Self-Propelled Treadmill: How Curved and Manual Models Work
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Treadmill Pro
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Full Apple Health support
Your workouts are saved to Apple Health automatically: distance, calories, pace, and heart rate from your Apple Watch. Everything in one place.
- Real-time heart rate via Apple Watch during every session
- Active calories and workout duration saved to HealthKit
- Full workout history accessible in the Health app
- Works with existing Apple Watch heart-rate zones
65+ supported devices
Works with your treadmill
Treadmill Pro supports FTMS, the universal modern standard, plus WalkingPad (Xiaomi/KingSmith), Gymax, and many more. The app auto-discovers nearby Bluetooth treadmills.
- FTMS (Fitness Machine Service): works with most modern treadmills
- WalkingPad by Xiaomi and KingSmith
- Gymax, BH Fitness, Bluefin, Bowflex, and more
- Automatic Bluetooth discovery, no pairing codes
Run and Manage your track without stopping
Change speed and incline on the fly, mid-run, without breaking stride. Your phone is always in your hand; the controls are always one tap away.
- Speed and incline controls right on your iPhone screen
- Adjust without touching the treadmill console
- Large, tap-friendly controls designed for sweaty fingers
- Apple Watch glanceable stats while you run
Track all your workouts right in the app
Every session is logged with distance, calories, average and max speed, and pace. Rate your workouts and review the full history over time.
- Distance, calories, speed, pace, all recorded automatically
- Per-session star rating to track how you felt
- Full history by date with session summaries
- All data saved to Apple Health for long-term trends
Customize the app to your preferences
16 languages, metric or imperial, light and dark themes, custom app icons, countdown timer, and full Apple Health sync. Treadmill Pro adapts to you.
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- System, Light, and Dark themes
- Custom app icons (Dark and Light)
- 3-2-1 countdown before a session starts
- Step duration mode and Apple Health sync toggle
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