as soon as i stepped onto this piece of equipment so i could change my life as well as save it, it simply snapped in half! and no...the fact that i am three hundred fifty seven point one pounds did not do the trick. i believe that all exercise equipment should be safe for those using it. i could have been injured while trying to save my life. but because of this scarring incident, i have returned to sitting on the couch watching days of our lives eating chuncky monkey icecream. thank you for ruining my life.