Do Nordictrack Treadmills Require iFit?

“Do I Need iFit for my Nordictrack Treadmill?”

If you’re considering a Nordictrack treadmill, you may have heard a lot about iFit already.

Not surprising – it’s a game changer in the fitness equipment world.

And it’s far more advanced than what you find on other treadmill brands (at least for right now).

However Nordictrack, in their rush to get iFit out there, have not been great at the messaging.

There’s a lot of confusion. Older posts will give you inaccurate information. Other people with discontinued Nordictrack treadmills give out-of-date information on their iFit experience etc.

One of the top questions people have is:

Do Nordictrack Treadmills Require iFit?

First some history: When iFit came out years ago, it was an add-on option. Nordictrack treadmills did NOT require iFit.

Then there was a period back in 2017 where you did need to buy a full iFit subscription when you purchased specific Nordictrack treadmills like the Commercial 1750 or the incline trainers.

However that idea was quickly sidelined and Nordictrack came out with a better idea.

As of this writing, if you get certain Nordictrack treadmills direct from the Manufacturer here, you can get a Full Family Membership to iFit Coach included with your treadmill for short time.

So you can try iFit on your treadmill at no charge to see if you like it first. That’s a pretty good deal.

You can run all over the world, take fitness classes from your treadmill, track your results and even get personalized workouts tailored especially for you.

However, once your full membership runs out and you don’t choose to renew the paid subscription – what then?

This leads to the next question:

Does the Nordictrack Treadmill Work Without iFit?

The short answer? Yes it will.

The treadmill will work in manual mode without iFit.

Of course, you won’t get all the fancy tracking tools, live workouts and world trail runs of iFit.

But the treadmill will still incline and decline, speed up, slow down etc – just like a regular treadmill. You’ll still be able to see your workout stats on the console like a normal treadmill.

This is according to the manufacturer and the iFit FAQ’s on the official manufacturer’s website:

“If you don’t renew your subscription you will have access to a limited number of iFit workouts. You can always use your treadmill, elliptical, bike, fusion or rower in manual mode. The iFit subscription is required for the advertised coach-controlled interactive personal training experience but not mandatory to purchase.” (emphasis mine)

By the way, many people don’t realize that there are free and paid versions of iFit. You can have a free iFit account with access to a few built-in workouts. So you don’t just have to use your treadmill in manual mode – you could also use your treadmill with the free iFit version.

So there you have it: You can use your treadmill without the paid iFit subscription and still see all of your stats, change the treadmill speed, incline etc.

This makes sense.

Nordictrack would be shooting themselves in the foot if they only made treadmills that run with iFit since not everyone wants it.

Of course, they certainly want you to renew the subscription if you think the value is there.

If you want to see which treadmills give you the limited-time Full iFit membership included, check out the link below.

Click Here to See Which Treadmills Offer iFit Included

Now, if you’ve just started your treadmill buying research, you may be wondering:

What Exactly Makes iFit So Great?

Well that’s a whole other post. But in a nutshell, iFit takes a dull, boring treadmill and turns it into your own personal fitness studio.

You get workouts personalized to you based on the goals that YOU set for yourself. You also can take pre-recorded and even LIVE trainer-led studio workouts directly from your treadmill console.

Want to explore the world?

With iFit you can run trails all over the world – from the shores of Hawaii to the mountains of the Swiss Alps to the ancient temples of Thailand.

There are literally thousands of world-trail videos to watch. And the treadmill will incline and decline to match the actual terrain – giving you a very virtual reality training experience. So it’s pretty cool.

Just to give you an idea of what you get, here’s a video showing you some of the workouts you can choose from:

Bottom Line?

So do Nordictrack treadmills require iFit (the full paid membership)? As of this writing, NO they do not. And this comes directly from the official Nordictrack company website.

However.

Just to show you how cool it is, Nordictrack is currently offering you a Full membership to iFit included for a limited time on some of their treadmills. You can use the link below to get it included.

I don’t know how long they’re going to continue this promotion. However as of right now, it’s a pretty good deal if you can get it.

Click Here to Get iFit on a Nordictrack Treadmill

Still not sure you want a Nordictrack treadmill with iFit?

Don’t want to use the Free version to get around the iFit sign in on the treadmill console?

If that’s you, check out the page on Nordictrack treadmills without iFit.

I try to keep it up to date with options for Nordictrack treadmills without iFit (or different brands of treadmills that are similar to Nordictrack – but don’t require iFit or any kind of online sign-in).

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