What Makes a Good Elliptical Trainer?
Not all elliptical machines are created equal. Given the intended audience and level of usage, commercial grade machines tend to be more durable, better constructed, and offer a more challenging workout. A lot of home use machines may look like decent facsimile of the real thing, but upon closer inspection they invariably fall short in design, motion, smoothness, construction quality, or other areas. I have used different models of Precor elliptical trainers in different gyms through the years and I believe Precor products give one of the best elliptical workouts amongst competitors in the same field. So when it came time to buy an elliptical trainer for home to replace the Concept C2 rowing machine that was starting to irritate my lower back, we chose Precor without a second thought. Let’s define what constitutes an excellent elliptical trainer: 1. It MUST be smooth and designed to provide the user a very low impact workout. One of the main attractions of an elliptical trainer is
