Sole F80

The Sole F80 is a mid-priced treadmill, a middle offering in Sole's F series of treadmills. The F80 shares some features in common with the closely related F63. For example, both treadmills have built-in speakers that allow you to plug in any MP3 player (like an iPod) and have it play aloud, instead of dealing with headphone wires.

Both treadmills have six preset workout programs, including cardio training and fat burning modes. You can also create your own custom workout programs as User 1 or User 2. The red LCD display of the F80 treadmill shows the speed, incline, time, distance traveled, calories, pulse and pace, like the F63's blue LCD. The Sole F80 has a 3.0HP motor (an improvement over the F63's 2.5HP motor), cushion flex shock absorption whisper deck (an improvement over the F63's phenolic shock absorption deck), and a wider range of speeds than the F63 (0.5-11 mph as opposed to 1-10 mph). However, it lacks the higher end F83's larger running surface (20" x 58" compared to 20" x 55"), reinforced framework (which makes for a higher user weight limit), and heart rate zone graph on the console. The Sole F80 comes with a lifetime frame and motor warranty, a five year parts warranty, and a two year labor warranty (a warranty that is better than the F63's).