NordicTrack treadmills, compared

The NordicTrack Commercial 1750 is the one to buy if you are buying NordicTrack: 4.25 CHP, a 22″ × 60″ belt, −3% to 12% incline and decline, a published 400 lb capacity and a lifetime motor warranty. Nothing else in the lineup is close on the specifications that decide whether a treadmill survives. If the 1750 is out of budget, the T Series 6.5 S is the sensible step down at 2.6 CHP on a 20″ × 55″ deck — and the T Series 5 is the model to think hardest about, because NordicTrack does not publish its motor rating at all.

NordicTrack is a different kind of brand decision from Sole or Horizon, because the machines are designed around iFIT. That is the thread running through this whole page, and it is the thing to settle before you compare belt widths.

The published specifications

That table is the whole brand in miniature. The 1750 is a running machine by any standard: continuous horsepower well above the 3.0 CHP threshold, a belt wide and long enough for a six-foot stride at speed, and decline as well as incline. The two T Series machines share a deck that is five inches shorter and a motor rated for walking and light jogging. There is no model in between.

Why the T Series 5's missing motor figure matters

Continuous horsepower is the number that forecasts whether a treadmill lasts, because heat is what kills motors and CHP is the rating for sustained output. When a manufacturer publishes 2.6 CHP, it is making a claim it can be held to. When the same manufacturer publishes a deck size, an incline range and a top speed but no motor rating on a cheaper model in the same family, the omission is information.

We do not fill that gap with an estimate. What we will say is that the T Series 5 should be shopped as a walking treadmill with an occasional jog in it, and judged against other walking treadmills rather than against the 6.5 S. Treadmill motor horsepower explained covers why CHP and peak horsepower are not comparable numbers.

The ranking

#1 · The decline feature, if you specifically want it

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NordicTrack Commercial 1750

NordicTrack

8.6/10★★★★◐

The enthusiast NordicTrack: a 22-inch belt, decline as well as incline, and a subscription-first design you should price in before buying.

Published specifications

Motor	4.25 CHP
Running surface	22″ × 60″
Incline / decline	−3% to 12%
Top speed	12 mph
Weight capacity	400 lb
Console	16″ pivoting touchscreen
Folds	Yes, SpaceSaver
Warranty	Lifetime motor, 10 yr frame, 2 yr parts, 1 yr tablet, 1 yr labor
Subscription	Subscription required for key features

The touchscreen is an iFIT terminal. Without a membership you get manual mode and a very expensive blank screen.

Specifications per NordicTrack published specifications.

What it does well

• Decline to −3% is genuinely rare and useful for downhill-race training
• 4.25 CHP behind a 22″ × 60″ belt — the most motor and the widest deck on this site
• 400 lb capacity, well above the class norm at this price
• Heavy, stable frame that does not walk across the floor at pace

Where it falls short

• Designed so that the screen is near-useless without iFIT — budget the membership as part of the price
• Incline tops out at 12% where subscription-free rivals reach 15%
• Very heavy and large; the fold saves less space than the marketing suggests

Our rubric

Motor

9.0

Deck

9.0

Incline

10.0

Build

9.0

Value

6.0

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NordicTrack T Series 6.5 S

NordicTrack

6.2/10★★★☆☆

A 2.6 CHP folding treadmill whose real proposition is iFIT — worth it only if you will actually pay for the membership, because the console is thin without it.

Published specifications

Motor	2.6 CHP
Running surface	20″ × 55″
Incline	0–10%
Top speed	10 mph
Weight capacity	300 lb
Onboard programs	20 pre-programmed workouts
Folds	Yes, SpaceSaver with EasyLift assist
Subscription	Subscription required for key features

The 20 onboard programs work unsubscribed, but the trainer-led content, auto-incline control and workout library the machine is marketed on all sit behind a paid iFIT membership.

Specifications per NordicTrack published specifications.

What it does well

• SpaceSaver fold is genuinely easy — one of the better folding mechanisms at the price
• 20 onboard programs still run if you never subscribe
• Very widely stocked, so returns and parts are straightforward

Where it falls short

• The machine is designed around iFIT; unsubscribed it is a plain 2.6 CHP treadmill at a connected-treadmill price
• 55″ belt and 10 mph ceiling limit it to walking and steady jogging
• iFIT membership is a recurring cost that quickly exceeds the price gap to an unsubscribed rival

Our rubric

Motor

6.0

Deck

6.0

Incline

6.0

Build

7.0

Value

6.0

#3 · The cheapest route into a named-brand folding treadmill

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NordicTrack T Series 5

NordicTrack

6.2/10★★★☆☆

An entry NordicTrack for walkers — fine at what it does, but the same money buys more motor and more deck elsewhere if you do not want iFIT.

Published specifications

Motor	Not published by manufacturer
Running surface	20″ × 55″
Incline	0–10%
Top speed	10 mph
Weight capacity	300 lb
Folds	Yes, SpaceSaver
Subscription	Subscription required for key features

Marketed around iFIT; the guided content and auto-controls need a paid membership.

Specifications per NordicTrack published specifications.

What it does well

• Brand-name support and parts availability at an entry price
• Folds flat against the upright for storage
• Fine for walking programs and treadmill desks

Where it falls short

• NordicTrack does not publish a continuous-duty horsepower figure for this model
• Built around an iFIT membership you may not want
• 55″ belt rules out tall runners

Our rubric

Motor

5.0

Deck

6.0

Incline

6.0

Build

7.0

Value

7.0

The iFIT question, which is specific to this brand

On a bike, resistance is a knob and no subscription can take your ride away. On a treadmill, speed and incline are controlled by the console — so a subscription-first treadmill can genuinely change what the machine does. NordicTrack builds around iFIT more completely than any other brand in this price range, which makes this the question to settle first.

What matters is not whether the brand sells a subscription. It is whether every control works, and every metric displays, with no account at all. That is the test we apply on every page, and it is the subject of treadmills without iFIT, which covers what the NordicTrack consoles do unsubscribed in detail.

• Check that manual speed and incline control is available without a plan. This is the capability that actually matters; guided classes are a nice-to-have.
• Check whether the machine broadcasts standard Bluetooth. A treadmill that third-party apps can read is a treadmill you cannot be locked out of.
• Price the subscription over the life of the machine, not per month. A monthly fee over five years is frequently a large fraction of the purchase price — the subscription cost calculator does the arithmetic.
• Decide whether you want a screen at all. The 1750's 16″ pivoting touchscreen is the most expensive part of the machine and the first part to become obsolete. The motor will outlive it.

Where NordicTrack sits against Sole and Horizon

At the $1,000 mark, Horizon and Sole are the brands that publish 3.0 CHP, a full 20″ × 60″ deck, 15% incline and a lifetime frame-and-motor warranty with a plain LCD console that needs no account. NordicTrack's equivalent money buys a smaller deck, a smaller motor and a screen.

Above $1,500 that reverses. The 1750 at 4.25 CHP on a 22″ belt with decline is more machine than anything Sole or Horizon offer at the same price, and the warranty — lifetime motor, 10 years frame — reads like a durability forecast rather than a marketing line. Best treadmills under $2,000 is the bracket where that comparison happens, and the NordicTrack Commercial 1750 review is the long read.

The folding mechanism, and what it does not solve

All three machines fold — NordicTrack calls it SpaceSaver, and the 6.5 S adds an EasyLift assist. Folding helps with floor area and does nothing for the two problems people actually hit: a folded upright treadmill still stands about six feet tall, and the 1750 in particular is a two-person move in any direction.

Measure the room, the ceiling and the route in before you order. Space planning and folded footprint has the method, and moving a treadmill covers doorways and stairs, which is where big machines go wrong.

What we do not claim

We have not run these treadmills. Every figure above comes from NordicTrack's own published specifications, and where a figure is absent we leave it absent rather than estimate it. Our scores are an editorial rubric applied to published specs, not test-lab results — our methodology states exactly what that means.