Customer Reviews

Merit Fitness 725T Treadmill

5 star:		(72)
4 star:		(51)
3 star:		(12)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(15)

 

 

I would have to say I researched buying a treadmill for some time and came upon this one for many reasons. 1. it was in my price range. I also saved $87 dollars on the shipping. As for shipment , it came fast and was in mint condition. Setup, was easy. This machine is a sturdy piece of equipment. Doesn't feel cheap. I will say I wish it would fold up more vertical but with all the features it is more than satisfactory. If your looking for something durable and effective for your exercise needs this will surely be the purchase.

We had a horrible experience with this treadmill. It arrived non functioning. Customer support takes forever to contact and most of the time offers an option to leave a number for a call back that never once came. After two visits from a tech and two seperate parts deliveres, the treadmill still didn't work. Merrit/Horizon/Johnson Health evidently told the tech they would replace it, but did not make any attempt to contact me. I called again and after being on hold for 30 minutes, was forced to leave my number and a message. Still no call back. I would not buy anything from this company, Horizon or Johnson Fitness ever again.

On the positive side, one quick call to Amazon got me a full refund and free pickup of this large, useless item. Amazon.com really stepped up and took care of the situation in one call. They're paying to pick it up and I don't even have to take it apart and put it in the box. Fantastic service from Amazon.

I've been in the fitness industry for over 10 years and have always been leary about buying a "cheap" home machine. This treadmill works great for home use. I was thoroughly impressed. I'm 230lbs and I can run on it with no problems! Great machine for the money!

I'm really happy with this treadmill. I can't tell the difference between this one and much more expensive models. It has preset routines, automated incline, pulse monitor, a cup holder. It's sturdy to walk on and absorbs impact for a cushy run. Runs smoothly and quietly. And has a lifetime warranty. And free shipping!

Some bolts hard to install. No reference to have to find the on/of switch to start it up. It's near the right front at floor level. Not a convenient location. Hard to lubricate base for tread belt, not much room. After setup and getting it started my wife is very happy with it. She really likes the slow start up and slow down feature, instead of jumping on it at full speed. So far a good value for the price. The heart rate monitor is a little uneven, but it's not that important to her. Have only tried two exercise modes which did both work.

We purchased the Merit 725T treadmill from Amazon after reading the reviews and decided that the pros outweighed the cons and that this was great for our budget. Upon arrival I was ready for the worst, as far as assembly, and decided to time how long it would take to put together. From the moment that I cut the straps on the box to the moment that I turned the machine on was 20 minutes flat. There were only 4 pages of directions to follow and roughly 20 screws/bolts to put in. While I used my own tools, this machine comes with the required phillips screwdriver and alan wrench that fit all of the screws/bolts. One thing that we were unable to find while researching the treadmill were the measurements when assembled and when folded. They are as follows: 68" long (wall to end) 31" at the widest point 53" at the highest point. When folded: 35"(wall to furthest point 31" at the widest point 54.5" at the highest point.
We have only had the treadmill in the house for a few hours, but it has been used three times already for roughly 30 minute periods, and the noise that some complained of is not an issue at all. During the first use I called my wife to let her know that it was up and running and she asked if it was loud. I was walking using the 4 mph setting and she could not hear it running in the background. I will add to this that we have the treadmill on a carpeted floor and tile or hardwood would certainly make a difference. I will post pictures soon.

My husband and have been using this machine for about a month now and are still in love with it. The cup holders are great and the book ledge doubles as an ipod holder. I'll admit we haven't done any of the routine maintenance as the book told us to do. But, the machine doesn't seem to mind. I absolutely recommend this treadmill and I am a very, very picky person :)

I love this treadmill. It was delivered very quickly. I was able to assemble it with only some minor help, and I don't have a mechanical bone in my body. The treadmill itself works well. I didn't know much about them, but it's very user friendly. I highly recommend it.

Looks better then i thought. Was delivered as promised. Had little issue with a cut cord going to consol when i put it together. call company and to my susprise they were great. Sent new cord in two days and had repair man here 2 days latter to install it.wow! Great for the money.

I was so excited about getting a good treadmill at a reasonable price - with free shipping! We had a few days of confusion as it appeared that the enclosed hardware bag #1 was incorrect and was missing parts. The hardware store couldn't help us, but the merit fitness customer service rep assured us they would send out the correct bag the next business day. My husband eventually figured out that the enclosed manual itself was wrong. We compared it to the manual I had downloaded off the www.meritfitness.com website, which turned out to be correct. He was able to assemble the machine in a short time afterward.