She bought it from ProForm. I finally got a hold of them this afternoon, the wait time is horrible but they told me it's some kind of belt that needs to be replaced so I ordered a new one. The fun part will be putting it on...you have to tear the treadmill apart to get to the darn thing. Thanks for the suggestion. I have really enjoyed using it and am just frustrated that I have to wait. :0)

If she has a nearby gym, perhaps they could steer her in the right direction. It's hard to believe that the ONLY spray available is from a manufactor.

I've been grilling BF the past couple of days on his views about getting a grill. He says, "We don't need one, we won't use it." But I know he has been eyeing that little Weber one whenever we go to K-mart or the hardware store. I like the little front tray part on the marine one Tricia posted. I think the cheif plus for us about having a gas grill would be ease of use and the chance to have some outdoor cooking space to supplement our tiny kitchen. My stove area is claustrophobic to say the least. It would give BF a chance to cook without having me in the way making the salad or whatnot. As it is, cooking together is a study in patience in my "one butt" kitchen. We dream of having our own place someday, with room for a big garden too. I've had some rounds of illness that have made it hard just to keep up with what I have here. BF is my rock, G-d bless him! BF has a covered back patio at his house just off the kitchen back door so he can grill year round and he definately has used it as a kitchen extension since his kitchen is almost as small as mine, albeit maybe a little bit better laid out. I don't see us grilling in the winter when the patio is full of snow. We'll not be covering our tiny patio for a good long while, if ever. I do have an extra patio umbrella though, so maybe I could leave it set up over the grill in the winter, lol! BTW, anyone who doubts the benefits of vegetation for combating the heat island effect should hang out in my yard. It is probably 10 degrees cooler out there than it used to be when I just had a big ol' wooden deck on the back of my house. I never went out there in the summer, it was hot and I felt like I was on display for the whole row/neighborhood.

I have a gym quality Trimline fold up treadmill that I use daily. It was expensive when I bought it seven years ago but I've never regretted going with a professionally constructed model. It's much heavier than most "at home" models and much more stable...which is very important if you anticipate working up to jogging on it. Mine has built-in exercise programs which I rarely use. I can manually set the speed and incline level...which is what I do on a daily basis depending on how energetic I'm feeling. I walk at least a mile a day....but if I do it at the end of a long, busy day...I'm less apt to want to set the speed any higher that 2.8. The display panel tells me the distance that I've gone...the time it took to go that distance and the # of calories burned. The treadmill has a safety pull pin which I, personally, think is very important. If I fell and the pin pulled from the slot...the machine would shut down immediately. I've never had it happen...but I'm glad to know it's available. At the time that I purchased this Trimline...the retailer who sold me the model couldn't get the next model up that had a heart rate display. If I ever replace this treadmill...that's an option I want and would suggest it to others. Otherwise...I'm more than satisfied with just the basic options noted above. It was far more important to me to buy a sturdy piece of equipment than something with a lot of toots and whistles. I don't use it for weight loss. I was diagnosed with diabetes seven years ago and I use it to help control my glucose levels. It's been so helpful to me that I was recently told by my Dr that I'm no longer considered a diabetic. Between a low carb, low fat diet and my treadmill...I've conquered diabetes...and extended my life span. I find that pretty amazing considering that it only takes perhaps 20 minutes out of my day to walk that mile on my treadmill. Anne