[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Overall, I love this treadmill - but improvements could be made. I purchased this because I have a slight tear in my ACL and walking/running is a big part of my recovery. I live on country roads and I get real tired of the scenery near home since my driveway is about 1/2 mile of the trip. iFIT was the solution I've been looking for.
Pros:
1. Pretty quick delivery, and I live nowhere near a city.
2. The packaging is VERY good. They probably didn't even need to stop the truck to drop this off.
3. I put this together by myself in about an hour. The instructions are super easy to understand and there's a video if you need it. I did not watch the video.
4. The build quality is at least as good as what you would find at a premium gym.
5. I love the big screen and the interface overall. I have an iFIT subscription, so that is how I've used the machine so far.
6. It's very difficult to write a review and not talk about iFIT. I love the trainers, I love the city tours, I love it all. I enjoy the statistics, the calendar, and everything about the service. This service was the piece that put me over the edge on buying this treadmill - and I'm VERY HAPPY with it.
7. Adjusting the belt, calibrating the incline and pairing up the heart monitor was super easy.
8. The fan really works great! I love the auto setting.
Cons:
1. Video quality is really bad. Like 2004 internet video quality. I have no idea why. Same issue on workouts and Streaming.
2. The screen buttons for increasing/decreasing speed and incline almost always take several tries to register - which really isn't great when you're running too fast and want to slow down a little.
3. I wish you could set standard settings for workouts with the fan speed. Every workout you have to turn it on DURING the workout through the menu if you want to use "auto".
4. Many of the running classes seem to be a little on the shorter side, and more are slower than faster. But this isn't an issue for beginners like me. However, I have done 2 workouts back to back when I've had time.
Some of these gripes seem like they could be fixed with software, so it's frustrating that they exist at all.
All that said, I love having a treadmill that also motivates me to workout. I can tell you that looking forward to the next workout in a series has motivated me to get on the treadmill several times already.
If you do NOT plan to get or use iFIT, I can't see a reason to buy this treadmill. There are lots of options that are less money and just as well made. The upside is that this one is super high quality AND fun to use.
Speakimg of iFIT, there are two subscription levels and the default one allows you 5 accounts. Those can be people in your household or friends across the country - which is pretty cool since there are a ton of workout options that are not just treadmill related.
I recommend this treadmill highly if you've been making excuses for years about why you're not working out. This makes all those excuses very tough to justify.