Landice l7 Series Pro Sports Trainer overview: For over 35 years, Landice has made treadmills - only treadmills. Landice has placed over 50,000 units in the harshest commercial environments. Because Landice uses the same time-tested commercial grade components in all of their treadmills, they can offer a lifetime residential treadmill warranty.

The Landice l7 Series Pro Sports Trainer has been rated excellent by Consumer Reports and is also rated their best brand and model based on treadmill decks that adjusts from flat to at least a 10 percent incline and a belt speed of at least 10 mph. The treadmills must also have a weight limit of at least 250 pounds.

The Landice l7 Pro Sports Trainer can be purchased as low as $2,900 to a little over $3,200. This is the approximate retail price.

Now the breakdown.

1. Belt - the belt measures the usable exercise surface. The surface on the Landice l7 Series Pro Sports Trainer is 58x20. There are only two other brands of treadmills with longer belts and they are the NordicTrack 7600 and the EVO by Smooth Fitness EVO2.

2. Ease of use is how easy it is to adjust the exercise difficulty, read the display, and operate the monitor functions. This treadmill rated excellent for this feature.

3. Ergonomics includes how well the machine accommodates users of different sizes. This includes belt size, and foot rail and hand grip design. This treadmill rated excellent for these features.

4. Quality is based on construction, sample defects, and durability tests. This treadmill rated excellentfor these features.

5. Exercise range is how well each treadmill provides an effective workout to users of various fitness levels, from beginners to very fit individuals. This treadmill rated excellent for these features.

The only features the Landice l7 Series Pro Sports Trainer does not provide is a chest strap heart monitor and a folding deck. Overall, the Landice l7 Pro Sports Trainer is an excellent and recommended buy.