Amazon.com : RHYTHM FUN Foldable Under Desk Treadmill with Handrail, Speed Sensor, Smart Remote - For Home/Office : Sports & Outdoors (original) (raw)

We bought this treadmill at the beginning of the pandemic, now 4 years ago. It is quiet, and incredibly sturdy, much higher quality than I expected for the price! I've trained and run a half marathon on it, so it works well at higher speeds as well as walking speeds. I know some people have wondered about weight limits; everyone in the family is over 5'10, 200 lbs, and we've had no problems.

If you're looking for a standing desk that is as movable as the treadmill, we use a tripod desk, which fits just fine over the treadmill, and stows away to keep clutter to a minimum. My boss doesn't like me walking during meetings, but I find that at 1.2 mph, you can't tell I'm walking (looks like I'm stationary or shifting weight) and you can't hear the treadmill on mic, even at 2 mph. When I'm not on zoom, I can type and read well at 3 mph without being too bouncy.

As for having to use the remote to turn it off/on, we looped our remotes over the guard rail, and they stay there so we don't lose them. If I had to make any suggestions, I guess it would be that a pause button, or a way to do intervals would be a nice improvement, but for the price, quality, and size of this treadmill, I'm more than willing to forgo a little functionality. (Update: the replacement remotes you can buy work great, but their customer support directed me to the app while we were waiting for one, which you download to your phone and works as a remote too, very convenient!)

Re: portability, we've brought the treadmill with us on trips before, it fits easily in the back of a pick up truck, and is maneuverable with 2 people (or one strong person with good core strength). It may sound *extra* to bring a treadmill with you anywhere, but when it's so easy to move, and public gyms are out (as during the pandemic), why not!?! We've had no problems with it, and the whole family uses it throughout the week. It moves around easily enough that during the pandemic we could move it between the home office (I can usually get in 5 - 7 miles just from walking while I work), the living room (family takes turns watching while we watch movies or shows), or the spare bedroom (aka our "home gym" since we didn't have visitors during the pandemic).

If you're tracking your steps, I really like it that it only counts steps when you're physically on the treadmill--if you pop away to answer the door or drink water, you don't have to stop it and bring it back up to speed again, it just registers that you're not on the band and pauses step count. After 4 years and thousands of miles (literally), this treadmill is still going strong. But whenever the time comes for a replacement, I will be buying the same model again. Five stars!