My First Impression of the Peloton Tread +

Eons ago, I used to run at least 20 miles a week and did various Beachbody workouts religiously. With more responsibilities (family-kids and work), my running and fitness routines fell to the wayside. The only time I could squeeze in a workout was early morning or at night, after everyone else had gone to bed.

We have had the Peloton Bike since 2019 and we love it. Last week, we added the Peloton Tread + to our home gym. We waited for about 2 months after purchase. Peloton’s logistics partner, XPO, cancelled our delivery twice but the third term was a charm. We decided on placing the Tread + in our sunroom facing the woods. After the delivery men left, I calibrated, connected to Wi-Fi, and synced our profiles; the tread + was ready to go. I took some time to familiarize myself with the interface.

Peloton Tread + is a sleek modern looking treadmill. It has a massive 32-inch HD touch screen that displays live and on-demand classes where you can virtually give your classmates high-fives and compete for ranks on the leaderboard. The display shows runner’s heart rate (if a heart rate monitor is connected), output, pace (both best and average during the class), speed, elevation, calories burned, and the leaderboard. Its footprint is 6 feet by 2.7 feet (72.5” L x 32.5” W x 72” H) and the incline and speed controls are on dials on each side of the treadmill; the one on the right adjusts the speed and the left adjusts the incline. The incline goes up to 15% and the speed is 12.5mph. In the center of the knob is a “jump” button that you can manually set to different inclines and speeds. The Tread + has sturdy shock-absorbing slat belt, making running more comfortable than traditional treadmills.

With a $39 monthly subscription, you have access to variety of classes- sprints, intervals, runs, jogs, walk/runs, walking, power walking, hiking, boot camps, strength training, yoga, meditation, and stretching. Most classes are either 20, 30, 45 or 60 minutes long

First Impression

The design is intuitive and quite frankly, brilliant

32 inch HD Touchscreen is immersive with a high-quality speaker system; giving you the feel like you are in a live class

It has sturdy, shock-absorbing slat belt that makes running more comfortable than traditional treadmills.

Peloton Tread + is not just a treadmill, it’s a connected, social-coached and fitness universe with leaderboards, scores, new mile stones and achievements

Metrics are precise and extensive- average pace, wattage, total output in Kilo Joules, elevation and distance. Additional metrics (such as average speed and incline) can be found on the home screen after you complete the workout.

Peloton Tread + is expensive and heavy, weighing about 455 pounds (206 Kg)