What Should I Do With a Treadmill I Don't Use?
Start with the space, not the treadmill. Ari Kimmelfeld on the Minimalist Moms Podcast on deciding, letting go, and selling without hauling it yourself.
Listen to the episode: Why You're Still Holding Onto That Treadmill (And What to Do About It) | Ari Kimmelfeld (EP434), Minimalist Moms Podcast with Diane Boden, aired February 3, 2026. Listen on Spotify.
Short answer: Start with the space, not the treadmill. Ask what that room or corner of the garage should be used for now. If the answer is not running, sell it. On Commonplace listing is free, and when it sells a crew takes the treadmill apart, carries it out, and pays you at pickup.
The Minimalist Moms Podcast titled this episode "Why You're Still Holding Onto That Treadmill (And What to Do About It)." Host Diane Boden's own example was an Echelon in her garage: "If we're not doing that now, what makes us think we're going to do it in the future?"
What Ari said
What is that Echelon doing there now? And what should be in that space? Think about the space, think about the function.
Ari Kimmelfeld on Minimalist Moms EP434, at 04:06
Diane added that a garage is precious real estate, and asked whether the space could hold a desk or something you actually use. Ari described the two things that keep the equipment in place:
I put real money into it, getting rid of it is a logistical challenge, and so I don't want to get rid of it, but I know that I should... It's totally easy to list. We literally come, we pick it up, we disassemble it if it's a treadmill or a hot tub or a sauna, and then we deliver it to the next person that's going to use it.
Ari Kimmelfeld on Minimalist Moms EP434, at 22:27
Three steps
- Decide with the space in mind. Picture the room without the treadmill. If you would rather have that space, it is time.
- List it. Listing is free. Start on the treadmill sell page, or the Peloton Tread sell page for a Tread.
- Let the crew move it. When it sells, a crew takes it apart, carries it out, and pays you at pickup.
If it's really heavy, don't break your back.
Ari Kimmelfeld on Minimalist Moms EP434, at 26:54
Want the selling details? Read how to sell a treadmill. For the full conversation, read What About My Treadmill?: Ari Kimmelfeld on Minimalist Moms.
Related questions
What should I do with a treadmill I don't use?
Start with the space, not the treadmill. Ask what that room or corner of the garage should be used for now. If the answer is not running, sell it. On Commonplace listing is free, and when it sells a crew takes the treadmill apart, carries it out, and pays you at pickup.
How do I get a heavy treadmill out of my house?
You do not have to move it yourself. When a treadmill sells on Commonplace, the crew disassembles it in your home and carries it out. As Ari put it on the show: if it's really heavy, don't break your back.
Should I keep my treadmill in case I start running again?
Be honest about how you work out now. Diane Boden asked: if we are not using it now, what makes us think we will in the future? Ari's advice is to reconnect with who you are today rather than the person you planned to become.
Thank you to Diane Boden for having Ari on Minimalist Moms Podcast. Quotes are from the episode, lightly edited for reading. Listen to the full conversation on Spotify.
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