The ProForm Pro 3500 Elliptical with 7" Touch Screen Browser

With the advanced ProForm Pro 3500 elliptical, you get all the features of the Pro 1500 model but with an upgraded color touch screen display and double the workout programs.

What You Get

The ProForm Pro 3500 elliptical has a 7" full-color touch screen browser powered by Android™ which gives you access to your home’s wireless network to check internet news, watch streaming video, and more. The display also changes to show workout data feedback for time, speed, distance, calories burned, and pulse.

The features are:

20" to 22" Power Adjustable Stride

20° Incline, -10° Decline Power Ramp

20 1-Touch™ Resistance Levels

48 Programs

Compatible iPod® Music Port

Intermix Acoustics™ 2.0

CardioGrip™ hand grips

Polar® Wireless Chest Strap

iFit Live™ Built-in

8" CoolAire Workout Fan

375-lb. User Capacity

Dimensions: 65.8" L X 25.5" W X 68.5" H

Warranty: lifetime frame, 5 yrs parts, and 1 yr labor

* Requires iFit Live™ wireless adapter (sold separately).

The Word on the Street

UPDATE: The Pro 3500 has been discontinued and replaced with the new Pro series models. You can check out the latest model reviews here.

The ProForm Pro 3500 elliptical has a 20" to 22" stride that adjusts automatically when you change the incline from 10 degrees to 20 degrees.

The heavy flywheel and SMR™ Silent Magnetic Resistance system combine to provide silent and frictionless operation. The incline and decline power ramp can be adjusted on the handlebars or with 1-touch controls on the console, as well as adjust automatically with the 48 programs.

Workouts include 28 performance and 20 weight loss programs, and 20 resistance levels are available within the programs and the manual setting to keep you progressing in your weight management and body toning goals.

With iFit Live built-in and a one-year free subscription, you get workouts designed by pro trainer Jillian Michaels as well as virtual workouts powered by Google Maps™. You can also download new programming and use the technology to upload your workout stats to your personal profile account at ifit.com.

More features on the ProForm Pro 3500 elliptical include a docking port for your iPod so you can play music through the integrated high quality speakers, close pedal spacing to mimic a natural stride, hand grip heart rate sensors, a cooling fan, cushioned pedals, and controls for the ramp and resistance levels located conveniently on the moving handlebars.

One note: user reviews mention that the 375-pound max user weight seems overstated, and that for the size of frame, most reviewers advise that the rider be no more than around 275 to 300 pounds.

Our Thoughts

The ProForm Pro 3500 is identical to a sister model, the NordicTrack Elite 15.0 elliptical, which is also made by parent company, ICON Fitness. Both are priced at $2,599 and come with free shipping – but don’t pay that as these companies offer big weekly sales and will likely offer this for around $1700 very soon.

And while that is a reasonable price for the ProForm Pro 3500 elliptical, you can save money and get the Pro 1500, the basic model that comes with the same frame and specs, fewer programs, and no web browser for around $1300.