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PT, OT, chiropractic, sports medicine and hospital rehab

Used Physical Therapy & Rehab Equipment

Used and certified pre-owned rehab equipment for PT and OT clinics, chiropractic and sports medicine practices, and hospital rehab rooms

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Physical and occupational therapy clinics, rehab centers, chiropractic offices and hospitals are one of our steadiest groups of buyers, and they shop the same short list: recumbent bikes most of all, then treadmills and ellipticals, cable columns and selectorized strength, recumbent steppers and upper body ergometers. Each machine we sell is rebuilt in our own shop to a written 20-point inspection and ships Cleaned & Serviced with a 30-day parts-and-labor warranty or Remanufactured with 90 days. Since 2012, Discount Online Fitness has outfitted spaces like these nationwide from its DFW Airport, Texas warehouse.

A therapy gym is judged by different numbers from a club floor: how low a machine starts, how easily a patient gets on and off, whether a therapist can stand beside it, and whether it wipes clean between patients. Top speed and the heaviest plate on the stack hardly matter. That works in a pre-owned buyer's favor, because a machine retired from a club still has everything a clinic uses, and the parts that wear — belts, bearings, cables, upholstery — are the parts our technicians replace. Below is each machine a clinic runs on, why it buys well used, where a used one wears, and what is in stock today.

Piece by piece

What a therapy gym runs on, and how to buy each piece used

Five kinds of machine do most of the work in an outpatient therapy gym. For each one: what the clinic uses it for, why a pre-owned unit makes sense, where a used one wears, and what we have in stock today.

Man exercising arms and legs together on a NuStep recumbent cross trainer

Recumbent steppers and seated total-body trainers

The seated stepper is the machine people picture in a therapy gym. A patient steps through a low frame, swivels into the seat and works arms and legs together in a short, linked stride, at a resistance that starts very low. NuStep’s T-series and SciFit’s StepOne are the best-known names; a seated elliptical such as Octane’s XR series works the same arms-and-legs pattern from a reclined seat.

Why it buys well pre-owned. These machines are built for years of all-day clinical use, and their working parts are few: a seat on a track, a swivel and its locks, the arm-and-leg linkage and the resistance unit. That short list is why reconditioned steppers are a long-established part of the rehab market: when those parts are sound or replaced, the frame and drive around them are built to keep going.

Where a used one wears. The seat track and swivel locks, the pivots and bushings in the arm-and-leg linkage, the stride or handle lock, and the seat upholstery. A cracked pad cannot be wiped clean between patients, so on a clinic machine it is a replacement item, not a cosmetic one.

from $2,495 1 model in stock

In stock

Octane

Octane XR6000 Recumbent Elliptical - U

from $2,495 OCT-XR6000-RB-U

Man using an upper body ergometer with a recumbent cross trainer in use behind him

Upper body ergometers

An upper body ergometer, or arm bike, carries the shoulder and upper-extremity caseload, and it is the cardio machine an occupational therapy gym leans on. Clinical models such as SciFit’s PRO1 and PRO1000 and NuStep’s UE8 run forward and backward, adjust the arm cranks for range of motion, and give a wheelchair user direct access without a transfer.

Why it buys well pre-owned. An ergometer turns slowly against modest resistance, so its drivetrain wears more gently than a club bike’s. That makes a used one a sensible buy for a clinic that needs one or two; the adjustments and the console are where to look first.

Where a used one wears. Crank bearings and handles, the seat height and swivel locks, the tilt or height adjustment on the crank head, and the console. A unit sold for wheelchair access should come with its platform or ramp.

Ergometers come through less often than bikes, and none is listed right now. Ask and we will look for one. Request a quote →

Medical treadmill with handrails running the full length of the deck on both sides

Treadmills for walking and gait work

A clinic treadmill is for walking, not running: gait retraining, walking endurance, a patient’s first steps on a moving belt. Three numbers matter more than horsepower — how slowly it starts, how far the handrails run and how high the step onto the deck is. Medical models start as low as 0.1 mph, some from a standstill, with rails along the whole deck; club treadmills often start at 0.5 mph with shorter side rails, which suits a patient further along.

Why it buys well pre-owned. Most of a treadmill’s wear is in parts that get replaced: the belt, deck, rollers and drive belt. On a Remanufactured treadmill those go on new when they are worn, which is why the tier choice matters more on the treadmill than on any other machine in the room. Pick the 90-day tier for the treadmill your gait patients use every day.

Where a used one wears. The running belt and deck, the front and rear rollers and their bearings, the drive motor and drive belt, and the safety key and emergency stop, which are tested on every unit we sell.

from $1,195 35 models in stock All used treadmills →

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Matrix

Recumbent bikes

The recumbent bike is the machine our clinic buyers order most. A walk-through frame lets a patient sit down before pedaling, the seat back supports the trunk, and the resistance starts low. NuStep’s RB8MAX, built for clinics, has a swivel seat; the commercial recumbents that come out of club refreshes, from Precor, Life Fitness, Matrix, Cybex and Star Trac, do the same job with a fixed seat on a slide.

Why it buys well pre-owned. This is where pre-owned stretches a clinic budget furthest. Recumbent bikes are mechanically simple and a deep part of our inventory, so a clinic can usually choose between several models and prices, and most commercial models are self-powered, so they need no outlet in a leased suite.

Where a used one wears. Pedals and straps, the seat slide and its lock, the drive belts, crank and flywheel bearings, and the seat and backrest upholstery.

from $595 23 models in stock All used recumbent bikes →

True RC400 Recumbent Bike w/LCD Console - U

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True Fitness

True RC400 Recumbent Bike w/LCD Console - U

from $1,395 TRU-RC400-LCD-RB-U

In stock

Cybex

Cybex 625R Recumbent Bike - U

from $1,495 CYB-625R-RB-U

In stock

Life Fitness

Life Fitness OSR Activate Series Recumbent - U

from $1,495 LF-OSR-RB-U

In stock

Precor

Precor RBK 835 Recumbent Bike - U

from $1,495 PCR-RBK-835-RB-U

Trainer coaching an older man through a cable pull at a cable column

Low-start strength and cable columns

Strength work in a clinic starts lighter and climbs in smaller steps than a gym’s. A dual adjustable pulley or functional trainer covers pulls, presses, rotations and reaches at any height from one footprint, and selectorized stations — leg extension and curl, leg press, row, chest press — add a guided path for the patient who needs the machine to hold the line.

Why it buys well pre-owned. Frames and weight stacks do not wear out; cables, pulleys, pins and upholstery do, and those are the parts our technicians replace. Before buying, compare the starting weight and the size of each step: a clinic stack such as Matrix’s Versa MD pulley starts at 5 lb and moves a few pounds at a time, while a club stack usually starts heavier and climbs in bigger plates. Tell us the lightest load your protocols begin at and we will check the stack against it.

Where a used one wears. The cables on both sides, the pulley bearings, carriage glides and selector pins, the stack bumpers, and the upholstery and grips.

from $2,195 8 models in stock All used selectorized strength →

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Matrix

Matrix Varsity Functional Trainer 2:1 - U

from $2,295 JOH-VY-6044-U

Star Trac Instinct Dual Adjustable Pulley - U

In stock

Core Health & Fitness

Star Trac Instinct Dual Adjustable Pulley - U

from $2,495 CORE-IN-D2002-U

In stock

Life Fitness

Life Fitness OSDAP Optima Series Dual Adjustable Pulley - U

from $2,995 LF-OS-DAP-U

In stock

TKO

TKO Light Functional Trainer - U

from $2,195 TKO-8051FT-U

Certified pre-owned

What “certified pre-owned” means on a clinic order

Every pre-owned machine on this page is rebuilt in our own Texas shop by our own technicians to a written 20-point inspection — frame, drive and wear parts, motors and consoles, safety systems, adjustments and calibration, hardware and cleaning, and a run test — and a second person repeats the test and signs the sheet before it can be sold. Then you choose how far it is taken.

Cleaned & Serviced

30-day parts-and-labor warranty

Deep-cleaned, with its moving and wear components inspected, lubricated, cleaned or replaced as needed. Mechanically sound and safe; cosmetics are not addressed.

On a clinic floor: The stations used a few times a day: a leg extension, a second cable column, the bike that backs up the main one.

Remanufactured

90-day parts-and-labor warranty

Repainted, with its worn components replaced with new, made mechanically sound and calibrated.

On a clinic floor: The machines every patient touches — the main stepper, recumbent bike or treadmill — where new wear parts and the longer warranty earn their price.

Safety is never tiered: emergency stops, safety keys, cables and electrical are held to one standard on both. Both tiers are priced on every line of the quote, and extended coverage can be added at purchase. Read the full certified pre-owned standard →

Used NuStep and SciFit

Used NuStep and SciFit: how to get one

NuStep recumbent cross trainers and SciFit’s steppers and ergometers are the two names that come up first when a clinic shops used rehab cardio. We have sold used SciFit PRO2 total-body trainers, PRO1000 upper body ergometers, StepOne recumbent steppers and 1000R recumbent bikes, and the next one through our shop gets the same written inspection as everything else in the warehouse.

When you need one, ask. Tell us the model and the seat — standard or wide, swivel, wheelchair access — and we will look for a unit, inspect it and quote it in the tier you choose. If the model or the timing calls for new, we can quote it new, and our sister company Fit Supply shows the current NuStep and SciFit lines.

None is listed right now.

NuStep T5XR recumbent cross trainer with a swivel seat and linked arm handles — NuStep T5XR

NuStep rates the T5XR for users up to 600 lb, with a seat that swivels and locks every 45 degrees. On a used T-series, check the swivel locks, the StrideLock and the arm and pedal pivots.

SciFit StepOne total-body recumbent stepper with a high-back seat — SciFit StepOne

A total-body recumbent stepper with a user-set stride of 2 to 11.5 in and resistance that SciFit lists as starting at 6 watts; the seat comes off for wheelchair access. Check the seat track, the swivel and the stride linkage.

SciFit PRO2 seated total-body ergometer with arm and leg cranks — SciFit PRO2 Total Body

A seated arms-and-legs ergometer that runs in both directions, with adjustable upper and lower cranks. Check the crank bearings, the seat and the resistance through its full range in both directions.

SciFit PRO1000 seated upper body ergometer with adjustable arm cranks — SciFit PRO1000

A seated upper body ergometer with adjustable arm cranks and a removable seat for wheelchair access. Check the crank-head adjustment, the handles and the seat lift.

The build guide

How to equip a physical therapy or rehab floor for supervised use

A clinic buys equipment on a different question from a gym: not how much a machine can load, but what a patient can safely get on and off of under supervision, and how repeatably a therapist can set it. That is why recumbent and semi-recumbent bikes, low-step ellipticals and selectorized strength dominate this segment, and why a clinic floor carries more circulation than a gym floor. Downtime is also different here — a machine out of service is a treatment schedule disrupted, not a member inconvenienced — so warranty and service terms are part of the specification, not an afterthought.

The machines themselves are covered piece by piece above, with what is in stock. This guide is the room around them: what a good floor looks like for supervised, graduated work, what fits in a treatment space from a single room to a hospital wellness floor, how we help from the first consultation to a warranty spelled out in writing, and the mistakes that make a rehab floor hard to use.

Design

Designing for the patient, not the athlete

Six decisions that make a rehab floor safe to supervise and simple to run.

Circulation first

Clinic floors carry more circulation than a commercial gym: hold the ADA 60 in diameter turning space and a 36 in minimum clear route, and leave room for a therapist to stand beside every machine. At 25–50 sq ft per station (ACSM’s range), a rehab room fits fewer stations than a gym of the same size, on purpose.

Entry and exit decide the machine

Step-through recumbent bikes, low-step ellipticals and selectorized stations with easy entry and exit are the segment for a reason: a patient recovering a hip or a knee cannot swing a leg over a saddle. Numbered seat and pedal adjustments let a therapist reproduce a setting session to session.

Universal design is a specification

ASTM F3021 is the standard for universal design of fitness equipment for inclusive use by people with functional limitations. Plan at least one accessible machine of each type on an accessible route, with the 30 by 48 in clear floor space beside it.

Selectorized, not free-weight

The machine sets the path and limits the range, and a pin selects load in small steps — exactly what graduated rehab needs. Leg extension/curl, pulldown/row and press stations cover most protocols; a functional trainer adds cable work at low load. Free bars stay out of the treatment room.

Power, flooring and hygiene

Treadmills need their own dedicated 120 V 20 A circuit (NEMA 5-20R, isolated neutral and ground); self-powered bikes and ellipticals need none. Rubber flooring at 8 mm under cardio and strength, sealed and wipeable — a clinic floor is cleaned between patients.

Downtime is a schedule problem

One bike out of service moves a day of appointments. Buy from major lines with living parts support, choose the tier with the longer warranty on the machines a protocol depends on, and put On Site Fitness Service’s preventive maintenance on the calendar from day one.

What fits

What fits: three clinic floors

From a single treatment room to a hospital wellness floor. Each mix is quoted from the live inventory in the machine-by-machine section above.

The treatment room

300–600 sq ft · a PT or chiropractic practice

One or two therapists, patients one at a time, every machine set and reset per session.

A recumbent bike and a seated recumbent stepper
A treadmill with handrails for walking work
A leg extension/curl combo and a pulldown/row station
A functional trainer for low-load cable work; mats, bands and light dumbbells

Condition tier: Cleaned & Serviced on the strength, Remanufactured on the bike a protocol runs on every day — the 90-day parts-and-labor warranty matters more here than the paint.

The rehab floor

800–1,500 sq ft · a multi-therapist clinic

Several patients on the floor at once, each supervised, with a full range of protocols.

Two or three recumbent bikes, a recumbent stepper, an upper body ergometer, a handrail treadmill
A selectorized line: leg extension/curl, leg press, pulldown/row, chest press, shoulder press
A functional trainer, parallel bars and a stair-training area
Light dumbbells, kettlebells, balance and mat area

Condition tier: Remanufactured on the cardio patients use every session, Cleaned & Serviced on the selectorized line. Extended coverage across the cardio is usual here.

The hospital or medical fitness center

1,500+ sq ft · institutional wellness or cardiac rehab

Clinical and community users in one room, a purchase-order process, freight to a campus.

A cardio bank of recumbent and upright bikes, ellipticals and treadmills, all on dedicated circuits
A full selectorized circuit sized to the ADA clearances
Functional trainers and a supervised free-weight corner
Quoted as one package, delivered to the campus dock on freight-receiving hours

Condition tier: Mixed by zone and quoted as a package with the warranty terms written in — the way our Dallas healthcare institution order was handled.

How we help

How we help — specified for supervision, warranted in writing

A clinic order is a specification conversation first, and the warranty terms go on the quote where a practice manager can read them.

1

Tell us the protocols and the room

Which populations you treat, the machines your protocols depend on, and the room with its ADA clearances. We match real machine dimensions and step-through heights to the space and the patients before anything is quoted.
Equipment consultation →
2

Warranty terms spelled out upfront

Cleaned & Serviced carries 30 days parts and labor, Remanufactured 90; extended coverage is available at purchase. We put the tier and its terms on every line of the quote because downtime on a clinic floor is a schedule problem.
Warranties →
3

Freight to a clinic or a campus

Delivery is quoted against the real destination — a strip-center practice with a front door or a hospital campus with freight-receiving hours — never a flat estimate. Installation is available through Fit Supply’s crews.
Delivery & installation →
4

Keep the floor in service

On Site Fitness Service provides scheduled preventive maintenance and repair, with the written record a practice keeps. A machine that fails gives no warning on a rehab floor; inspected machines do.
Service & maintenance →

Avoid these

The mistakes that make a rehab floor hard to use

Each of these costs a therapist time every session.

Gym bikes on a rehab floor

A saddle a patient has to swing a leg over is a machine half your patients cannot use. Step-through recumbents first.

Spacing like a gym

Machines placed at gym density leave no room for a therapist beside the patient or a chair to turn. Hold the 60 in turning space and the 36 in route.

Free weights as the strength plan

A pin-select station loads in small, repeatable steps and guides the path. That is what graduated protocols need.

The cheapest tier on the daily machine

The bike every protocol runs on should carry the longer warranty. Put the savings on the stations used once a week.

No service schedule

A down machine moves a day of appointments. Preventive maintenance on the calendar from day one.

Why we can say this

Physical therapy clinics, rehab centers, chiropractic offices and hospitals are one of DOF’s steadiest groups of buyers, and a Dallas healthcare institution’s wellness space is one of our published case studies. Our sister company Fit Supply designs clinic and hospital rehab rooms and supplies the new lines, including NuStep and SciFit; On Site Fitness Service keeps the equipment running.

The scope

What we handle for Physical Therapy & Rehab Clinics

Equipment consultation

Tell us the caseload — post-surgical, neuro, sports, work conditioning, older adults — and the protocols, and we match machines by start speed, starting weight and step-through height rather than by brand.

Sourcing a specific model

A NuStep, a SciFit or another model your plan of care depends on that is not listed today: ask, and we will look for one and put it through the same inspection before it ships.

Warranty in writing

The condition tier and its parts-and-labor terms go on every line of the quote, and extended coverage can be added at purchase.

Service afterward

Preventive maintenance and repair are available through our sister company On Site Fitness Service, so the clinic has a service plan before the first machine is uncrated.

How we handle it

How we plan for Physical Therapy & Rehab Clinics

The daily machine gets the longer warranty

The stepper, bike or treadmill every patient uses should be Remanufactured, with new wear parts and 90 days of parts-and-labor coverage; a cable column or a leg extension used a few times a day is a fair Cleaned & Serviced buy. We price both tiers on every line, so the split is yours to make.

Freight to a suite, an office building or a campus

A strip-center practice, a medical office building with a freight elevator and a hospital receiving dock each take a delivery differently. We ask about the door, the elevator and the receiving hours before quoting, so the delivered price holds.

In short

Physical therapy clinics are most of DOF's medical buyers, alongside rehab centers, chiropractic offices and hospitals, and recumbent bikes are what they order most. Every machine is rebuilt to a written 20-point inspection and sold Cleaned & Serviced (30-day parts and labor) or Remanufactured (90-day); used NuStep and SciFit units are sourced on request, and our sister company Fit Supply carries the same lines new.

Physical therapy clinics, rehab centers, chiropractic offices and hospitals buy from us regularly; recumbent bikes lead their orders, then treadmills and ellipticals.

Frequently asked questions

What equipment does a physical therapy clinic need?

Most outpatient therapy gyms run on the same short list: a recumbent bike or two, a treadmill for walking work, a seated total-body recumbent stepper, an upper body ergometer, a cable column or dual adjustable pulley, and a few selectorized machines that start light, plus mats, light dumbbells, balance tools and parallel bars. We supply the exercise machines, pre-owned and rebuilt; treatment tables, modalities and small therapy goods come from medical supply houses.

Can I buy a used NuStep or SciFit with a warranty?

Yes. A NuStep or SciFit that comes through our shop gets the same written 20-point inspection as everything else and ships Cleaned & Serviced with a 30-day parts-and-labor warranty or Remanufactured with 90 days. When none is listed, ask and we will look for the model you need. New units, with the manufacturer's warranty, are available from our sister company Fit Supply.

Will a used club treadmill work for gait training?

It can, if three numbers suit your patients: the lowest start speed, the length of the handrails and the height of the step onto the deck. Medical treadmills start as low as 0.1 mph, some from a standstill, with rails along the whole deck; club treadmills often start at 0.5 mph with shorter side rails. Tell us the slowest speed your protocols use and we will check models against it before quoting.

Do I get a warranty on used equipment?

It depends on the condition tier. As-Is equipment carries no warranty and is sold at its stated condition. Cleaned & Serviced includes a 30-day parts-and-labor warranty. Remanufactured includes a 90-day parts-and-labor warranty. Full terms are in our Terms and Conditions.

Which condition tier should I choose?

It depends on the tradeoff you care about: Cleaned & Serviced if function per dollar matters most — it arrives mechanically serviced but keeps its cosmetic wear, since touch-up isn't included in that tier. Remanufactured if appearance matters too — repainted, worn parts replaced with new, made mechanically sound. Tell us the use case when you request a quote and we'll recommend one rather than leave it to guesswork.

Who services the equipment after I buy it?

Our sister company On Site Fitness Service runs dedicated repair and preventive-maintenance programs. Ask about a service plan when you request your quote, especially for a space nobody is watching day to day.

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Used Physical Therapy & Rehab Equipment

What a therapy gym runs on, and how to buy each piece used

Recumbent steppers and seated total-body trainers

Octane XR6000 Recumbent Elliptical - U

Upper body ergometers

Treadmills for walking and gait work

Matrix T3XE Treadmill - U

Star Trac E-TR Generation 1 Treadmill - U

Matrix T1X-04 Treadmill-U

Matrix T1X Treadmill - U

Recumbent bikes

True RC400 Recumbent Bike w/LCD Console - U

Cybex 625R Recumbent Bike - U

Life Fitness OSR Activate Series Recumbent - U

Precor RBK 835 Recumbent Bike - U

Low-start strength and cable columns

Matrix Varsity Functional Trainer 2:1 - U

Star Trac Instinct Dual Adjustable Pulley - U

Life Fitness OSDAP Optima Series Dual Adjustable Pulley - U

TKO Light Functional Trainer - U

What “certified pre-owned” means on a clinic order

Cleaned & Serviced

Remanufactured

Used NuStep and SciFit: how to get one

NuStep T5XR

SciFit StepOne

SciFit PRO2 Total Body

SciFit PRO1000

How to equip a physical therapy or rehab floor for supervised use

Designing for the patient, not the athlete

Circulation first

Entry and exit decide the machine

Universal design is a specification

Selectorized, not free-weight

Power, flooring and hygiene

Downtime is a schedule problem

What fits: three clinic floors

The treatment room

The rehab floor

The hospital or medical fitness center

How we help — specified for supervision, warranted in writing

Tell us the protocols and the room

Warranty terms spelled out upfront

Freight to a clinic or a campus

Keep the floor in service

The mistakes that make a rehab floor hard to use

Gym bikes on a rehab floor

Spacing like a gym

Free weights as the strength plan

The cheapest tier on the daily machine

No service schedule

What we handle for Physical Therapy & Rehab Clinics

Equipment consultation

Sourcing a specific model

Warranty in writing

Service afterward

How we plan for Physical Therapy & Rehab Clinics

The daily machine gets the longer warranty

Freight to a suite, an office building or a campus

Frequently asked questions

Guides worth reading first

Cleaned & Serviced vs. Remanufactured

Is Used Commercial Gym Equipment Worth It?

Used Gym Equipment Delivery: What to Expect

Related services

Equipment Consultation

Service & Maintenance

Extended Warranties

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