| Are you looking to buy a new piece of equipment for | | | | variant offers a flatter movement while the rear wheel |
| your home? Having a tough time deciding between an | | | | models have a more up and down round movement. |
| elliptical trainer versus another piece of equipment such | | | | (If you're used to using elliptical trainers at the local |
| as a treadmill? | | | | gym, you would probably feel most at home with rear |
| In this article I'll give you six tips when considerations for | | | | wheel ellipticals). |
| when you invest in a new elliptical trainer. | | | | 5. Consider stride length when investing in a new or |
| 1. Ellipticals are a great piece of home gym equipment | | | | used elliptical. The rear wheel ellipticals are generally |
| because they offer a low-impact cardio workout with | | | | shorter and lack many of the more advanced |
| varying intensities. In other words, you can go a light or | | | | features of a front wheel variant (which are more |
| as hard as you'd like in terms of resistance. It also has | | | | expensive because of this). Taller users may find the |
| the additional benefit of working both your lower and | | | | front wheel more suitable because of the longer stride. |
| the upper body (with most models, as opposed to a | | | | 6. Durability. Some will choose to go with commercial |
| regular treadmill which only works the lower half of | | | | grade trainers as they are more durable with an |
| your body. | | | | extremely smooth resistance mechanism (all of them |
| 2. If you have an injury or weak joints / knees, these | | | | are now using magnetic resistance). They are also |
| are low-impact and easy on the joints since you are | | | | designed for heavy usage as opposed to standard |
| using natural smooth (gliding) motion during the | | | | equipment available at the local sporting goods store, |
| exercise. | | | | which are built for lighter abuse and coming with a |
| 3. They offer a great aerobic (cardiovascular) | | | | 1-year warranty. |
| exercise. While you use both upper and lower body to | | | | So we've covered many of the questions people |
| work out it does not give you the same full body | | | | have when considering an elliptical trainer. If you are |
| workout as with swimming or a rower (like the | | | | having trouble locating a specific model, you may want |
| Concept II rowing machine). | | | | to consider visiting eBay (which is also a great place to |
| 4. There are 2 options when buying an elliptical, the | | | | find refurbished or used equipment) and also other |
| front or the rear wheel versions. The front wheel | | | | online sporting outlets. |