About CardioTested

What we do

We help people buy the right home treadmill, walking pad or elliptical, and keep it running afterward. Exercise bikes, rowers and stair steppers join in 2027. Every machine gets the same rating formula, so scores mean the same thing across the site, and every machine on our list is scheduled for the same bench test: noise at four speeds, incline with a level, footprint with a tape, power at the wall, and how long one person takes to build it. How we test and rate has the details.

What we're honest about

We're a young site. Most of the figures you'll see are still marked illustrative because our bench tests haven't caught up with our list yet, and every review says so near the top. Our ratings come from published specs, warranties and typical prices until a machine has been tested. We'd rather tell you that than dress a spec sheet up as hands-on testing.

What we're not

We're not a gym site, a nutrition site or a strength site. And we're not neutral about bad machines: when a treadmill looks like a two-year purchase, we say so and price it that way.

How the site makes money

Through affiliate links to retailers and manufacturers. If you buy through one, we earn a commission and you pay the same price. The earnings disclosure explains which programs we use and why a commission never changes a rating. We don't sell placement, and we don't accept payment for reviews.

Two things you won't find elsewhere

Our best reviews come with owner guides underneath them: the common problems, the belt lubrication steps, the parts that wear. A review should still be useful in year three. And we keep a discontinued-model list, because a lot of people shopping for a treadmill are really asking what replaced the one they already own.

Talk to us

Spotted a mistake, missing a model, or want a machine tested? Use the contact page. We read everything and we answer.