I bought this treadmill a little over a year ago to use with my standing desk. So far I mostly like it.
I confess to not using my treadmill until recently. I bought it and then did not use it for a long time. So, even though I have owned it for over a year, I have not put it through its paces yet.
First off, I like that it is rated for users up to 265 lbs. While I do not weigh that much, I am over the 220 lb max for so many other under-desk treadmills. That said, I am not convinced that it can actually handle my weight over a long period of time. I am concerned that it is going to burn out, as so many other users have reported.
When I first started using this, I found it very difficult to be productive. My brain was not calibrated to walk and perform complex mental tasks, and since I am a programmer, I really need to concentrate when I work, as I spend much of my day problem-solving. That was a really difficult adjustment for me, as I am not a multi-tasker kind of person. My initial frustration led to my putting the treadmill away for a year before giving it another try. This time around, I started out just walking 30 minutes first thing in the morning when I was reading e-mails and gearing up for the day. I gradually added 30 minute sessions as I slowly began to be able to walk and think at the same time. So I am doing 30 minutes on and 30 minutes off. I am up to a total of three hours walking while working spread over my 9 hour day. I bought a much longer power cord for it so I could move it out of my way without unplugging it when I need to sit. I like that it is light weight and moves easily. The biggest issue I have with it when walking on it is the narrow belt. At 16 inches, I find my feet at the very edges of the belt, and often the outer part of my shoe hits the rail. So I need to dedicate constant mental bandwidth to making sure my feet fall on the belt, which of course makes it distracting as I am never able to fully concentrate on work. I am hoping that the neuropathways for precision walking get wired up in my brain soon, because it is dumb to have to concentrate on your feet when you are trying to read or type or think of things other than your feet.
Fast forward a couple of weeks, and I decided to walk while I was watching streaming content. I figured it would be better to walk while I watch than to sit down, since I already do so much sitting at work. So I pulled the treadmill away from my desk and raised the bar so I would have something to hold onto while using it. The bar is tilted forward pretty far, I think for running, so in order to use it while walking, I just did not clip it in place. I did not mind that it did not support any weight, I just needed the bar to make sure I did not slip off the thing while walking and watching streaming content, and it was fine. After about 2 hours of walking, the treadmill started giving off a funny smell, like something was burning or about to burn, so I stepped off and ended my session. There was no damage to my floor, thankfully, and the treadmill worked just fine the next morning. From this experience, I have concluded that the treadmill is not designed for continuous use, which is a disappointment, as I had wanted to work up to walking at work all day long.
I have begun shopping for a replacement for the inevitability of product failure in the possibly near future. I have not deducted any stars yet, because so far it has not actually failed, and it is, after all, a budget treadmill, so while I am a bit disappointed by its limitations, I think those limitations are to be expected at this price point. I really like the Lifespan under-desk treadmills, as they have a wider walking pad and are rated for many hours of continuous use. However, the Lifespan is a lot heavier that my little SuperFit, and will probably not be as easy to move out of the way, and unlike the SuperFit, the Lifespan cannot be stored upright when not in use, which is a huge bonus, and major purchasing consideration, for a person who lives in a very small space, like me. I really wish I could find an under-desk treadmill that was able to handle continuous use, was a 2-in-one so I could use the bar while watching streaming content, could be stored upright when not in use, and could handle more than 220 lbs. Sadly, my dream under-desk treadmill is a unicorn and not available irl.
Pros: Light, easy to move, can be stored upright, has a bar that can be lifted when desired, rated for users up to 265 lbs., affordable if it does not fail.
Cons: Not built for prolonged continuous use, narrow walking belt, gives a burning smell if used more than two hours, and probably not built to last very long, not really affordable if it fails.
