Spirit Treadmills Stack Up To Competition

With more than 20 years of industry experience, Spirit treadmills are considered some of the best on the market today. According to fitness industry professionals, Spirit ranks well against the competition in almost every category and even boast a 30-year warranty on the motors.

Sprit treadmills are manufactured in Jonesboro, Arkansas, by Spirit Manufacturing Inc. They come in two different product lines – the Z Series and Inspire. They retail between $1,000 to well into the $2,000 range. The company’s offerings for the most part are considered mid-range in price with a model or two falling into the high-end price class. Spirit itself is well regarded in the field and has received accolades from runners’ magazines for its overall quality.

The Spirit Z Series currently comes in six different models, each offering their own features.

The Spirit Z8, for example, is the bottom end of the Z line. This model offers a large console. It comes with a 1.5 horsepower motor, offers running speeds of .5 to 10 miles per hour, has a running surface of 18-by-50 inches and does fold for storage. This best home treadmill from Spirit retails for about $1099. The Z 700, the top of the Z line, offers a very large console with lots of features. It comes with a 3.0 horsepower motor, a speed range of .1 to 12 miles per hour, a 20-by-58-inch running surface, a tri-color display, speakers, a cooling fan and more This particular model does not fold for storage. It runs about $2,295 at retail.

Inspire, Spirit treadmills lower priced line, offers four different models. The in100 model sells for about $1,000 and includes such features as a 2.0 horsepower motor, running speeds of .6 to 10 miles per hour, an 18-by-51-inch running surface and folding features for easy storage. This model offers a large display that tracks speed, time, distance, calories and more.

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The in400 model retails for about $1,449. It offers a seven-window display console, 10 preset buttons, two user programs and quick select button on the console. It comes with a standard 3.0 horsepower motor, offers speeds of .6 to 10 miles per hour, has a 20-by-55-inch running surface, offers heart rate control and folds.

Overall, Spirit treadmills seem to stack up well against the competition. When it comes to quality reports and warranties, the latest models receive high praise.

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