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5 Reasons I’m loving my NordicTrack Treadmill

September 29, 2016 by MCM Mama 9 Comments

I was provided the NordicTrack Commercial 1750 in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion in this sponsored post.

I’ve had my NordicTrack 1750 Commercial Treadmill for about 5 months at this point, so I thought that for Friday Five I’d share why I’m loving having it. As treadmills go, I’m very pleased – the motor is strong, the belt is long and wide, and the features are many. But what I really love most about it is what it allows me to do.

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1. I can run in any weather. I’m not really a fair weather runner, but I am not a fan of the heat AT ALL. While my Marine Corps training did not go as planned, it went as well as it did thanks to my NordicTrack treadmill in the playroom. And it’s not a bummer that it has an awesome fan. Just sayin’. Plus, if we have another 23 inch snow storm? I’m ready to keep on running.

2. I can choose my elevation. If you are at all familiar with the DC area, you know that there are some major hills. Yes, there are some flat places, but if I’m aiming for more than 3 miles, I’m going to be running hills. Most of the time I’m ok with that, but sometimes my legs are tired and just need a break. Even better, the NordicTrack 1750 has the option for up to a 3% decline. Since our floor slants, we put the treadmill at -2% when we don’t want hills and then it feels flat.

3. I can run at any time. I prefer to run during the school day, but lately I’ve had a lot going on with work, stuff at the kids’ schools, appointments, etc. Some days I don’t get a chance to run until after the kids go to bed. I know some people run outside in the dark, but I prefer not to. Having the flexibility to run early in the morning, late at night, or while I’m waiting for a contractor (or even sometimes on a work call, shhh…), means I have a better chance of getting my daily run in.

4. I can run lots of cool courses.  Thanks to the iFit technology that NordicTrack has on their treadmills, I can run specific courses, including the Marine Corps Marathon. I’ve never run anywhere near that mileage on the treadmill, but it’s cool that you can check out a course before you actually run it.

nordictrack commercial iFit courses

5. I can run and have brain candy at the same time. This should be a runfession, I think. Sometimes I bribe myself to run by letting myself read a book on the treadmill. I read on my iPad, so I blow up the words to old lady size so that I can see them. I’ve found that I can run right around an 11 minute mile and read. I love to read, so rewarding myself with some reading time while I’m getting the run in is pretty much bliss for me.

And remember how I was feeling unmotivated? Somehow I ran 29.8 miles in the last 3 days (yes, I was tempted to jump on the treadmill to get those last .2…)

Do you have a treadmill? What do you love most about having one in your home?

I’m linking up with Courtney, Mar, and Cynthia for Friday Five. Stop by and check out what everyone else is up to this week!

Disclaimer: I was provided the NordicTrack Commercial 1750 treadmill in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion. All opinions and pictures are my own.

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  1. Wendy@Taking the Long Way Home says

    September 30, 2016 at 7:05 am

    I guess if you have to run on a treadmill, this would be a good one! 😛 you know how much I loathe mine…of course, it is 20 years old!
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  2. Janelle @ Run With No Regrets says

    September 30, 2016 at 7:44 am

    This looks like a great treadmill…I wish we had nice ones like these at our gym at work! I think one day I may invest in a treadmill for home, but for now I’m enjoying being able to run outside. I’m not happy about the shorter days though!
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  3. Meranda@Fairytalesandfitness says

    September 30, 2016 at 8:22 am

    I also have a Nordic track that has that Run everywhere technology but I never use it! I did one 5k course that was suppose to be in Hawaii and even that was years ago. Perhaps I should take more advantage of it!

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  4. Deborah@confessions of a mother Runner says

    September 30, 2016 at 12:26 pm

    Great feature that you can preview a specific course.
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  5. Laura @ Mommy Run Fast says

    September 30, 2016 at 2:24 pm

    The timing of this post was good because I’m not a big fan of the treadmill, but we’re hitting a rainy week (and soon cold weather) when I’ll be relying on it again… ours is in the garage. I do love that it’s a back up option!

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  6. Mar @ Mar on the Run says

    September 30, 2016 at 8:40 pm

    i wish I had a treadmill at home but I do have a fitness center in my complex with easy access so that’s something! This looks really, really nice!
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  7. Coco says

    September 30, 2016 at 10:06 pm

    Pretty sure I would love the iFit courses! I haven’t used my treadmill much lately but this rainy weather may change that.
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  8. courtney @ eat pray run dc says

    October 1, 2016 at 7:49 am

    Pretty awesome – the only time I wish I had a treadmill is winter. BUT with my yaktrax, I still only missed a couple runs last winter – they were just slower and shorter! That’s cool about running courses, that would be super super fun!
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  9. Sherri says

    December 14, 2017 at 8:01 am

    I love having a treadmill. I actually do most of my tv watching while logging miles.

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