I have just bought a treadmill and was wondering if it needs a mat underneath it. It is a huge Horizon Quantum. The person I bought it from did not have a mat under it and it says nothing about it in the handbook, but I seem to recall reading at some point that treadmills need to be on a rubber mat.
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Depends on you though - a thick mat would deaden the rumble a bit ?
Right here goes!!
I use a rubber yoga mat under mine, not for noise or because the book tells me to but to stop any oil drip's(covered base, but better to be safe then sorry) that might occur from going on carpet (in living room, and yes it is a talking point!!!)
would be worried about putting one upstairs or in a flat due to weight, My i-run weighs over 11 stone on its own (and is one of the smallest mills on the market) and then you need to think of your weight on top plus when running on one it makes the force of your weight something like 10 times heavier, = a hell of a lot of weight on your floorboards!!!
Mercy
P.S the i- run seems quite however do have to turn enders up when using it!!!
and would imagine that it would be very loud for a downstairs neighbor not only the motor but the impact foot slap as well!!!
seren nos,
Glad I'm not the only one with it in the living room!!! ours too gets used nearly every day, so it hasn't turned in to a clothes horse yet!!! I find that the foot strike makes the noise. When I'm using it the kids (2 and 5) are asleep in bed and my hubby is studying in his office upstairs and he tells me that the only thing he can hear is the telly turned up!!!