Treadmill died - try elliptical?

I like them both...If your running, I'd vote another treadmill...if you don't plan on running, then elliptical. Our ellpitical died awhile ago, and we got a treadmill.

I prefer the elliptical over the treadmill...always found the treadmill made my hip hurt...no pain with the elliptical. Amazing workout with the elliptical, dripping sweat and all over workout.

Our treadmill is in the basement covered in dust and used to set the mop on to dry.

Same thing happened to me. I loved my Treadmill, used it everyday! I purchased an Elliptical in August and really loved it. You can burn a lot of cals especially if you have one with different resistance levels.
Be careful though...if you don't have proper posture on the elliptical you can cause stress and injury to your joints. I had alot of problems with my left hip about a week after starting it & had to lay off it for awhile.

I use both but I prefer elliptical machine at the gym. I find I burn more calories when I'm at the elliptical machine but not all elliptical machine are created equal. Elliptical machine offers less stress on your joints. I know with the elliptical machine I use a 30 mins workout for me can range from 350-450 calories versus 30 mins on treadmill which can be 250-380. If I recall the setting on the elliptical machine, you can choose anywhere from cross country skiing to climber? I know it has 9 different levels but for the life of me I can't remember what they are... just so use to pushing the right number :laugh: My suggestion is try them out until you find the right one you like

I always used the treadmill, then my plantar fasciitis flared and I had to go see the podiatrist, she said the treadmill was to hard on my feet and joints and that the elliptical was non-jarring, so I switched to the elliptical and would never go back. I burn 700-900 cals with each workout and that is doing 40-50min. When you add the arm function, full body workout. The elliptical has my vote.

I used to use the treadmill all the time, but after I jacked up my lower back on the racquetball court, running was outta the question for a while. The constant pounding was far too painful. So, I switched to the elliptical.

At first, it was tough for me. I don't know if it was just because I was standing wrong, because I wasn't relaxing, or that my body just wasn't used to it, but I couldn't last two minutes on the thing before my knees got too tired to continue. Not sore, but just tired. It took several attempts over a couple of weeks to be able to push through that.

Once I got past it, and my knees weren't feeling tired anymore, I learned to LOVE the elliptical. I use it at least four days a week and have gotten great burns from it. Hell, I'm down 23 pounds over the past 9.5 weeks, so it's gotta be helping some! Even though my weight is down and getting closer to trying to run again, I'll still stick with the elliptical. No impact, smooth movement, and a great burn.

Best of luck!

Personally, I love using the elliptical. They SAY that you burn more calories on an elliptical, but personally I think I burn more running since it is way harder for me. Other reasons that I prefer the elliptical: It's easier on the joints, and I've never heard of anyone having a heart attack while on one. When I run, I feel like I might have a MI!