Small elliptical for apartment?

Jeneba
Jeneba Posts: 699 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I have seen a few of these listed on Amazon, but the reviews are not good.... Can anyone recommend a model you like?

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  • Madame_Goldbricker
    Madame_Goldbricker Posts: 1,625 Member
    We have a small gym at work. The equipment is more what I'd call "home use" models. Can't recall the brand name, but will have a look tonight & update. Just marking up thread now. Sorry, not much use this second, but I'm sure you'll get some more useful replies.
  • Jeneba
    Jeneba Posts: 699 Member
    Thank you Hmmmmmmmm! It would make such a huge difference to me to be able to get a decent work out here at home....:flowerforyou:
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    Be really careful with purchasing an elliptical. The machine needs to be really sturdy so you don't get any side to side movement. The cheaper ones tend to be wobbly and that can really mess up your hips. You want forward and back motion only. I have a NordicTrack that sort of folds up to take less space for storage and it's very good. They also have one that's built differently and is much smaller.
  • wilsoje74
    wilsoje74 Posts: 1,720 Member
    Save your $$ and walk/jog outside. More enjoyable!!!
  • Pollywog39
    Pollywog39 Posts: 1,730 Member
    I purchased a small one (no handles) and used it for less than a year. It wasn't very good...............no matter how much I'd oil it up, it would get creaky and crunchy......and I had to put a chair in front of me to use it, because there was nothing to hold on to! I sold it at a rummage sale this summer......................
  • Madame_Goldbricker
    Madame_Goldbricker Posts: 1,625 Member
    The one at work is a Schwinn A40 Elliptical Trainer - Main issue as others have said is the sturdy issue. Although this isn't bad to be honest. I've also had a mini stepper in the past as above poster. I wouldn't bother with that though as I ended up binning mine too. Hope you get sorted :smile:
  • Jeneba
    Jeneba Posts: 699 Member
    Thanks, everyone!!! I just might have to consider joining yet a third gym - one that is closer to home. I have one near my office and another one which i LOVE but is a subway ride away from where I live. When I get all involved with other things on the weekend, getting to the favorite gym takes too much time... But I am committed to re-gaining my fitness this year, so I am going to consider all options. :heart: .
  • Alta2000
    Alta2000 Posts: 655 Member
    You can always do the different videos from youtube, try the Befit channel, they have a lot of videos from fitnessblender to JM, Leslie Sansome, etc
  • Jeneba
    Jeneba Posts: 699 Member
    Wow! Hadn't even thought of that! Thanks!!!

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