I'm a 60+ single female and purchased the Redliro walking pad after reading lots - and lots - of difference reviews on various products. I chose this product because of the length of the walking surface (longer than others) and no handles (see below). I haven't been disappointed yet, but it's early in the game.First off, it came very well packaged. It certainly wasn't going anywhere inside the box and was well buffered at the edges. It is heavy. After unpacking, I placed it on a hardwood floor. I don't recommend putting it on carpet because of potential dragging of the belt. I turned it on and let it run at the default speed for about 20 minutes while I read the manual. You should read the manual, but you won't necessarily know how to operate it afterward.Then it was time to try it out. Everything is controlled from the remote. If the digital readout doesn't say "OFF", you will need to press the reset button (backward circular arrow) to begin a workout. Otherwise, you will be continuing from the previous workout session. This wasn't intuitive to me at first. Either way, step on the belt and press the start button. The belt will start slowly to get you going. When you want to pause or stop, the belt slows down until 0.5 mph - at that point be ready for the brakes. It's certainly slow enough to get off, but be prepared for the stop. I recommend once the machine gets to the default 0.5 speed, select your programming, change the speed, do whatever you would like for your workout. There's no particular reason to do this except for wanting to "baby" it along at the beginning (hoping to avoid some of the negative issues others have experienced). I turn it off each evening. The manual doesn't say to do this, but once again, I'm in the babying mode, in addition to, conserving energy.I purchased a walking pad to get back into a speed walking routine. I live in Texas - which is not friendly to walking outside unless you are hardcore. I don't recommend this pad if you plan to jog or run on it. It doesn't feel solid enough for that. I'm a bit wobbly at this point, but I believe a pad with handles would interfere with my arm motion, so I have this situated next to something that I can hold onto for balance. I'm slowly getting past the balance issue and I don't feel any movement from the pad that would cause me to worry about it. I haven't experience any kind of belt drag or left/right belt movement as many others reviewers have talked about. I've been walking barefoot - my podiatrist would have a heart attack - so I'm not sure if the width of the pad is an issue. I have a normal stride, for a short person, and the length of the walking surface is above average. The only noise I'm hearing other than the hum of the machine is my feet on the belt.This pad is a new experience for me, but it seems to be performing well for this price level of machine. *knock on wood*! I hope this was helpful to others.