The Best Folding Treadmills in 2024, According to Experts

Adding to its convenience, the GoPlus treadmill comes with a remote control you can use to change your speed and start and stop the machine. This treadmill also has connection capabilities with Goplus’s Gymax app, which allows you to record performance metrics, access training courses, switch speed units from miles to kilometers, and interact with fellow runners.

Product specs

Dimensions: 52” L x 29” W x 44.5” H | Tread belt: 16” W x 40” L | Weight capacity: 265 lbs | Max speed: 7.5 mph | Decline/incline: N/A | Display: LED screen | Shipping: Free standard shipping on GoPlus.com and available on Amazon | Warranty: 90-days limited warranty | Membership: Goplus’s Gymax

What are the benefits of using a folding treadmill?

A folding treadmill is exactly what it sounds like: a treadmill you can fold, either upright or down flat, to make it more compact and therefore easier to store. One of its key benefits is that it’ll save you space. Folding the treadmill will always shrink how much of your floor the machine takes up, but some machines can become thin enough that you can keep them under furniture, in closets, or in another hidden spot completely out of the way.

While not all folding treads are teensy machines, and you might not be able to completely hide them away, even vertical-fold options still grant you back some floor space with the running deck pushed up.

What to look for in a folding treadmill

Think about your fitness goals and how you’ll use the treadmill. Are you getting back into a cardio workout routine and just need an easy-to-use treadmill for walking or slower jogging? Are you mainly looking for a super-compact option to pair with your standing desk? Once you get a better idea of your priorities, you can focus on the details to make your final choice, like what class programming the tread offers, how wide the incline range is, and whether or not there’s an added subscription fee for accessing all of its offerings.

Folding treadmill features

Size and shape: To avoid ending up with a folding treadmill that’s too big for your home, Sydney Bueckert, NASM-CPTlead in-house fitness instructor at Sunny Health & Fitness in California, tells SELF that you need to measure the spot you plan to put and store your tread and then cross-reference those specs with the product’s dimensions.

At first blush it sounds obvious, but you may need to put aside more room than you’d think, depending on how your machine compacts. “Very few modern treadmills fold completely up and will be more of a V-shape,” Garret Seacat, CSCShead coach of Absolute Endurance in Manhattan, Kansas, tells SELF. That’s the case for models like the NordicTrack Commercial 1750 and ProForm 9000, which have to be stored upright and therefore need enough vertical and horizontal space to accommodate their shape. A machine that folds down flat, on the other hand, like Urevo’s Foldi 2, should be able to fit under your furniture.

Incline capabilities: Incline and decline capabilities vary widely among folding treadmills. For example, only three selects on this list offer the ability to decline at all (the ProForm Pro 9000, Bowflex Treadmill 10, and NordicTrack Commercial 1750). So if hill runs are important to you, take a close look at the fine print for this feature.