NordicTrack Commercial 2450 Review

Who this treadmill is for

The NordicTrack Commercial 2450 is for two kinds of people. Bigger guys who have a hard time with home equipment, and people who get on a treadmill and don't know what to do next.

It's the biggest of the three Commercial treadmills NordicTrack makes, with the biggest screen. If your budget is tighter, there are smaller ones in the same line.

Why it's at my parents' house

At the beginning of 2025 my parents had a freak house fire and lost everything. That was the house my dad built himself and they'd lived in for 47 years, and the home gym went with it. I've been helping them rebuild a gym in the new house.

A treadmill was one of the first things my dad wanted back. He loves to run and walk outside, and winter in northern Illinois doesn't always let you.

So this one lives at their house. Over the first month my dad used it pretty much every single day. I've used it a handful of times when I'm over there. Keep that in mind as you read this. My wife is super jealous it's not at our house, and honestly so am I.

How it handles a 275 pound guy

It's solidly built. I'm 6'5" and 275 pounds, and it does not feel like it's struggling to keep up with my weight. A lot of times as a bigger dude I get on a piece of equipment and feel like I'm going to break it. I don't feel that here at all.

NordicTrack rates it for 400 pounds.

The belt is wide enough too. There's plenty of room, I don't drift off to the side when I run, and when I'm walking my hands have room to swing. It doesn't feel cramped.

The cushioned deck

This is probably my favorite thing about the treadmill. There's a little give in the deck when you run. I felt it on my very first run, like it was absorbing the impact from my frame instead of feeling stiff.

It makes running feel natural. It doesn't feel like you're running on concrete, and it's not as hard on your body.

Speed, incline and just getting on it

You can get on, press start and go. I did a couple of workouts over there where I just hit start and walked to warm up, and that was great. The screen brings a lot, but you don't have to deal with it if you don't want to.

It has one-touch speed buttons, and then smaller buttons that move you a tenth at a time. I ran it up to 7 miles an hour and back down, and the changes are nice and gradual.

The incline goes up to 12, and it also declines to minus 3. The decline feels like you're falling downhill, in a good way. There's a fan built in as well, and it's nicer than I expected.

iFIT is the real reason to buy it

The thing that sets this treadmill apart is the 24 inch screen and the iFIT software on it. The thing I hear most about fitness is "I just don't know what to do." iFIT tells you exactly what to do. You could have no background at all and it would work like a personal trainer.

My dad has used it a lot more than I have. What he loves are the series where you hike different places around the world. He did the Grand Canyon series, and the hike came up at the exact spot where he and my mom had stood when they visited. That was a cool moment. Now he's hiked Mount Fuji and a bunch of other places from his basement.

There are running, walking and hiking workouts, and strength workouts too if you've got weights at home.

Putting it together by myself

The box is incredibly heavy, over 300 pounds. Delivery was easy though. It was all scheduled by text, and a semi backed up and dropped it right inside the garage door.

The manual is 17 steps and says it takes two people. I did it by myself. A second set of hands would have made a couple of steps easier, but it wasn't that hard. Every tool you need is in the box, and the screws are labeled with the step they belong to.

Here's the one I'd warn you about. There's a wire tie in the right upright. Do not pull it out. You use it to fish the wire up through the upright. I pulled mine and made that step a lot more difficult.

The other tricky part is the storage latch, where you have to hold the deck up. I propped it with a 4x4 post. I also put the latch crossbar in facing the wrong direction the first time, so look twice at the drawing.

Size and folding

It's about 77 inches long, 37 inches wide and 63 inches high. It's a treadmill, so it takes up a fair amount of space, but against the wall in my parents' gym it didn't feel like a crazy amount.

It does fold up. There's a shock on the deck that helps you lift it and carries it the whole way down on its own. Moving the whole machine is another story. It's heavy, and the front is heavier than the back.

What I don't love

iFIT costs extra. Your first month is included, and after that the good stuff sits behind the subscription. That's most of the programs, plus things like Netflix and Prime Video on the screen. Budget for it.

When I hit pause in the middle of a run, it stopped fast. It was abrupt enough that I said "whoa" out loud. Just be ready for it.

And it's a lot of treadmill. If you'll never touch the workouts, you're paying for a 24 inch screen you don't need.

Who should buy it

I can definitely recommend it. NordicTrack has been around a long time and makes solidly built equipment, and this is no different. If you're a bigger guy, or you want something to tell you what to do, this is a great one.

If you just want to walk, look at something simpler. And know that this is a one month verdict. My dad is on it nearly every day and I'm on it when I visit, so I'll have more to say about how it holds up later.