Kettler manufactures fitness equipment, including elliptical trainers, along with a variety of other products. The company features five types of ellipticals, including the EXT7 CrossTrainer, Satura EXT, Satura P, Vito XLS and Verso 309 CrossTrainer, with the CrossTrainer being Kettler's the top-of-the-line model. Kettler has a good reputation in the elliptical trainer industry, as is apparent by the positive reviews for its machines.
One of its models is the AudioStrider 990 PRO Elliptical. This model has received high marks from a variety of fitness equipment review sources, and is considered to be a good value buy if you are on a budget.
Icon Health and Fitness is the largest retail company in the fitness industry. The company has moew than $1 billion in sales. The prices on ProForm elliptical machines tend toward the lower end of the price spectrum, ranging fr...
The NordicTrack X3 incline trainer makes big promises: By walking at up to a 40-percent incline, you can burn up to five times the calories of walking on a flat surface. Although the concept is sound, this machine is not withou...
Although the NordicTrack SpaceSaver E5 SI's ability to fold when not in use can save you some space, it shouldn't be your primary reason for purchasing an elliptical trainer. If the drive system blows out quickly the elliptical...
Although Horizon Fitness advertises the EX-57 as a club-quality elliptical trainer, you can only get so much performance out of a machine that retails for about $500 as of January 2011. The EX-57's limited range of resistance l...
The Power Trainer Pro is an in-home fitness pull-up bar. This is an older model pull-up bar that was endorsed by Beach Body and meant to be used with the popular P90X in-home workout program. The Power Trainer Pro has been repl...
The Proform 785F Elliptical machine contains many advanced features and characteristics. You can plug in compatible mp3 players, use a built-in fan to cool down and select different programs for your workout routine. This mach...
According to Fitness Quest, the Eclipse elliptical trainer can provide you with a tighter buns and thighs in 20 minutes a day. Fitness Quest states that their product provides a better workout than a bicycle or a stair stepper...
Both elliptical trainers received similar review ratings and had similar price ranges when they were in production: $1,000 to $1,500 for the Smooth CE 2.0 and $800 to $1,200 for the Lifecore LC980.
The front-drive Schwinn 430 elliptical trainer, manufactured by the Nautilus Group, offers high-end eddy current braking resistance. This level of quiet, quick-adjusting resistance is an extremely rare find in the budget-price ...
The ProForm Crosswalk Elliptical has a completely different look from other elliptical machines. Instead of being one long unit, the CrossWalk is short but slightly wider than other ellipticals. The size difference is due to th...
The Sole E55 elliptical machine offers a wide range features for people seeking to get in shape. It also allows the user to exercise in comfort thanks to the addition of built-in speakers for personal music and MP3 players as w...
The Sole E25 Elliptical is a budget-priced exercise machine with many features for the home exerciser. A bottle holder, built-in cooling fan and speaker jacks for MP3 players allow the user to exercise in comfort.
The Sole E35 Elliptical trainer provides several features for the home user. A speaker jack for MP3 and personal music players, an onboard cooling fan and a water bottle holder allow the user to maintain a comfortable exercise ...
Like most exercise equipment manufacturers, True Fitness offers a range of elliptical trainers, including a relatively bargain-priced model---although none of the True ellipticals can be called a real bargain buy---and feature-...
You can still find some units for sale online. The CX 995 offers an array of features including 15 preset certified personal trainer workouts, four heart rate control programs and iFit interactive technology, which allows you t...
The ProForm 800 CrossTrainer is a front-drive elliptical trainer with a fixed 16-inch stride length. In general the longer an elliptical trainer's stride length is, the taller a user it can accommodate.
The Precor 5.17i is highly unusual: It is a mid- to high-end elliptical trainer without moving handlebars to work your upper body. As of August 2010, the manufacturer's suggested retail price is about $2,900. The 5.17i must be ...
Several features will make or break your working relationship with an elliptical trainer. The first is a stable, sturdy frame. If the frame is flimsy, doesn't fit together well or wobbles as you pedal, working out quickly becom...
The front-drive New Balance 9.5E elliptical trainer has a fixed 18-inch stride length, padded handlebars and narrowly spaced foot platforms for an easy, natural stride. It comes with a 10-year frame warranty, two years of cover...
The Sharper Image Foldaway elliptical is a fitness product designed to help the user simulate the movements involved in walking or running from the comfort of the home. The device consists of two pedals attached to hand grips a...
The rear-drive Precor EFX 5.19 has a fixed 19-inch stride length and a fixed 20-degree incline ramp. It plugs into a 120V electrical outlet. Like most elliptical trainers, the EFX 5.19 has moving handlebars that let you work yo...
The Sole E25 is the entry-level model in the Sole Fitness lineup of elliptical trainers. As of August 2010 it has an MSRP of $2,000, but sells for about $1,000 when purchased directly from the manufacturer. Shipping within the ...
As of August 2010 the Sole E95 retails for about $1,700 direct from the manufacturer, which places it at the high end of mid-range elliptical prices. It comes with a lifetime frame warranty, five years of coverage on parts and ...
The rear-drive ProForm SpaceSaver 850 elliptical trainer is an unusual folding model; the drive system and pedals fold vertically to save space when the machine isn't in use. As of August 2010, the ProForm SpaceSaver 850 retail...
The Ironman 250E elliptical trainer, by Keys Fitness, has an unusually short 14-inch stride length. A review by AllEllipticals.com cites the stride length as an error in judgment, but still dubs the 250E to be "a quality built ...
The Horizon E401, available exclusively through Dick's Sporting Goods, has some of the features that are standard to most Horizon ellipticals, such as pivoting foot plates and narrow pedal spacing.
The Horizon CX-66 elliptical trainer is sold exclusively through Canadian Tire. As of August 2010, it retails for about $1,400. The maximum user weight limit is 275 pounds.
The discontinued Schwinn 438 elliptical trainer was a mid-level elliptical trainer. The Exercise Equipment Expert recommends it as a good elliptical trainer for shorter users, since the stride length may feel limiting for talle...
The NordicTrack ASR 1000 elliptical trainer is, like most other NordicTrack products, compatible with iFit interactive workout cards. Plug the card into the machine and you'll hear a personal trainer guiding you through the wor...
The front-drive Horizon Fitness E500 elliptical trainer is sold exclusively through Canadian Tire. The E500 features narrow pedal spacing and pivoting foot plates.
The best elliptical trainers offer smooth, silent resistance as you pedal. But this type of high-functioning, low-maintenance braking system comes at a cost. If you are shopping in the low- to mid-range elliptical trainer marke...
The Proform 700 is an elliptical crosstrainer designed for use in an aerobic workout. The device consists of a pair of pedals attached to handlebars, a base unit and a control console; a motor inside the base unit provides vari...
Sometimes advertised on retail and review websites as an elliptical trainer, the Gazelle machines are more like air striders or walkers, moving your legs through an arcing range of motion instead of an elliptical path.
The NordicTrack CX 1000 elliptical trainer sports a slim, space-saving fold-up design that may be its greatest selling point. While the Treadmill Doctor website reviews the CX 1000 as nothing special when compared to other elli...
The NordicTrack company has since expanded and now offers a complete line of cardiovascular equipment. In the comfort of your home, you can bike, walk or jog, use an elliptical or ski. As of 2010, NordicTrack offers eight diffe...
