DualCore
Posts: 34
Mar 8, 2010 2:11pm
Anybody have an Elliptical machine at home?
1. Can you get a decent machine for under $1000 or will it be junk?
2. How noisy are they? I am on a 2nd floor apt and don't wanna piss off my neighbors.
1. Can you get a decent machine for under $1000 or will it be junk?
2. How noisy are they? I am on a 2nd floor apt and don't wanna piss off my neighbors.
Rider_In_Ttown
Posts: 246
Mar 8, 2010 2:28pm
I have a Precor. I bought the same model I was using at the gym. I bought it on sale for around $4,000. I wouldn't go to cheap. I know a few people that have bought cheap ones and say they are hard on the knees. When I bought mine they had a three year same as cash deal, so I paid a little a month until I paid it off. If you find one for $1,000 I would check the reviews online before you purchase to see what others say about it.
derek bomar
Posts: 3,722
Mar 8, 2010 2:37pm
yea I would just go to the gym
Thunder70
Posts: 748
Mar 8, 2010 2:40pm
I used to sell them. You can't buy a decent one for less than 2k.
jpake1
Posts: 2,389
Mar 8, 2010 3:17pm
You can get a decent one for under $1,000. I work at Sports Authority and we've one that is under a grand that is pretty nice. The biggest thing when it comes to an elliptical is that it should feel comfortable to you. No point in spending $2800 on a machine that doesn't even feel smooth to you.
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Timber
Posts: 935
Mar 8, 2010 3:25pm
They make a great clothes hanger after a while!!
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RLDE34
Posts: 31
Mar 8, 2010 3:30pm
http://www.amazon.com/Schwinn-430-Elliptical-Trainer/dp/B000JF20LI
We bought this one and really like it. Built pretty solidly and no problems after about a year of use.
We bought this one and really like it. Built pretty solidly and no problems after about a year of use.
Scarlet_Buckeye
Posts: 5,264
Mar 8, 2010 4:15pm
I would not purchase anything but a Precor.
Thunder70
Posts: 748
Mar 8, 2010 4:29pm
this...Scarlet_Buckeye wrote: I would not purchase anything but a Precor.
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sjmvsfscs08
Posts: 2,963
Mar 8, 2010 8:28pm
I'll sell you mine, $500! I prefer biking or running.
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Mar 10, 2010 11:02am
Thing about PTing at home.......
Can be too many distractions.
lets say you get one for 1000. My gym is 24/7 and cost 30 bucks a month. $360/year and I get all that shit to do to not get bored. Three years of gym membership = 1 ok eliptical.
Id go with teh gym. I read a study once of the percentage of elipticals/treadmills and such taht are sitting at home wtih very little to no use and it was staggering.
I think one would get sick of it every day or as their main workout.
Agree with some others...buy some running shoes.....go run....and/or join gym. You have a diff mentality toward working out when you go to the gym than trying at home.
Can be too many distractions.
lets say you get one for 1000. My gym is 24/7 and cost 30 bucks a month. $360/year and I get all that shit to do to not get bored. Three years of gym membership = 1 ok eliptical.
Id go with teh gym. I read a study once of the percentage of elipticals/treadmills and such taht are sitting at home wtih very little to no use and it was staggering.
I think one would get sick of it every day or as their main workout.
Agree with some others...buy some running shoes.....go run....and/or join gym. You have a diff mentality toward working out when you go to the gym than trying at home.