Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Reasons To Purchase An Elliptical Machine

By Stuart Powart

Anyone thinking of buying an elliptical machine should look at all the elliptical machines reviews first. Actually, before you even do that you have to decide whether to get a treadmill or an elliptical machine. Elliptical machines are better for your body than running because running hurts your knee joints and over time does damage to your legs.

Running has long been a favorite way of getting aerobic exercise for many people. After many years of running however, the damage often becomes apparent in the form of pain in the legs and knees. If you use a treadmill, you are really running much the same as you would outside and so you will do the same damage. With elliptical machines though, you get much the same workout without the damage because there is no jarring impact as with running.

Elliptical machines come in many different price points and they have all sorts of features. Before you buy one, it is a good idea to test it and others to see what ones you like and dislike. You might go to your local health club to try the selection they have there although those machines will be expensive because they are built for maximum use. Go to different stores and health clubs to try as many different machines as you can.

There are more than a handful of elliptical machine makers and if you do your research, you will find the brand Octane always rated near the top. Octane machines are close to health club quality and for that reason they are on the expensive side. All you have to do though, is get on one of them and us it to feel how solid and substantial it feels. An Octane machine might be good enough to actually last you the rest of your life.

If you try a machine of lesser quality you will notice the difference immediately. When you buy an elliptical machine, you have to choose whether you are going to go with top of the line quality and spend more or, compromise and get something that might not last as long but costs less. It is a personal preference decision and there is not right answer.

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