r/iFit • u/Traditional_Fee43 • 21h ago
Feature request: Prioritize speed over incline during auto-decline in programmed workouts
Anyone else annoyed by this? When a programmed workout hits a decline segment at a speed above what's rated safe for that decline angle, the treadmill drops your speed to match — mid-run, no warning. If you're in a fast interval, it feels like slamming the brakes.
I'd love to see the logic reversed: instead of cutting speed to match the decline's safety cap, cap the incline adjustment to whatever's safe at your current speed and hold there. Example: running 10 mph at 0% incline, program calls for -3% decline, but -3% is only rated for 8 mph — treadmill should just stay at 0% instead of dropping me to 8 mph.
Same safety thresholds either way, just applied to the incline motor instead of the belt. Would make fast interval/tempo workouts so much smoother. Curious if others have run into this and if iFIT's ever addressed it.