Have you ever been to Hollywood?

Running on a treadmill is a bore, even with our LCD TV’s and foxtel treadmill time always seems to pass slowly. That’s where our new Virtual Active Treadmills come in. Each of our 4 new machines is pre-loaded with five different US locations to run through & each location is broken up into 6 sections.

Here’s an Example

Hit Virtual Active on the touch screen & select “Los Angeles”. The screen shows an overview of the USA as it zooms into where you are about to run. The video begins on the ‘Hollywood Walk of Fame’ complete with locals pushing trolleys, hanging on street corners even the pigeons flee when you approach.

This is a flat stretch of road so the treadmill stays level. Increase your speed and the video speeds up to match. (On a side note each video location lasts for 30-45min depending on your speed. If you run for longer than this the playback simply loads the next location).

Back to LA

About 12min in at a steady pace and we are now in the Hollywood hills. Dirt tracks and a gradual climb sees the treadmill’s incline smoothly adjust to match the hills on the video feed. You can always manually adjust the speed up or down when the going gets tough.

The famous Hollywood sign can be seen in the distance as you start to breathe deeply and wonder if you will make it without being a wimp and decreasing the speed but you’re saved by a slight downhill before the trail kicks up again.

Hit ‘pause’ and re-fill that drink bottle before you resume your run back to the top.

The five Virtual Active Locations feature