The Weslo Pro CrossWalk 7.8 Treadmill – A Waste of Money
The Weslo Pro CrossWalk 7.8 treadmill has upper body workout arms with adjustable resistance for a more energetic cardiovascular workout.
The Machine
The LCD display shows speed, time, distance, calories, and pulse. On the 6 programs, it offers 3 CrossWalk® and 3 Personal Trainer workouts.
The specs on the Weslo Pro CrossWalk 7.8 treadmill include:
- 2.5 HP Impulse™ Motor
- 1 - 10 mph Quick Speed™
- 0% - 10% Power Incline®
- 16" x 50" Tread Belt
- Soft-Cell Plus™ Cushioning
- 6 workouts
- Heart Rate Monitor
- CrossWalk® Arms
- SpaceSaver® Design
- CoolAire™ Workout Fan
- 250-lb. User Capacity
- Warranty: 5 Years Motor, 90 Days Parts & Labor
The Buzz
UPDATE: The CrossWalk 7.8 is no longer available. Check out the full lineup of Weslo treadmills at reduced prices here.
The Weslo Pro CrossWalk 7.8 offers a host of features for a compact, budget model including the Soft-Cell Plus™ Cushioning, which helps reduce impact on joint by up to 22%, a power incline, quick speed controls, heart rate sensors built in to the handlebars, a folding design, and a workout fan.
The 2.5 hp treadmill motor is peak horsepower not continuous horsepower (chp), so it likely delivers about 1.25 chp which isn’t a strong motor for a walker, and especially not for a runner.
Kudos to Weslo for posting negative customer treadmill reviews on its own website. If that doesn’t send up a red flag, nothing will. The customer complained that they had accidentally left the treadmill powered on overnight, and the controller burned out.
What We Say
For a cheap treadmill with a 90-day warranty, this machine is a waste of money. With an MSRP of $599, and usually on sale for as low as $399, the Welso Pro CrossWalk 7.8 is a budget treadmill for the lightweight, casual walker.
The weak motor is too small for flat walking, and yet it is strained even further because of the power incline feature, and a suggested 250-lb user weight limit.
A power incline is unnecessary in a budget machine. If a heavy user is adjusting the incline level up and down while strolling, causing the motor to run at high rpms, a number of issues can occur. You can have belt slippage, unexpected speed surges, or the weak motor will fail all together.
If you must buy a treadmill for under $500, take a look at the Weslo Cadence C72 instead of the Welso Pro CrossWalk 7.8 treadmill.