Elliptical Machines - The Key to a Healthy Life
The Elliptical trainers also called cross trainers have been around for about ten years but have only
recently gained in popularity. Most of the machines are not geared for building up muscles but they are
perfectly designed for exercise and cardiovascular workouts. They are reasonably priced from five
hundred ninety nine dollars on up to and over one thousand dollars. In the case of these machines price
does make a difference in what they can do. If you plan on simple exercise and do not plan to use it
extensively than an elliptical trainer for fewer than one thousand dollars would be ideal since most of
them have multi-level resistance and multiple programs. All of them have some sort of heart
monitoring ability. However, if you are looking for a machine that will do heavy duty intensive exercise
than you want a machine that is in a price range higher than one thousand dollars. The higher priced
machines offer more resistance levels, more programs and longer or adjustable strides.
If you were to describe the elliptical trainer it would fall somewhere between the stationary bicycle and
a treadmill. Much like the treadmill, it exerts the heart and leg muscles and the range of motion for the
legs is like that of the stationary bicycle. Using the elliptical the user can exercise more muscles and
burn more calories in a small amount of time. The elliptical machines have gained much of their
popularity among apartment dwellers because, unlike other exercise machines, it performs quietly.
A healthy diet and strength training for healthy bones, ligaments, muscles and tendons, as well as stress
relief, is the order of the day and the elliptical machines can do that efficiently. Some of the elliptical
machines are equipped with computers that will evaluate and monitor the cardiovascular system and
give feedback. Fitness in today's hectic society is dependent on healthy diets and a realistic exercise
regimen, without which the cardiovasc