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Best Elliptical Trainers

12th July, 2009 - Posted by health news - No Comments

Elliptical trainers are practically a mixture of stationary bike and a treadmill. Being mixture of both, it adds value to money and workout of a buyer. The elliptical trainers provide full body workout without any tension or impact on joints and bones. These elliptical trainers provide smooth workout. While choosing elliptical trainers to buy, its features, price and value must be considered and only that machine should be purchased which matches your preferences, budget and personal needs.

One of the best elliptical trainers is Precor EFX 5.17i. This model is suitable for persons who have just entered in the exercise field. The model has many options and 4 preset programs. It has inbuilt heart-rate monitor. There are 20 resistance levels in this model which can be adjusted at desired level of toughness. In order to get better workout, its incline is adjustable from 12 to 25 degrees. Children do not get hurt or messed with this machine. It is claimed by manufacturer of this model that the machine has no weight bearing limit. This model, however, does not provide for workout to the upper body.

There is another model Smooth CE which is about 22 x 57 inches in size and is a compact model. This exercise machine has seven in-built programs and equipped with wireless heart-rate monitor. Full body workout can be done with it. In order to accommodate users of different heights, the machine has adjustable pedals. This compact model is suitable for homes which have space limitation. The machine can accommodate a maximum weight of 325 pounds. Its incline is not adjustable, but it provides good workout at its pre-set level.

Fitness Quest Eclipse 1100 HR/A is another piece of a best elliptical trainer. The machine is suitable for those who have very tight budget. This equipment may be available in the market within a few hundred US Dollars. Within this price range it is one of the best elliptical trainers. The machine is available with one year warranty on parts and labor. This machine consists of 10 built-in programs in addition to two heart rate controlled programs.

If you can spare a little time in searching and comparing various features available in different kinds of elliptical machine, you may be able to buy the best elliptical machine without much difficulty and you may also want to look at some weight benches as well.

Some of the higher priced elliptical machines include Nordic Track, Life Fitness, Precor, Quantum Fitness and Sports Art Fitness for which you may have to spend about little higher to about six times of the cost of Spirit XP 350 brand elliptical machine. This machine can accommodate up to 400 lbs. (180 Kg.) weight.

There are so many different kinds and brands of elliptical trainer available for your home gym that you will be in utter confusion which of the best machines to buy. Higher quality machines being larger and robustly constructed, offer natural comfortable stride and feel. Nevertheless, either at home or in fitness center, you should choose any of the best elliptical machines mentioned above.