I'm looking to buy one, but I'm not sure if I want to spend a lot or a little money. They range from like $300 to $4,500.If I buy I want to get at least ;incline to change ;resistance to increase or decrease. Anybody had any experience with these crosstrainers to say yeah or neah to a particular brand? This item is the only thing my "free" gym doesn't have, but I love this type of machine. They are kinda fun. ------------------ humble, but hungry.
I occasionally use a LifeFitness crosstrainer at the YMCA. It is one of those with the programmable buttons so you can increase/decrease resistance but it doesn't physically incline. It gives a good workout, but I don't feel it does as much for my upper body as they claim it does (at least not outwardly). ------------------
Last year I dumped my gym membership and bought a Precor EFX-5.21s. Great brand, great machine, extremely solid, has a good range of incline and resistance. But it'll cost you at least $2K new, depending on what kind of deal you can find. I calculated that over time it was a better deal to have this machine in my house, where I'd use it all the time, than to keep the gym membership, which I wasn't using enough to justify it. Your calculation may be different. You don't need the ultra-solid $4K models they sell to gyms. Those are designed to be used by 20 or 30 people a day, day after day.
Thanks guys. I was looking at that Precor model. It seems like you consider it to be pretty good. It's so much easier to work out at home in front of the TV. It retails for 3,000 plus on the internet. E-bay had it for about 2,000 plus, but I'm reluctant to spend that much money on e-bay. Its looks pretty good, but what a chunk of money. I've got some thinking to do. Thanks again! ------------------ humble, but hungry.
