Merach UltraWalk W60 Plus Review: A Walking Pad Built to Be Used Daily
By The Ironnook Test Desk ·
7.9
merachfit.com
The verdict
For a work-from-home walking habit, the W60 Plus is one of the better budget pads. The deck is wider than most, the motor is quiet at about 54 dB, and the 12-level incline makes slow walking feel like exercise. It tops out at 4 mph, has no handrail and sits at $359.99 only on sale, so check the price. Buy it to walk. Do not buy it to jog.
Best for: Daily under-desk walking in a home office or small flat
What we liked
Deck is 16.5 by 41.3 inches, roomier than many walking pads
Rated about 53.6 dB, quiet enough for calls and shared rooms
12 incline levels make slow walking harder without more speed
No assembly, and the 67.7 lb body rolls on wheels to storage
Two-year warranty and 30-day returns
What could be better
Top speed is 4.0 mph, so it is a walker, not a jogger
A stable, no-nonsense treadmill with a real running deck, 15% incline and dials that jump straight to a speed. You bring the screen and pay no subscription. It is the smarter buy than a touchscreen model if you stream on your own tablet, and a poor one if you want on-board classes.
The C2 is a walking tool, not a treadmill: it stops at 3.7 mph, has no incline and a 220 lb user limit. Folding it in half cuts the length to 32 inches, which does help in a studio, though the folded slab is still 5.5 inches thick and owners report belt drift and a glitchy app. At $449 on sale it is fair value for casual walkers. Anyone who wants to jog should skip it.
6.6$449 (list $599)
Treadmills and Walking Pads
No handrail, which matters at the steepest incline settings
Remote buttons are unlabelled and need a day to learn
App premium costs extra, $7.99 a month or $79.99 a year
The Merach UltraWalk W60 Plus is a $359.99 walking pad with a wide deck, 12 incline levels and a quiet motor. We checked whether it is sturdy enough to walk on all day under a desk.
Most cheap walking pads fail in the same way. They feel fine for ten minutes and then you notice the deck flexing, the belt wandering or a whine that your video call picks up. The Merach UltraWalk W60 Plus is built to avoid all three, and at $359.99 on sale it mostly does. It costs $499.99 at list, which is a price we would not pay.
The deck is the reason to buy it
Merach lists the running surface at 16.5 by 41.3 inches, which it says is a third wider than standard pads. That width is what you feel first. On a narrow deck you place each foot with care; here you stop thinking about it after a minute and just walk and type. The whole machine is 50.2 by 22.2 by 6.1 inches and weighs 67.7 lb, with wheels for rolling it under a sofa or bed.
Build matters more than the headline motor figure. Merach quotes 1.25 CHP continuous and 3.5 HP peak, but the useful facts are the steel frame and the large rollers. Run to the Finish counts 42 mm rollers and reads the machine as durable, and Garage Gym Reviews found it neither bouncy nor slippery.
Garage Gym Reviews calls the W60 Plus a high-tech walking pad with all the bells and whistles.
One honest wrinkle: the weight limit. Merach's page says 330 lb. Two reviewers repeat 400 lb. We go with the maker's 330 lb because a warranty claim will.
Noise, which is the other half of the job
A walking pad under a desk lives or dies on sound. Merach rates the W60 Plus at about 53.6 dB, the same figure Garage Gym Reviews measured, which is roughly the level of light rain. The brushless motor hums rather than whines, and one tester reported that a spouse in another room could not hear it. There is also a mute button for the remote's beeps, a small feature that matters on calls.
Foot strike makes more noise than the motor on any pad. A five-layer belt and six shock absorbers, per Garage Gym Reviews, soften that. Put it on a mat if you share a floor with neighbours below.
Incline is the trick that makes slow walking count
Most pads are flat, so the only way to work harder is to go faster. This one tilts up to 12 levels, which gives glutes and calves real work at 2 mph. Run to the Finish pointed out the catch: there is no handrail, and at the steepest settings you feel it. We kept to the lower half of the range when we were also typing.
Run to the Finish's review page, written from a small-space walking routine.
Speed runs from 0.6 to 4.0 mph. That tops out at a brisk power walk, so if you want to jog, buy a real treadmill. Garage Gym Reviews clocked about 3.5 seconds to reach top speed after the three-second start, a gentle ramp that will not throw you.
Remote, app and the extras
A magnetic remote docks on the machine. Its buttons carry no clear labels, so expect a day of fumbling. The Merach app (iOS and Android) takes about two minutes to pair, includes 40 free training minutes a day, then asks $7.99 a month or $79.99 a year for premium. You can ignore all of it. Speed and incline work from the remote alone, and the display shows time, speed, distance, calories and incline.
HighTechDad's review of a W60 Plus replacing an older pad: a solid feeling walker.
It also has a 5W speaker with RGB lights. We turned both off.
Living with it day to day
Storage is easy: the pad stands on its end or slides under a bed, and the cord is 8.2 feet, so it reaches most desk outlets. The child lock and the pause memory, which resumes your last speed after a stop, are small touches we used more than the speaker. Keep the belt clean and check the lubrication guidance in the manual before month three.
Who should buy it, and who should not
Buy it if you work from home and want 6,000 to 10,000 steps without leaving the desk. The wide deck, the quiet motor and the incline are what a daily walker needs. Setup takes minutes because nothing needs assembling.
Skip it if you are tall and want a longer stride, if you want to run, or if the price is $499.99. Merach gives a two-year warranty and 30 days to return it, so the trial risk is small. The better buy for runners is a folding treadmill; the better buy for people on a tighter budget is a smaller pad with a narrower deck.
This is the home treadmill we would buy for a runner who wants one machine for easy miles, hills and long runs. The motor, deck and cushioning are commercial grade, decline is rare at this price, and it folds. The cost is iFIT: SmartAdjust and the best features need a membership of about $39 a month, and assembly is a two-person, two-hour job. Skip it if you will never subscribe.
