Bowflex TC100 TreadClimber Machine (Box 1 of 2)

I am just starting to use this - starting off very slow, at 5 minutes per session, trying to do 5-6 sessions per week. Hoping to work up to 3-4, 30-minute sessions. Adding 30 seconds each session. Tough workout, definitely feel winded after a few minutes. Had my cousin (in his 20's) and my son (age 11) put this together in about 2 1/2 hours with ease.

as user of Bowflex treadclimbers for at least the last 10 years, I have had minimal issues. Just maintenance of belts and oil. I just bought the TC100 for an apartment and love the new features on the panel display, the size is a bit smaller than the 500. What I don't like is the change from numbers to lines on the shocks. Not sure why this was thought to be better. I am giving my old 500 to m y friend because her back and knees hurt from a gym workout. My knees don't hurt!!!

So far I've been loving how easy it is to start up and get moving. I can feel my muscles getting warm and my body stays warm long after I'm done working out. Extremely low impact and I like the way the shocks move smoothly. Really makes exercising something I want to do. Since I rarely exercise I started with 10 minutes the first week and have moved up to 20 minutes now. I sweat a ton while working out and I feel like I'm already seeing changes in my face.

Assembly was a commitment. It wasn't hard to assemble but it was very time consuming. I'm surprised there isn't a comprehensive owners manual. I stumbled across helpful info on-line. A "getting started" manual or video would have been great. I struggled to get the heart monitor to work but eventually did. I'm still not sure I'm using the machine to it's fullest. Workouts have been solid.....I'm working up a sweat and feel muscle tone building.

I walk on my treadclimer about 4-6 times a week I've only had it 3 weeks and I do about 15-20 min workout on it at a time. I've lost 4lbs and several inches. I think the inches are coming off more then the weight. I love it, easy to walk on, at first it takes time getting use to it. It does have an incline, stepping down walking motion all together.

This was much harder than I anticipated, but in a good way! I can tell that my endurance is building with each workout. I am combining this with other training for my cardio and am doing it 5 times a week as opposed to the 3 that is recommended. I plan to start doing it twice a day. The only down side is that I wish it had the hand/arm bars like an elliptical- I feel like that would give you more of a full body workout and make the movement more fluid.

What can I say? I bought the product on the advice of my doctor for weight loss. I am 75 lbs overweight and it is affecting my health. For now, I find I get tired right away because of the weight. I am starting off slow. I am not able to do the 30 minutes / 3 times a week for now. But I am walking, slowly but surely. So for anyone out there having the same issues, take it slow for now. I find that I do my workout in "spurts" during the day, this works for me. Thanks for an awesome product!!

This is quite the work out. I also was surprised at footprint, even though measurement was available. Possibly some scale photos would help. I'm a 68 yr old and wanted something smaller than a treadmill, this is almost as large. I wish as well the option to lower the incline, I am continuing with the commitment.

I used to be a gym rat, but once retired, I got lazy and didn't keep up with a routine. I like the Max Total as far as a workout is concerned, but, I hate that it doesn't recognize my Power Beats Pro ear pods and that the iPhone Max Trainer app has yet to connect to it (I've tried multiple times); yes, I've updated the firmware/software on the machine. I've searched for answers to these problems online and haven't found an answer to work.

The machine itself is well made, ergonomically sound and smooth. The electronics have been a nightmare. It refuses to pair to any other electronic in the Bluetooth setting, it turns itself off charges sporadically, factory settings of programmed workouts may or may not appear when you want them. I've had multiple problems with connecting to a WiFi signal. And the help line thou always pleasant are limited to a cheat sheet that has not solved the issues.