In this video, fitness influencer Victoria S. Dorsano reviews the THERUN Incline Treadmill, a compact, fold‑able treadmill designed for home use. She begins by explaining how having a few reliable pieces of home fitness equipment can overcome the common barrier of convenience and help users stay consistent with their workouts. She then outlines the structure of the review – specs, pros and cons, and recommendations for ideal users – so viewers can jump to the sections most relevant to them. The treadmill’s specifications are detailed: a 3‑horsepower motor, 300‑lb weight capacity, a 44" × 17.7" running surface, speed range of 0.5–9 mph, incline range of 0–12%, and an 18‑inch LCD display. Dorsano highlights several strengths, including the smooth, high‑range incline, effective shock absorption (important for joint health), a large easy‑to‑read display, quiet operation, space‑saving foldable design, and straightforward assembly. She also notes drawbacks: the top speed may be insufficient for serious sprinters, the control buttons are positioned low making adjustments at high speed awkward, the unit is heavier than expected (~110 lb), and the price (~$360) is higher than some flat‑only treadmills. She then advises who would benefit most – busy professionals, people with joint issues, those needing a compact yet incline‑capable treadmill, and anyone looking for a quiet, efficient cardio option – and who might be better served by a different machine – very tall users, competitive runners, or those needing higher speeds. The video concludes with a disclosure that the treadmill was provided for free, a call to action to like, subscribe, and comment, and a link to purchase the product.
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Having a few quality pieces of home fitness equipment can really help you to stay consistent with a new fitness program or just adhere to more daily activity. Research shows that one of the biggest barriers to consistent exercise is convenience and accessibility. So by having a few staple pieces of home gym equipment that's inexpensive and reliable can make a big difference. So this video, I actually wanted to review an incline treadmill from The Run that is perfect for home use. Can't wait to tell you guys about it. Now, you might be saying, Victoria, you've already reviewed like walking pads. Like, what's the big difference between this one and the walking pads you've already talked about? Well, there are a few key differences between treadmills and walking pads, and I will get into that in a minute as we go through this video. But first, I want to give you guys a layout of what this video is going to look like and how I'm going to go through the review process so you can skip to the section that you find to be most applicable for you. So I'm going to first start off by talking about the specs so you have an idea of how big this is, how much it weighs, its ability to incline, all those good things. Then I'll move into some pros and cons, both looking at it from like an objective point of view as well as my subjective experience that I've had from testing this out for the past couple of weeks. And lastly, I'm going to share my opinion on who I think this treadmill would be ideal for and who it probably wouldn't be ideal for. Also, guys, before we get started with this review, I do want to disclose that this treadmill was provided for free for the sake of making this review. But I will say that all of my opinions about this treadmill come from my personal experience and, you know, just from testing the product out over the past 3 weeks. All right, so let's dive in. As far as like smaller home treadmills go, this is pretty solid. It comes with a small but powerful 3-horsepower motor that can pretty easily support users up to 300 pounds, which I think is pretty impressive for an incline treadmill of this size within the price range of like $300 to $400. For dimensions, the running surface measures about 44 inches by 17.7 inches, which gives you plenty of room for a comfortable stride. It's not the biggest running platform on the market, but I'm 5'9" and I had a couple of friends use it who were close to 6 foot and they had no issues with having enough room for their stride. As far as its incline capabilities, it can go from 0 to 12% incline, which is a pretty hearty incline. Like if you're just walking on it, you pretty much— you'll get a good, a good sweat on. If you're running on a 12% incline, you are definitely going to get a good sweat on. I put it at like an 8 at 12% and I felt like I was running like crazy. And then from a speed perspective, this thing can go from half a mile per hour to 9 miles per hour, which which again, for like a home treadmill of this size, that's pretty compact, that's a pretty aggressive speed. Like, it's pretty solid. But even at that speed and the level of like pounding you'd put on a treadmill while you're taking wider strides like that, there's really, really good shock absorption. I will say, for those folks who need to do like sprints and whatnot, 9 miles per hour, it probably isn't going to cut it. But for the average like home fitness user, I do think that that range of 0.5 to 9 miles per hour with an incline of up to 12 is going to be able to fit most people's needs. The display is also nice and big, very easy to see, very simple to read. It's an 18-inch LCD display, and there's quick controls where you can easily change your incline grade and your speed just at the touch of one button. All right, so let's move into some of the pros. First of all, I absolutely love the incline feature of this treadmill. I think it's rare to find a compact home treadmill that has that level of incline and does so very smoothly, and it's not clunky. The 0 to 12% gives you so much versatility in that incline zone. I feel like for me personally, living in Chicago on flatland and as somebody who likes to hike, it gives me a really good opportunity to work my cardio in a different way when I can't get to the gym. Or for me, in my personal case, I've actually had this treadmill at the office instead. So I've been able to come here into the studio where I set it up and be able to get a quick 15 to 20 minute, like, good cardio workout with a high incline and a pretty decent pace. Another thing that I love about this treadmill from The Run is the shock absorption feature, because let me tell you, I have ran on some treadmills before that are unforgiving on the knees. And as somebody who has gone through ACL surgery and has had other issues with like low back and hip stuff, like having good shock absorption in a treadmill is so, so important. So I feel like from running on this enough, I can tell that there's a really good kind of bounce to it where it's not irritating my knees at all. And I'm running in barefoot shoes, mind you. So there's not really much cushion there. And I'm noticing that there's a nice soft bounce in the treadmill as I'm running. Another major pro is having such a big LCD display. Screen that's not complicated. I find very often that sometimes treadmills have these really complicated buttons. There's a lot of things going on. It can be difficult to understand what's happening, and you want to be able to adjust things quickly and easily. Like, if you're in the middle of a run and you need to drop down to walk, like, you don't want to have to be fumbling around trying to figure out where that button is. I like that there's presets that you can do like a rapid hit on, so that's definitely been a pro for me as well. The interface also shows you a lot of key metrics like time, distance, calories, heart rate, and even lets you get real-time feedback on your your workout intensity. Another huge pro is its space-saving design. You guys know that I'm a huge fan of like convertible fitness equipment, like the HyperPro that I've mentioned before, or things that just can like roll and stash away. This is, you know, not an exception to that. This does the same thing. There's also a really nice hydraulic system built in where you unfold and fold, and it's a very gentle process. Like, it's just very smooth. It's not clunky. I don't have to worry about the treadmill like dropping down all of a sudden. It gradually like comes all the way down and then it folds up nice and easily. And then I can easily roll away the machine. Another pro that I really like about this treadmill is that it's pretty quiet. Once you get it going, like, it's, it's really not loud. The motor itself isn't making a lot of noise, which is important in a home piece of equipment, especially in my case. You know, if I have neighbors right around or if I'm not on the bottom floor, I don't want it to sound like a huge machine is running. So it's important to be considerate of the people around you. Okay, so one more pro that I forgot to mention is the ease of assembly. I was a little scared, I'm not gonna lie, unpacking the box because anytime I've done any fitness equipment reviews, sometimes you don't know what you're in for and it can be a long afternoon of assembling and a lot of screwing and things. It's just— oh God, it could be a lot. This was not bad. There was just like a few bolts to put in, pretty easy to figure out once I, you know, read the manual and figured out where those went. So for the most part, there's just like a few pieces to put on, tighten up the, the handlebars, make sure that the wheels are on. Um, it was pretty much it. All right, so let's talk about some of the cons. First thing is that while the 9 miles per hour will be sufficient for most users, that might not be sufficient for all users. So if you're somebody who really needs high-intensity sprints, and to do that in a home environment, this probably isn't for you. Although I will say, bringing it up to a 12% incline and at 9 miles per hour, like, you are going to get a good workout. So maybe not this full, like, sprint dynamic that you need, but like, it's still going to challenge your cardio a decent amount. Something I will say is that once you are running at a pretty high speed, as somebody who is 5'9", like I'm tall but I'm not like the tallest, it does feel pretty hard to adjust the buttons a little bit, even if it's a quick adjust button, because it's so far. Like the handles and the screen display are farther down than I expected them to be, so I have to reach down a little bit further. So if you are going a higher speed and you feel like it's hard for you to adjust, it might be better to hop off really quickly and then adjust the, the speed or the incline or whatever you need to do, because I did find that a little bit difficult. Okay, so one con I will mention is that it is heavier than I anticipated it to be. Taking it out of the box and setting it up myself and kind of getting it out was just a little bit trickier than I thought. It was a little heavier than I anticipated. It weighs in at about like 110 pounds. So if you do live like alone or on the second floor of an apartment, you might need to have like a friend come over and help you get that up. Last thing I want to mention on the cons list is that it is pricier than other treadmills on the market, but I will say it's pretty in line with what treadmills would cost for that incline percentage. So, you know, if the incline is something that is really important for you, it is well priced in the marketplace for this particular type of like home treadmill. But if incline is not necessarily important to you and you just want a flat treadmill, then this probably isn't going to be like the price point that's ideal for you. I think right now it's currently sitting around like $360-ish. I do I think it's very fairly priced. But again, you just kind of have to weigh out what features are important to you. Now, who is this treadmill ideal for? So I think if you're somebody who struggles with consistency in your workouts and going to the gym can be difficult because of like time constraints or distance constraints or just accessibility in general, this can be a really great option. Because again, accessing a treadmill that has that degree of incline can be really great for a quick amount of cardio that you can get at home consistently. In line with that thinking, I also think it's really great for like busy professionals work from home from time to time or have the ability to bring it to their office like I do, because increasing your incline along with your speed is a really great way to get efficient workouts and really boost your cardiovascular fitness in a short amount of time. And like I mentioned before, something that a lot of home treadmills or like office-sized treadmills don't do out there on the market is get to that 12% incline, at least at this price point. I also think, again, as far as somebody who works from home and has a busy schedule, like It's great because it's quiet too. Like if you have other people working around you or other family members around you, then they're not really going to hear what you're doing. Like it's a very quiet treadmill. Lastly, I think this treadmill is also really great for people who have joint issues because of its shock absorption capabilities. I think this is a good option for people who want to boost their cardiovascular fitness and have previously had joint issues but still want like a piece of equipment that they can work out at home with. On the flip side, this piece of equipment might not be for you if you are super, super tall. I think if you are super, super tall and have a long stride, it might be a little bit of an issue because it is— there's like a shorter runway on this particular treadmill, but that also makes it very compact. So it's like one of those things where, you know, there's trade-offs, right? Another thing is I don't think this would be for people who are like very competitive runners and really need, you know, either higher speed or higher incline. They're probably going to be better suited to have like a more professional grade treadmill. But yeah, aside from that, it's been a really lovely testing experience. I've really enjoyed it. I think this treadmill is like the perfect combination of efficiency, space-saving capabilities, and ease of use. Like, it's very user-friendly. It's not too crazy. The buttons are very easy to read. It's very easy to get started and understand what you're doing. I'm a big fan of that. If you're interested in checking out the Run incline treadmill yourself, I'll put the link down below in this description and you can take a peek. Thank you again to the Run for providing this treadmill for review. And thank you to you guys for watching. I hope this review was helpful, and if it was, make sure you give this video a thumbs up and subscribe to the channel. If you have any questions about the treadmill or my experience using the treadmill, drop those comments down below. I am happy to answer them. See you guys in the next one. Bye!
