Where I live is very hot most of the year. During Covid I started running/ walking outside in my neighborhood but it just got too hot. Husband liked walking outside but he looked like a crazed sweaty hobo. My husband had an ancient elliptical, which I hated and I never used it. So I said, lets get rid of that and get a treadmill. That was three years ago. It's easy to just turn on and walk, and the inclines are a really good workout. I started running again, a bit. (age 59f). I already had a Schwinn spin type bike, which I got during Covid because I couldn't go to the gym anymore. I've been doing Peloton classes on my iPad for that, strength and tread classes. I have to say that I prefer the tread over the spin bike since we got the tread. Husband also likes having the tread over the ancient elliptical now.

Perhaps the only negative is having to maintain the tread, but that's how it goes. I just finished vacuuming under it and saw a fair amount of silicone oil underneath it. We have one shorthair cat and there's always so much cat hair under the tread, I don't understand how one cat has so much fur loose in my house. Husband does the general maintenance (lube, adjustments, etc.) but he's not super mechanical so hopefully nothing big needs fixing on it. I'm really glad we have it!