifespan TR 500 Treadmill Specifications

1. Speed 10mph
The TR 500 comes with a top speed of 10 mph that can be set via 2 standard buttons or with 4 preset controls that will automatically set the speed at: 3, 4, 5 or 6 mph.

2. Inclination 0-12%
The belt elevation has a maximum value of 12 %.Same as speed the incline can be set via 4 preset controls or with a classic up/down system.

3. Motor
The Lifespan TR500 features a 1.75 HP Continuous Duty

4. Belt: 18” x 52”
The TR 500 model has an 18 inches wide and 52 inches long 2 ply belt. The deck comes also with eight compression shocks that absorb the impact and reduce the stress on your joints.

5. Warranty
For this model, Lifespan offers a lifetime warranty for frame & motor and one year for parts and labor.

Lifespan TR 500 Treadmill Special features

Handlebar Controls
Lifespan did a great job installing speed and incline controls on handlebars. These are easy to access during the hard training sessions and know you can control the machine without letting go of the sidebars.

14 preset programs
The Lifespan TR 500 features 14 built workouts. There are six incline based programs, 5 speed bases workouts, two custom one and My Zone Heart.

My Zone Heart
The My Zone Hear rate program will monitor your heart rare and will automatically change the speed and incline to keel you on the same level.

The Lifespan TR 500 Treadmill has a user capacity of 275 lbs LB.

Also, the TR 500 Treadmill comes also with these features: a heavy-gauge steel-welded frame, EZ Drop folding, oversized blue backlit display and an EKG Pulse Grip system.

Conclusion for Lifespan TR 500 treadmill review

The Lifespan TR 500 Treadmill is budget machine and you can see this just by looking the technical specs. The machine comes with a 1.75 CHP motor that will not have the necessary power to sustain running sessions. However the motor has plenty of power if you plan to do only walking workouts.

The belt size is a small to medium one. The length of the walking space is only 52 inches which is pretty low for a runner but enough for a walker. The belt dimension combined with the motor power makes us think that TR 500 was designed only for walking.

What we liked at this machine is the variety of training features. LifeSpan has a different approach than the companies we reviewed so far when is about the built in workouts.

The rest of the companies installed workouts that were focused on weight loss, fitness or performance. Lifespan put incline and speed workouts. We think this is just a marketing move since these programs are pretty much the same but hey… they have a new and fancy name.

In rest: the console has a nice design, the blue display is cool and there are no entertainment features or built in fans. The warranty is not a good one but is pretty much the same as for all the budget machines.

As a Conclusion for Lifespan TR 500 treadmill review: This machine is definitely one made for walkers and for the ones that have under 1k to spend. With all that this treadmill is not a bad deal. If you are planning for walking or light jogging you can consider this model also. If you have higher expectation … move on.

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