Sole Treadmill Reviews (2024)

Sole Fitness is a leading manufacturer of high quality, reasonably priced treadmills for homes and light commercial settings, and one of my favorites to review. The 2023 lineup features six treadmills ranging in price from $1,199 to $4,000. In my experience, this range of prices pretty much suits any level of buyer except the low-priced, budget-minded buyer. As a rule though, I have to say that Sole’s quality warrants this range. This brand is distinguished partly for its specialized decks and lifetime warranties, which are much higher quality than those from competing brands. Sole’s foldable treadmills are all built for home gyms yet feel like club-quality cardio trainers. The lone non-folding Sole treadmills, the ST90 and TT8, are even more robust and carries warranties for light commercial and residential use.

All Sole treadmills have been recently enhanced with Bluetooth connectivity for integrating the new Sole Fitness mobile app. Having tried it myself, I have to say it’s top-flight. This app lets the user’s tablet computer or smartphone serve as a control center for setting up treadmill workouts, recording exercise stats and sending the numbers to other apps. The Sole Fitness app is compatible with FitBit, MyFitnessPal and others designed for storing all fitness info in one location. And while your tablet computer runs the treadmill app in the background, you can use another app to watch a movie, read news or multitask during workouts.

All Sole treadmills have track lengths of at least 60 inches to accommodate long running strides. At 5’10 myself, I find a 60-inch tread belt to be terrific for long strides. My 6’3 father is also comfortable on them. These tread belts are extra thick for durability, even on the F63. Each treadmill offers extra calorie burn and challenge with a 30-setting automated incline too. Other features shared across this year’s lineup are a top speed of 12 mph, a 10-program workout menu, and speakers for MP3s.

How are this year’s Sole treadmills different from each other? As the model numbers get bigger the motor horsepower increases from 3.0 CHP to 4.0 CHP. Read up on everything you need to know about treadmill motors in our article here.  Screen size increases too, from 6.5 inches to 10.1 inches. Get more info about similarities and differences from the Sole treadmill comparison chart below.

Sole treadmills consistently earn top reviews on our website and from customers. Satisfaction is guaranteed and shoppers get 30-day free trials. If a product isn’t pleasing, Sole Fitness refunds the entire purchase price plus shipping both ways as long as their return policy is followed. The Sole repair policy is impressive too; all repairs are performed in-home to save customers’ time and money.

Check out our Sole Comparison Chart & Reviews!

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Why You Should Trust Our Review Of The Sole Brand

At TreadmillReviews.net, we bring you comprehensive reviews of treadmills so you can decide which one is right for you. Our staff thoroughly test all the treadmills we review. We install them, walk on them, run on them, and try out all of the features. We get to know each and every treadmill we review extremely well. Our reviewers log miles on the deck. We listen and record the sound of the motor, we test and measure the incline/decline, try out all aspects of the console and try the treadmill’s features, such as the apps.

Every treadmill we review undergoes the same rigorous process. That way we can compare and contrast them and give you an honest review of what we think.

Our reviewers are treadmill and fitness experts. Brian, the author of this review, is a competitive bodybuilder, and is a 7-time national qualifier in both men’s bodybuilding and classic physique within the NPC competitions. He has coached and been coached on cardiovascular training, HIIT, and nutrition, particularly as it pertains to weight loss for competitions. He is an expert at treadmills, has been on this treadmill, and you can trust his opinion on all of the treadmills he reviews.

What’s Entailed in The Sole Brand

When browsing the 2023 Sole product line, we see five traditional units and one slatbelt treadmill, the ST90. The Sole lineup runs the pricing range of $1,099.99 to $$3,799.99. One hallmark of the brand is that lifetime warranties on the frame and motors is common. 

In reviewing the Sole brand, you’ll also notice:

• Motor sizes ranging from the Sole F63 at 3.0 to the Sole F85 at 4.0 CHP
• Built-in workout programs number 7 to 12 and include the fitness tests for the U.S. Armed Forces
• Speed ranges from 0-12 miles per hour
• Incline options up to 15%
• Roller sizes from 1.8″ to 2.75″
• Bluetooth-enabling
• Media shelves and tablet holders
• Heartrate monitoring sensors and chest straps
• Maximum user weights of 325 to 375 pounds

One thing you’ll also notice is that Sole treadmills lack large swivel and tilting touchscreens. Rather, these units have digital read-out screens for workout metrics. 

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Our Verdict:

Sole Fitness is among the most respected treadmill brands for home gyms and light commercial settings. It’s known for prioritizing performance and reliability over flash, and Sole treadmills are regularly updated to stay competitive too. Recently updated, the Sole treadmill collection is more appealing than ever thanks to improved screen design, secure tablet computer holders, mobile fitness app integration, extra workout room and other upgrades. The F80 in particular appears on our list of treadmill best buys.

Recent Updates

• November 9, 2023: Updated specs and pricing.
• June 27, 2023: Updated number of treadmills and specifications to most current models. 
• October 12, 2022: Updated prices and specifications to most current models. Included more FAQs.
• July 13, 2021: Added some FAQs to the page.