If you're hunting for a last-minute treadmill deal in the Amazon Prime Day sale, you might want to reconsider your options. Because we've just spotted the best-selling NordicTrack Commercial 1250 treadmill for a whooping £500 off on the brand's own website.
Some runners might knock jumping on the ‘dreadmill’ and staring at a wall during workouts but the truth is, a good treadmill can be a serious training tool. Not only are they good for beating the unreliable British weather, they're excellent for unlocking consistent effort during interval sessions and an easy way to find never-ending incline if you need to log hill reps.
The problem is, good treadmills don’t come cheap, which is why £500% off the NordicTrack 1250 is an offer you don't want to ignore.
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This commercial-grade tread (aka the type you might find in a gym), has a relatively compact footprint, weighs in at 109kg and has a 51 x 152 cm tread belt. It does fold away to save space, but you’ll need plenty of room to fit it in, making it ideal for garage gym conversions and ground floor spare rooms.
It also packs a 10-inch HD display with built-in speakers. The screen rotates so you can jump off the belt and flip quickly and easily from running, hiking and walking sessions to trainer-led floor workouts.
Speaking of virtual workouts, you get access to a huge library of 1,000s of coached sessions, led by iFit trainers. There are smart auto adjustments for incline and speed as you follow along, too.
The NordicTrack 1250's speed ranges from 0-19kmh so you’re covered for any effort, and it’ll drop to a -3% decline and rise to +12% incline, recreating some of the real-world feel as you follow routes.
If you’re guilty of doing your slow runs too hard and your hard sessions not hard enough, there’s also a clever feature called ActivePulse that automatically adjusts speed and incline to keep you in an optimal heart-rate zone. Though you’ll need to invest in a separate SmartBeat Heart Rate Monitor to unlock that feature.
