Matrix TF30 Treadmill Review

The TF30, as well as its big brother, the Matrix TF50, both feature the Ultimate Deck System, which includes a heavy duty frame and commercial grade cushioning.

This is the same system found in their professional treadmills, which ensures years of use with little or no maintenance required, regardless of how often or how hard you train.

Perhaps the coolest feature of the Matrix treadmills is the ability to choose one of three consoles that suit your needs.

You have the basic XR LCD display, the XER Intuitive with a 10″ touchscreen and Bluetooth, and the XIR Ultimate with a large 16″ HD touch screen and web browser built in.

The XER and XIR come with a library of apps as well like Netflix, Twitter and Hulu, plus the ability to sync your workouts to My Fitness Pal and other entities.

With each step up you get more features and capabilities, so it’s a matter of finding the console that has what you are looking for.

No other company currently gives you this level of customization.

The Matrix TF30, along with the TF50, is one of the few high-end, commercial grade treadmills that actually folds up for storage. (If you don’t need folding check out the T50 model as well.)

So you get the benefits of a health club machine with the convenience of a residential model…the best of both worlds.

In addition to the varied built in workouts, Matrix now offers iFit technology on all of their treadmills.

This is one of the most advanced interactive workout programs, also found on NordicTrack and ProForm treadmills. It gives you endless live and on demand workouts, Google map courses, workout tracking and much more, making your daily training that much more enjoyable.

You can even work out off the treadmill to change things up, with strength training, yoga and other training options.

The Matrix TF30 includes the exclusive Sprint 8 Interval Training Program, a special workout designed to provide great results in a short period of time.

You also get an additional 5 to 14 built in workouts depending on which console you choose, so you can really change things up from one day to the next and ramp up your results.

The TF30 comes with the durable yet quiet Johnson Drive System, 20″ x 55″ deck, up to 15% incline, max user weight of 350 lbs., transport wheels, heart rate grips, water bottle holder and a solid warranty.

So there’s a lot of nice features included here.

The TF30 is perfect for average size users, but with the 55″ length taller/larger individuals may prefer the TF50 treadmill with a 60″ long deck.

That model has a larger max weight capacity (400 lbs. vs. 350 lbs.), a thicker belt, soft touch buttons and a few additional features.

So if anyone who is using the machine is well above average height or size, they will probably be better served with the TF50.

Otherwise, the TF30 is a perfect choice.

The Matrix TF30 is one of the best treadmills you can buy for your home. It’s essentially a health club machine right in your own gym.

Build is second to none, cushioning is ideal, you have good incline, plenty of workouts and console selection that you don’t find anywhere else.

Again, if you are on the tall side consider the TF50 as well. It will be much more comfortable for you. But you really can’t go wrong with either of these two folding treadmills.