Best Premium Treadmills - Readers' Choice Awards 2011

The Pro 5 has an oversized deck -- 22" x 63" and can handle users up to 400 pounds. It has five speed programs, five incline programs, 5K and 10K programs, two user-programmable programs and one heart rate control program. It was voted the best premium treadmill in our Readers' Choice Awards 2011.

The Landice L7 Executive Trainer and the L7 Cardio Trainer both score well with Monster Ratings and with Treadmilldoctor.com. The Baldor 3 HP continuous duty motor is one of the most powerful. The computer animated display and other features are unique.

The Precor 9.31 is a sturdy treadmill. It includes a chest strap to use with the wireless heart rate telemetry, or you can use the pulse grips. It has a password-protection system so you can lock off the treadmill for extra safety with children and pets.

The ES 900 is built like a heavy-duty commercial treadmill but also designed to be lovely, and designed to be "the best, for the best." It has a very beefy 4.0 HP motor. Another interesting feature is that you can password-protect it to keep kids and others from using the treadmill. With its select-soft system, you can choose how firm you want the running/walking surface to be. The TRUE ES900 has both a digital contact heart rate monitoring system and a Polar® wireless system to help you in maintain your optimal heart rate, whether your a going for high-intensity intervals or steady fat-loss workouts.

The PS800 also has a 4.0 HP motor. It has an orthopedic belt to help reduce impact on knees and ankles. The treadmill belt is reversible, which will extend its lifespan. Like the ES900, you can select the firmness of the surface. The TRUE PS800 treadmill is manufactured with commercial-grade materials, whcich bodes well for durability.