I bought this treadmill for my daughter and I thought the iFit option would be an excellent extra to have built into the treadmill. But I found that the machine relies totally on the iFit subscription and if you don't purchase the subscription (at an eye-watering $45/month) it is very awkward to use. Why can't there just be a switch to toggle between iFit and manual use? There is manual mode but it is very limiting and frustrating to use. You cannot just get on the machine and run for 20 minutes. It has a preset timer that ends the session after 10 minutes forcing you to do the warm-up and cool down again. It's like they are punishing you for not buying the subscription. I paid $1800 for this controlling, frustrating, piece of junk, that my daughter does not use. I don't think I could sell it at half the price. It also takes forever to load up and connect to wifi. Why these major companies have surrendered to iFit? It's like suicide! I hope they go broke. What a waste of my money. John(Australia)