Is it acceptable to ask **fitness equipment** related questions on Fitness.SE? I'm specifically referring to my treadmill and my question would be along the lines of *why does my treadmill do X at certain speeds*?

Looking at the [FAQ](https://fitness.stackexchange.com/faq), I see that **gear and gadgets used during exercise** is fair game but I suspect this question may be off topic.

Obviously I haven't asked it yet on the chance it will be closed as off-topic, hence why I don't have anything to link to.
['https://fitness.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/239', 'https://fitness.meta.stackexchange.com', 'https://fitness.meta.stackexchange.com/users/2698/']
This question is similar to asking questions on SO related to specific IDEs, rather than the code generated by them. It seems that on SO these questions are acceptable [[1]](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/eclipse)[[2]](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/xcode)[[3]](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/visual-studio), so I suggest that it would be appropriate here as well. Simply tag them "fitness-equipment" or the like.
Shopping recommendations have typically been off topic. The [stackexchange blog post](http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/11/qa-is-hard-lets-go-shopping/) defines how they should be rephrased:

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> Here’s one way to ask:
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> Q: What’s the best low light point-and-shoot camera?
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> A: Canon S90 and Lumix LX3.
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> Here’s another way to ask:
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> Q: How do I tell which point-and-shoot cameras take good low light
>  photos?
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> A: I strongly recommend looking for something with
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> a fast lens (2.0 at least) reasonable ISO handling (at least 400, but
>  preferably 800) the biggest sensor available The sum of these factors
>  are really critical for low light situations.
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From: <http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/11/qa-is-hard-lets-go-shopping/>