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This post could also easily be entitled "why exercise at home?" because most of the points apply equally to exercise bikes, rowing machines, and other home gym equipment. Nonetheless... Having sold thousands of treadmills, and dealt with the customer each time, it's interesting to recount people’s motivations for buying a treadmill (and whilst this list might seem a bit like a marketing spiel, I can assure you these are all points customers have raised with us over the years!). Benefits o …

FitOnline is one of only a hand-full of official Australian retailers for top-end brand, Sole Fitness.Since Sole is based in the USA, there has been some confusion lately as to the models available in Australia, so we wanted to update our customers on this.Sole updates the technology in their range only every few years. The model number remains the same (eg. "Sole E35") but the release-date changes. This is the same sort of approach brands like BMW take (eg. the BMW X5 has been available since 1 …

All warranty requests for fitness equipment will require you to supply the serial number from your machine.We often get asked why, and where is it?Why?Fitness equipment, like exercise bikes, treadmills and rowing machines, are made in batches. Sometimes, not all batches are identical. The manufacturer may change suppliers for a button, or a wheel or cog. Therefore, while you may think all XYZ Treadmills are the same, they may be slightly different.The serial number will tell us exactly which mac …

We often get asked about issues with consoles on fitness equipment not receiving the signal from your chest strap.Here's how to troubleshoot Heart Rate Signal Reception...PreambleBefore I get started, this article applies as follows;Many pieces of fitness equipment come with a heart-rate receiver built into the console. That is, when you wear a chest strap, the strap senses your heart rate and sends the signal out using a standard frequency. The console on your bike/treadmill will receive this s …

Spin bikes in Australia are hard to differentiate. With spinning classes at the gym as popular as ever, Australian consumers are rushing out to buy a spin cycle for their own home gym, but getting confused when out there at the fitness store.That's where our user guides can help.Firstly, our exercise bike comparison video will explain the difference between spin bikes and other classes of exercise bike. There's nothing like seeing video of the different bikes in action.Secondly, we've got a …