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Best Folding Treadmills – 2026
Here are the best folding treadmills you'll find on the market today. All of these can be easily folded after your workouts and stored away until next time.
What Should You Look For in a Folding Treadmill?
Folding treadmills have come a long way over the years. You used to have to sacrifice quite a bit in terms of stability, deck size and overall quality if you wanted a treadmill that folded up. That's really not the case anymore.
In fact, some of the best treadmills on the market today are folding models, and unless you're buying a true commercial machine, there's often very little reason not to have the option.
The biggest thing to understand is that "folding" doesn't necessarily mean small or lightweight.
The NordicTrack 1750, Sole F80 and Horizon 7.4 AT are all substantial treadmills designed for regular running as well as walking. Folding the deck simply gives you some extra floor space when you're not using the machine.
We look for the same things here that we look for in any good treadmill: a solid frame, a large enough running surface, good cushioning, a strong motor and a warranty that gives you some confidence in what you're buying.
We also want a folding system that's easy enough to use that you'll actually take advantage of it.
All three of our picks check those boxes, but they're very different treadmills once you get beyond the basic specifications.
Which Folding Treadmill Should You Choose?
This is one of those categories where there really isn't one obvious winner for everybody. We've narrowed it down to three treadmills that we really like, but each one makes the most sense for a different type of buyer.
The NordicTrack Commercial 1750 is our pick if you want the most complete workout experience.
It's the most technology-focused of the three, with the large touchscreen, iFIT workouts and automatic speed and incline adjustments giving you much more of an interactive experience. It also gives you incline and decline capability, which is something we really like for both training and simply changing up your workouts.
The only potential downside is that you need to have a monthly iFIT membership to really get the most out the machine. If that's what you're looking for, the 1750 is very hard to beat. If you don't care about trainer-led workouts and all of the technology, you're paying for features you may never really use.
The Sole F80 goes almost completely in the other direction, and that's one of the reasons we've recommended it for so many years. It's a big, comfortable, well-built treadmill that focuses more on the actual machine than everything surrounding it. Sole has modernized the F80 quite a bit over the years, but it still feels like a treadmill first and a piece of entertainment equipment second.
I'd lean toward the F80 if durability, cushioning and long-term ownership are higher on your list than interactive training. It's also a great choice if you don't want to feel like you need another monthly subscription to get the most out of the treadmill you just bought.
Then there's the Horizon 7.4 AT, which is probably the sleeper of the group.
Horizon doesn't get quite the attention that NordicTrack and Sole do, but we've always liked the 7.4 AT because you get a lot of treadmill for the money. It's especially appealing if you like interval training, as the controls make it very easy to change speeds quickly without fumbling around with the console in the middle of a workout.
It doesn't have the big touchscreen experience of the NordicTrack or quite the same premium feel as the Sole, but that's also reflected in what you're paying.
If you're looking for a strong folding treadmill and would rather use your own tablet, phone or TV for entertainment and workouts, the 7.4 AT gives you a lot without forcing you to pay for things you don't need.
So which one would we buy?
If you want the technology and interactive workouts, we'd go with the NordicTrack 1750. If you want the treadmill we'd feel most comfortable owning for many years, we'd lean toward the Sole F80. And if you're trying to get the most treadmill for your money, the Horizon 7.4 AT is very hard to overlook.
That's really what separates these three. They're all excellent folding treadmills. The right one comes down to what you actually want your treadmill to do.