NordicTrack Brand
Company
Nordic Track has been in business for over 20 years and offers a variety of fitness equipment, including the ever so popular treadmill machine. They first started off with the Nordic Track Skiers and evolved to making treadmills, ellipticals, bikes, steppers, and the list goes on.
The Nordic Track company is a subsidiary of Icon Health & Fitness, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of fitness equipment. Icon also manufactures treadmills for Reebok, Weslo, Proform, Healthrider and other brands.
Nordic Track treadmills are mainly offered in the mid end price range but they also compete in the low and high end range. The treadmills range from as low as $799 to as high as $4,999.
Pros
Nordic Track treadmills are known to have a plethora of features. CoolAire™ Fans, CardioGrip™ Heart Rate Monitor, Carb Counter™, DuraSoft V™ Impact Cushioning, 1-Step™ Pulse Monitor are some of the many features offered with their lowest priced treadmill. There are so many integrated features in the display you’ll feel like your James Bond in action. Details on these features can be found below.
Icon has been increasingly going overseas to get more of their key parts for a less expensive price. This has enabled them to improve Nordic Track treadmill‘s quality of drive motors and increase their warranties. But overall, even with the improvements, Nordic Track treadmills still has room for improvement on their warranties.
The Reflex Deck™ technology on a Nordic Track treadmill has stood out to be a very popular feature for many treadmill users. This infamous technology permits the deck, as you push down on the belt, to flatten and absorb the impact, while immediately springing back to its original shape. The soft surface puts less impact on your knees, and offers a comfortable workout.
Note:
If you are a serious runner who competes a lot, you may want a rougher deck that simulates the road or track.
Nordic Track is renowned for making very compact treadmills. Its treadmills have a unique look and feel to them that catches the eye of several fitness consumers. In general, they aren’t massive treadmills that have a lot of trouble fitting in your home. On the contrary, they are well sized for home use.
Cons
Although many features come with a Nordic Track treadmill don’t let this fool your judgment on the more important factors such as warranty, reliability and quality. In fact, the many features that come with a Nordic Track treadmill may cause you some hassles down the road. Why so you ask?
Nordic Track treadmills, in general, don’t have the superior quality finish as other treadmill brands in the same price range offer. We must say, they have been improving their treadmills durability but they do have a reputation of lagging behind the competition.
For the price you will pay on a Nordic track treadmill, the warranty does not match the treadmills durability. Most of Nordic Track’s treadmills offer a lifetime on motor, one year on parts and one year for in-home service. This is not a horrible warranty but taking the many features their treadmills offer into consideration, we would like to see a longer warranty on parts. They offer extended warranties from 1 to 3 years.
Summary
Nordic Track treadmills have always gotten mixed reviews. What stands out are their mega featured but low quality treadmills. This is not to say that all treadmills are in the same boat. Nordic Track does have a few models that stick out from the rest. You will get a better idea of what models to stay away from and what models to consider after reading our model reviews below.
