What is an Elliptical trainer

By Matt Closson

Strengthen the heart and lose weight. An elliptical trainer helps build your heart and improves circulation. Improved circulation lowers blood pressure. Add the upper body handles with the stair climbing motion and you can really give your metabolism a real wake up call. By increasing your metabolism, you burn calories and lose weight. Isn't that the goal of working out?

Low or no "impact" Elliptical trainers are considered a low impact exercise, when truly there are a "no impact" exercise considering your feet never leave the peddles, they never leave the peddles then there is no chance for an impact. Make sense doesn't it?

Selecting an elliptical trainer that has the upper body handles, enables you to experience a total body work out. An all in one exercise helps you to achieve your fitness goal in less time.

Total body work out. Variety of work outs, more work out less effort. The models that include hand or arm levers also aid in working the arms, chest and back. Providing you with a total body work out. Be sure to select models that have sample or preset routines already programmed into the machine its self. This will prevent reputation and boredom, a leading cause of failed exercise programs. An elliptical trainer gives you calorie burning rivaling that of a good run or a jog, with the feeling of having just gone on a brisk walk.

Elliptical trainers are much more cost effective than a treadmill. A good "club class" elliptical can be had for less than $1000 And many retailer or hole-seller will ship them to you for free.

For me, it really is a no-brainer. For the cost, ease of use, space needed, and the over all body work out. I suggest you buy an elliptical trainer for your fitness goals. - 30553

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