Elliptical Trainer Reviews

Elliptical trainers are becoming extremely popular. In fact, they are the fastest growing fitness equipment. Although there are still more treadmills sold, elliptical trainers are selling at a faster rate.

What is the appeal of elliptical trainers? The low-impact, upper and lower body workout. For an aging society, and one that is exceeding growing around the waist line. The elliptical trainer offers some excellent benefits.

Most forms of exercise require some type of impact. Continual impact on your joints can have adverse affects on your feet, ankles, knees and back. With an elliptical trainer you significantly reduce the impact by exercise your lower body in an elliptical motion. There is never a reverse motion. To give you an idea on the degree of impact some exercises create, when running you are applying 2.5 times your body weight to your lower body.

Elliptical trainers allow the user to burn a similar number of calories as they would from walking or jogging - but without the risk of injury to the back, knees, hips, or ankles. The difference in comparison to a treadmill is your feet never leave the foot pedals.

In addition to the low-impact workout, elliptical trainers exercise both your lower and upper body simultaneously. As your lower body goes through the elliptical motion, the hands grip the moving handlebars, exercising the upper body.

The movement of the dual handlebars mimics cross-country skiing. This particular type of upper body workout will not result in a bodybuilder's physique. However, because you are including the upper 30% of your body in your workouts, the results will be more efficient exercise in less time.

Since you are working out both the upper and lower body together your heart rate climbs faster. Experts claim that you can get the same cardio benefits as from other exercises in less time on an elliptical trainer. You can get an optimal workout in 20-30 minutes if you apply the right amount of resistance.

If you are convinced that an elliptical trainer is right for you, the question is which elliptical. Click here to get the latest ratings and reviews on elliptical trainers. The Fitness Equipment Source rates not only numerous models, but provides recommendations for the best buy in elliptical trainers.