Advantages: Great fat burning exerciser. Automatic magnetic resistence. Disadvantages: Poor quality.
PRODUCT
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Eclipse Cyclone 2 programmable eliptical crosstrainer.
Eliptical crosstrainers are a low impact exerciser that burn 5 times more calories than walking.
There are two ways of exercising, holding onto the static handles for a lower body work out. Or using the long moving handles for a full body work out. You place your feet on large foot plates and can either go forward or backward to exercise differant parts of the legs. No instructions are giving on what parts of the body you are working out or placing feet on differant parts of the foot plates to increase difficulty.
PRICE
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£139.99 and £29.99 p&p this included insurance.
The MRP was £455 but looking at the quality i don't know where they get this from.
ASSEMBLEY
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Basic tools are supplied if you have none. It is a two man job ...
Advantages: Can exercise while watching baby. Disadvantages: Too big.
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Noisy (Not very, but too much for my husband).
Can be hard work to be effective (easy to lack motivation at home).
Heavy, not that easy to move once assembled (though not as difficult to get it into the back of a van as I thought it would be).
Takes up space.
Too noisy to go in an upstairs room.
Not as good as the ones in the gym. (which are probably much more expensive).
Would I recommend?
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I would recommend that anyone buying a CrossTrainer is sensible when using it, don`t do too much at first, get yourself used to it gradually if you are not fit already. Crosstrainers are an excellent way of exercising to tone muscles and burn calories. They really can give you an excellent workout.
For those with a spare room downstairs (I would not really recommend it upstairs) it would be OK ...
Advantages: Burns fat fast, heart rate monitor Disadvantages: Takes up alot of space
of any previous training you have done on the exerciser, but you can easily write this onto a note pad.
Exercising
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Once on the crosstrainer you will find it's action very smooth and on the low setting very easy to use so is ideal for someone who is very unfit or not used to training. As your fitness improves the crosstrainer is capable of keeping pace with those improvements to a high level of fitness.
Instructors recommend training at various speeds and the programs on the crosstrainer allow this. The graph on the computer shows how the tension is set for each program, the higher the line the harder it is the lower the easier. Any time you find the going to hard or easy just press a button to adjust the tension.
Conclusion
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This has got to be the most successful piece of exercise equipment we have ...
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Product details
Long Name
Programmable HRC Magnetic Cross Trainer
Type
Cross Trainer
Manufacturer
Motive Fitness
Manufacturer's product description
The Motive Fitness Programmable HRC Magnetic Cross Trainer is designed for a light commercial environment and has the following specification: Frame Combination 80mm x 40mm Oblong and 55mm Diameter Round Tubular Steel Main Frame. 38mm Round Tubular Steel Handlebars and Handlebar Uprights. Frame Support - Black Coloured Roller Front Frame End Caps. Sit Flat Rear Frame End Supports. Frame Finish - Chip Resistant Midnight Grey Coloured Epoxy Powder Coated. Elliptical Action - Single/Dual/Triple Dual Action with Forward or Reverse Motion. Synchronised Linked Handlebars. Separately Mounted Fixed Safety Handles. Drive System - Chain/Belt Polypropylene Multi "V" Belt, with Fixed Wheel Drive. Partly Concealed 3-Piece Crank System. Resistance System - 18 Level Electro-magnetic Resistance System with Friction-Free, Electronically Balanced 11kg Cast Iron Flywheel and Multi-Plate Solid State Magnets. Resistance Adjustment - Mains Transformer Operated, Monitor Powered Servo Motor, with Stepless Tension Controller. Handlebars - Midnight Grey Coloured Contoured Dual Action and Fixed Safety Handles (Integral Hand Pulse Sensors) with Smooth High Density Foam Padded Grips. Footplates - Black Coloured, Over-Size (45mm x 17mm Footprint). 80mm Infinity Support Arm Rollers on Aluminium Support Arm Runners. Stride Dimensions - 400mm Stride Length with 418mm Footplate Mount Height. Exercise Monitor - Dark Grey / Aluminium Coloured, Large LCD, 7-Function with Body Condition, Calorie (Theoretical Calorie Burn) Distance (Miles / Km), Handgrip Pulse (Beats / Minute), Power Loading (Watts), Speed (MPH / Kmh) and Time (Minutes / Seconds) Modes. 15 Programmes: - 1 Manual, 9 Pre-Set, 2 Heart Rate Control and 2 User with Additional Body Fat Analysis Assembled Dimensions L 212cm x W 65cm x H 173cm x Wt 131kg Warranty Lifetime Frame, 2-Years Non-Consumable Maximum User Weight 170kg / 372lbs - Suitable for Semi-Commercial Use. Price includes Floor Protection Mat. Normally sells at L30.00.
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