Are you interested in buying a fold up treadmill? These types of treadmills, also known as portable treadmills, are ideal for those who are pressed for space. If you have a small room that you need to fit a treadmill into, or if you’re living in a condo, this kind of treadmill will be right up your alley.

Now when you’re choosing a fold up treadmill, you’re going to want to look at the following key points:

1. What Are The Treadmill’s Dimensions?

You want to find out the length, width and height of the treadmill, both when it is fully laid out and when it is all folded up. You’re also going to have to figure out where exactly you’re going to be able to place this once it’s folded up. Can you fit it under your bed? Can you leave it up against a wall? How about in a closet? In order to find the answers to these questions, you need to know the dimensions of not only the treadmill when folded, but also your bed, or your closet.

2. How Easily Does It Fold Up?

This is another major concern. You want to know how easy it’s going to be to collapse the treadmill and fold it away for storage. Keep in mind that when you’re done using your treadmill, you’re going to be exhausted and the last thing you’re going to want is a hard time folding up your treadmill to stow it away. You’re going to want to get a treadmill that folds up with relatively little effort on your part and one that comes with wheels which you can make use of to quickly get it out of the way.

3. Is It Sturdy?

Another concern when dealing with a fold up treadmill is just how sturdy the treadmill is. The last thing you want is a treadmill that cannot hold up to extensive use and starts squeeking and breaking down. This kind of thing happens more with foldable treadmills than it does with regular treadmills, so you want to ensure you’re getting a fold up treadmill that Is of quality and comes with a decent warranty.

Apart from these usual concerns, there are a few other things you’re going to want to look out for, namely:

4. The Horsepower and Speed Provided

When buying a treadmill, you want to make sure it’s strong enough to support you and it will provide you with a sufficient challenge during your workouts. Even if you’re not particularly healthy to start, you don’t want a machine that you’re going to wind up outgrowing. For this reason, you don’t want to get a machine that can only do a max of 6 MPH, it’s best to find a machine that can at least do 10 MPH, but preferably 12. This way, even if you develop your cardiovascular ability significantly through your workouts, you will not outgrow your machine and wind up having to buy a different one.

In addition to this, you do need to make sure that the fold up treadmill will have enough horsepower to power your workouts. The heavier you are and the more intense the workout you’re looking for, the more horsepower you need.

5. Aesthetics

This is something which may not be functionally important, but you don’t want to wind up getting an ugly machine that doesn’t look good in your house. There are some interesting looking treadmills you can buy these days, there are some that come in a variety of interesting colors like blue, orange and even pink. Of course there’s always the option to just get a nice looking black and grey one.

6. The Running Surface

If you’re looking into a fold up treadmill, you’re going to want to make sure that it’s large enough to accommodate your strides. Portable treadmills tend to sacrifice their length so that they will be easier to stow away, however, if you happen to be tall, you’re going to need a fold up treadmill that does not make this sacrifice. You want to ensure that when you run, you can do so comfortably without feeling you’re constrained in your strides.

This should be enough to get you started in looking for a quality fold up treadmill. Aside from these tips, one final tip I’ll give you is to search for the treadmill you want in stores, but don’t get emotionally triggered to buy then and there. Look over the top 3 you find, then go on the Internet and read reviews of them on someplace like Amazon. From there you can make a more informed decision and not only that, if you purchase online from Amazon or Ebay, you can wind up saving a few hundred dollars as well!

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