About Trueform
Built Around the Way Humans Move
TRUEFORM was founded in 2013 around a simple idea:
A treadmill should respond to the athlete, not force the athlete to respond to the machine.
That idea led to the TRUEFORM Runner, one of the original curved, non-motorized treadmills and a product built around running mechanics, natural movement and immediate feedback.
Instead of a motor setting the pace, every TRUEFORM is powered by the person using it. Your position, posture, stride and application of force determine how the belt responds.
That relationship between athlete and machine has shaped everything we have built since.
THE ORIGINAL RUNNER
The TRUEFORM Runner is our flagship.
Designed, engineered and built in the United States, the Runner is constructed with an emphasis on durability, precision and simplicity. Its heavy-duty steel construction, mechanical drivetrain and shallow curved running surface are designed to withstand years of use without losing the feel that makes the Runner unique.
Whenever possible, we don't simply source components, we make them.
Many of the Runner's parts are manufactured domestically, including components produced in-house, allowing us to maintain control over the fit, feel and durability of the finished product.
It's intentionally overbuilt.
Not because it needs to look impressive on a specification sheet, but because we believe great equipment should last.
FROM THE RUNNER TO THE TRAINER
As TRUEFORM grew, so did the range of people using our products.
Athletes, coaches, military and tactical organizations, rehabilitation professionals, performance facilities and everyday runners began using TRUEFORM in very different ways.
In 2019, we introduced the TRUEFORM Trainer as a lighter and more accessible extension of the Runner.
The fundamental idea remained the same: a shallow curve, self-powered movement and a treadmill that responds directly to the athlete.
For 2025, we went back to the drawing board.
The second-generation Trainer was completely redesigned with updated construction, ergonomics, electronics and performance while preserving the running experience that defines TRUEFORM.
The goal wasn't simply to make another treadmill.
It was to take what we'd learned through years of athletes using TRUEFORM around the world and build a better one.
BUILT HERE. USED EVERYWHERE.
TRUEFORM started in the United States, but it didn't stay here.
Today, TRUEFORM treadmills are used by runners, professional athletes, sports teams, military and tactical organizations, performance facilities and home users around the world.
In fact, there is now a TRUEFORM on every continent on Earth. Yes, including Antarctica.
For a company that began by questioning the way a treadmill should work, that's something we're proud of.
But where the treadmills go matters less than how they're used.
Whether someone is walking for the first time after an injury, preparing for a marathon, sprinting at full speed, training in tactical gear or simply trying to move better, the philosophy remains the same:
The athlete creates the movement. The machine provides the feedback.
FORM. HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE FOCUS.
The name TRUEFORM isn't accidental.
Running form and human movement have been at the center of our product development from the beginning.
We obsess over things like curve geometry, belt resistance, athlete position, stride mechanics, materials, bearing placement and how a machine feels underneath someone's feet.
Some of those differences are measured in inches.
Others are measured in fractions of an inch.
But they change the experience.
And there is research behind the idea.
A peer-reviewed study conducted by researchers at the University of South Carolina Aiken found that short bouts of running on the TRUEFORM Runner produced statistically significant changes in step length, stride length, stride angle and left-to-right gait imbalance.
More importantly, those changes were measured after participants returned to a traditional motorized treadmill.
Read the TRUEFORM Running Gait Study
For us, that research helps validate something we've believed from the beginning:
The environment you train in can influence the way you move.
ENGINEERED WITH PURPOSE
We don't believe innovation means adding technology simply because we can.
Sometimes innovation is a touchscreen.
Sometimes it's a new material.
Sometimes it's removing the motor entirely.
Our approach to design is simple: every feature should have a reason to exist.
That's why you'll find TRUEFORM products that can be customized with different running surfaces, displays and configurations—and why you'll also find a mechanical simplicity at the heart of everything we build.
The goal is not to create the treadmill with the longest feature list.
It's to create equipment that feels right, performs exceptionally and remains relevant for years.
MORE THAN A TREADMILL
We're also building a library of education around movement, running mechanics and how to get the most out of TRUEFORM.
If you're stepping onto a TRUEFORM for the first time, start here:
Introduction to Walking and Running on a TRUEFORM
Want to learn more about running mechanics, training and how athletes and coaches use TRUEFORM?
Watch TRUEFORM Running on YouTube
Because ultimately, we're not interested in simply building treadmills.
We're interested in building better ways to move.
Run your pace. Find your form.