Hiring a running machine?

[justaperson]

Thinking of hiring a running machine / treadmill as getting out of the house to run is a nightmare time-wise. I was running a few times a week but am now back to doing no exercise again.
I'd like to be able to run and read a book / watch telly but worried that the novelty might wear off! Has anyone hired a treadmill - any recommendations?

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DH and I both use the treadmill (and he wanted it more than me). We actually bought a really good quality one used on eBay, which may be worth looking into - I have a feeling hire charges are pretty high? I looked into renting a rowing machine years ago, but the cost put me off, so I presume treadmills would be the same?

Things we needed as a feature included a long enough deck as DH is v tall so has a long stride, a good motor (this was on advice of my PT who suggested a cheaper treadmill would have a lesser engine and would be more likely to burnout quickly), then we liked the idea of it being folding (ours is), ability to link into apps (ours can, but we've never used the function).

We've had it for a few years now and I'd say we use it at least weekly, often more, especially in winter when it's too dark so much of the time.

What make is it @carrie74?

NordicTrack. The guy we'd bought it from had bought it new from John Lewis for approx £1k 8 think, and then used it about 5 times .

I was going to hire a cross trainer but I’m the end picked one up second hand on gumtree. Gym standard for £50

Thanks everyone - perhaps second hand is the way to go then!