NordicTrack AirGlide 16 Elliptical Review

• 16-inch tilting HD touchscreen
• 15° incline to -5° decline
• 26 resistance levels
• 19-inch auto-adjustable stride
• Silent Magnetic Resistance (SMR)
• Oversized cushioned pedals with integrated handle controls
• AutoBreeze fan, built in
• Water bottle holder, USB-C charging port
• Two built-in speakers, Bluetooth headphone connectivity
• 300 lb user capacity
• 10-year frame warranty, plus 2-year parts, 1-year tablet, 1-year labor and repairs

If you're training early mornings before anyone else is up, or late at night with people asleep down the hall, SMR keeps the motion quiet enough that it doesn't become a household issue. The 300 lb capacity and 19-inch stride cover most home users comfortably without asking for a large dedicated footprint.

15° incline to -5° decline gives real terrain range for a single-motion elliptical, enough to feel the difference between a climb and a descent mid-workout. The 26 resistance levels scale from recovery to high intensity, and the integrated handle controls adjust incline, decline, and resistance without breaking stride.

The 16-inch tilting touchscreen runs the full iFIT library: trainer-led workouts, Follow Trainer automatic adjustments to incline, decline, and resistance, and access to streaming services directly on the display. NordicTrack has also added AI Coach, still in beta, which schedules workouts and tracks accountability from your phone, worth treating as a developing feature since beta software changes. Activity data syncs with Strava, Google Fit, Garmin Connect, and Apple Health, and two built-in speakers with Bluetooth headphone support cover audio without a phone balanced on the console.

246 lbs in-box, with a 70.2-by-24.6-inch footprint once set up. It's a manageable size for most rooms without feeling like it's eating the space.

The AirGlide 16 is priced below the X16 in NordicTrack's current lineup, the gap reflects the X16's added 3-in-1 stepper and treadmill-style movement, not a difference in screen size or resistance range, both machines share a similar feature set otherwise. For a rider who only wants the elliptical motion and has no interest in switching to a stepper or treadmill pattern mid-workout, that's real value sitting in a single-motion machine rather than paying for versatility you won't use.

Below the AirGlide sit the Step Climber and Step Climber XL, which are priced lower but use a stepping motion rather than an elliptical glide. They're not a budget version of this machine, they're a different category that happens to share a catalog page.

Current pricing and any active promotions are best checked directly on NordicTrack.com, since both shift.

Pros:

• Silent Magnetic Resistance for genuinely quiet operation

• Full-size 16-inch touchscreen with the full iFIT library

• Built-in speakers and Bluetooth connectivity

• Automatic Follow Trainer adjustments to incline, decline, and resistance

Cons:

• Single elliptical motion only

• 300 lb user capacity is lower than some other ellipticals in NordicTrack's lineup

• Requires a paid iFIT membership for full functionality

• AI Coach is still in beta, so its feature set isn't finalized

1. NordicTrack. AirGlide 16 Elliptical

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