An elliptical machine is a piece of exercise equipment that offers an aerobic workout similar to a treadmill. According to the Mayo Clinic, an elliptical machine is an effective low-impact way to exercise the upper and lower body while reducing potential injury to back, hips, knees and other joints.
NordicTrack AudioStrider 990 Pro Elliptical
The NordicTrack AudioStrider 990 is a low-priced fitness machine that lets you workout while staying connected to the Internet or listening to your favorite music through built-in speakers. The NordicTrack 990 allows you to race against your Facebook friends or workout digitally with Jillian Michaels. A variety of workout modes, including 20 personal trainer workouts and two heart rate workouts, keep routines from becoming boring. A key feature, the power incline, is noted at fitness-equipment-source.com. The incline allows the user to adjust the incline to target different muscle groups. Other features include a built-in fan and a spatially-conservative design, which allows it fold up to fit into smaller spaces. The 990 offers a lifetime warranty on the frame with a 1-year warranty on labor. As of 2010, it retails for about $999 at nordictrack.com.
The Sole E35
The Sole E35 is a mid-priced elliptical machine that offers 20 different levels of resistance and an LCD backlit screen with multiple features such as pulse readout and profile matrix. These features allow the user to tailor a personalized fitness program and monitor it in real time. The Sole E35 comes with a lifetime warranty on the frame and a 2-year warranty on labor. The sleek machine features a "whisper quiet drive system," built-in cooling fan and speakers that allow the user to listen to music during the workout by connecting an MP3 device. As of 2010, the Sole E35 was priced at $1299.99 at soletreadmills.com.
Smooth Fitness Agile DMT
The Smooth Fitness Agile DMT, as of 2010, retails for about $4,999 at smoothfitness.com. According to fitness-equipment-source.com the Agile DMT offers a range of motions, rare in most elliptical machines. It also features "Lite Touch Thumb Control," which allows the user to adjust the machine's intensity from a control panel located on the handle, allowing hands-free intensity control. It has 12 adjustable motion levels and 20 intensity levels, allowing the user to increase the workout intensity as fitness levels are acheived. The Agile DMT features nine preset programs, articulating and shock-absorbing foot pedals---and a heart monitoring strap that will detect and adjust the workout based on heart levels.
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