The 10 Best Treadmills for Your Home Gym in 2024

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Editor’s Note: Updated July 11, 2023: We updated this article to ensure all treadmills are in stock from sellers that offer you the best price. Currently, the NordicTrack Commercial 1750 is on closeout and available at a discounted price.

The single easiest way to build fitness is to add walking or jogging as a consistent part of your workout routine. But bad weather, busy schedules, and expensive gym memberships are all real hurdles to getting in your exercise. That’s when it’s helpful to have one of the latest home treadmills, which offer many workout programs and entertainment features to keep you motivated and moving. Plus, you can’t beat the convenience and safety of jumping on a good machine in your own basement or garage.

Best Treadmills for Your Home

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Note: The 1750 is currently listed as “closeout,” so you can score a solid deal on a highly rated machine.

When it comes to bang for your buck, the 1750 has always been one of the best treadmills. This version has been updated for 2022 with a fast, tilting 14-inch touchscreen console and a quiet incline motor that auto-adjusts during your home workout. It still features all of the convenience options you find on NordicTrack machines—like quick keys to jump to a particular speed or incline with a single tap instead of repeatedly pressing a button.

But you may not need those speed adjustment buttons thanks to the big touchscreen and the ever-growing library of trainer-led workouts. The screen offers more than twice as much real estate as earlier models. We find it’s large enough to see the countryside in Germany, for example, where one tester virtually followed pro Lucy Bartholomew on a gentle trail run. (NordicTrack treadmills come with a free 30-day trial of iFit.)

Underfoot, the 22-by-60-inch deck size is spacious enough, even if you want to jog or run, and the machine is stable if you have a heavy footfall. The cushioning is just slightly bouncy, though it’s adjustable so you can make it a bit firmer.

Instead of locking you into its own training ecosystem, Horizon keyed in on features to give you greater control of your workout. The 7.0 AT has limited training options but connects easily to an iPad or Android tablet. That keeps costs in check because there’s no built-in television, but it allows you freedom to take Peloton classes or run using Zwift. We like the thumb dials mounted chest-high on the hand grips that let you quickly adjust your speed and incline—it feels way more fluid than trying to stab at buttons on a console. While we don’t often recommend home treadmills that cost less than $1,000 because they generally have small motors and shaky frames, the 7.0 AT is surprisingly steady. We set it up in the home of one of our testers, and he found that the deck didn’t shake during months of use. The belt is narrower and shorter than we’d prefer for running, but it’s an ideal size if you’re walking. Plus, you’ll appreciate the small profile if you’re setting it up in a small room.

This budget-friendly treadmill on Amazon is a great deal because so many people buy and love it. (Currently, it has earned over 1,000 five-star reviews.) Of course, to hit such a low price, there are a lot of compromises—the belt is the skinniest we’ve seen, the motor tops out at 9 mph, and to adjust the incline you have to get off the machine and flip a lever under the deck. But, it’s smooth and reliable at walking speeds and is handy for the occasional jog when you otherwise can’t get outside. It’s hard to argue with what this treadmill delivers at this price.

We have always appreciated the value a Pro-Form delivers. The sibling brand to NordicTrack, Pro-Form shares much of the same technology, like the iFit interactive workout programs. (You get a free one-year subscription to iFit when you buy a treadmill.) But, this machine is dialed back just a little to keep the price in check. You get only a 7-inch touchscreen display, and the treadmill tops out at just 10 mph—fast enough for walking and jogging. Still, the 2.6-horsepower motor and cushioned deck make it plenty capable of handling a few easy runs per week.

Though it has a smaller motor than the NordicTrack and LifeSpan machines here, and it lacks the fancy touchscreen you find on other models, the Sole F80 treadmill is still a serious training tool. The durable frame can support runners up to 375 pounds, so it’ll take any beating you can deliver. And the gentle bounce is soft underfoot but not so much as to cause any stability issues. (The Sole F85 treadmill has a 4.0 HP motor and larger rollers for even better performance, though it costs $1,000 more when not on sale.) A handy feature on the F80 is the rail-mounted buttons to control speed and incline, which let you grip the rail and squeeze the button with a thumb, rather than jabbing at the console when you’re running all out. If you need interactive coaching, the iPad holder lets you bring your own device. Or, just prop this machine up in front of a big screen TV and binge some Netflix on your long runs.