Patent ID: 7846070

Claim:
An exercise treadmill comprising: a frame; a pair of pulleys rotatably mounted on said frame in a spaced parallel relation one to another; a belt extending in contact with surfaces of said pulleys; a motor for rotating at least one of said pulleys; a control system operatively connected to said motor; a control panel secured to said frame and operatively connected to said control system wherein said control panel includes at least one display and a first set of speed controls for permitting a user to variably control the speed of said belt wherein said speeds are not preset; and a second set of speed controls operatively connected to said control system wherein said second set of speed controls includes a plurality of speed control buttons for permitting the user to cause said belt to move at a predetermined preset speed corresponding to each of said speed control buttons wherein each of said preset speeds is different and wherein each of said speed control buttons is marked with an indication of said preset speed for that speed control button.