Patent ID: 7862483

Claim:
A selectively inclining treadmill apparatus which supports a user ambulating thereon, the selectively inclining treadmill apparatus comprising: a treadbase adapted to selectively incline, the treadbase comprising: a treadbase frame; an endless belt mounted on the treadbase frame, wherein the endless belt is configured such that a user may ambulate thereon; a flywheel linked to the treadbase frame; and a braking system adapted to regulate the speed of the endless belt, the braking system comprising a magnetic member adapted to move between a first position with respect to the flywheel and a second position that is closer to the flywheel than the first position, wherein the magnetic member is positioned adjacent to the outer circumference of the flywheel, and wherein the magnetic member moves parallel to the axis of rotation of the flywheel between the first position and the second position.