Pro-Form 450HR Elliptical Trainer

Advantages: Low impact cardiovascular workout
Disadvantages: Expensive

...In a bid to lose a few pounds after uni (too much alcohol & too many takeaways) I was looking for a good all round exercise machine, and elliptical trainers were recommended by some friends. "Why?" I enquired. "The answer is simple" came the reply, "they are a great cardiovascular work out and the pedals mimic the body's natural movements when running, so essentially you are running, but there is no impact - saving your joints and bones!" "Genius!" I replied. And so my quest to buy a machine began. After looking at a variety of makes and models, I decided upon the York 3100 Elliptical Trainer & Cycle. It looked the sturdiest, could handle the most maximum weight (16 stone - not that I was this large, but obviously the larger the maximum weight, the stronger the machine), was from a brand that I had heard of and trusted... Read review

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Advantages: Results!
Disadvantages: None.

...My friend needed to get into shape for her wedding, which was months away. She longed to fit into her slimline white dress. Instead of us joining a gym, which would of been a waste of money as it is too expensive and we knew deep down we wouldnt stick to it, despite all the handsome men there! So we decided to do our research on good forms of exercise, this was reccomended on a different review site found through google, it has excellent reviews throughout many pages on there. We bought this off ebay, for £70. There are plenty more of these available of there all of which range in price. We bought one each and started using it straight away, whilst enjoying our favourite tv programmes. Within the first few days we started to feel and see the benefits. Our legs became more toned, it also works on the bum, lower back, stomach... Read review

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Advantages: Good equipment and security
Disadvantages: Bad service, hygiene and ventilation. It is costly and almost impossible to cancle membership

...relatively good equipment. They had, well, still have, cycle machines, elliptical trainers, rowing machines and weight lifting machines. All of the machines were of good quality and allowed to user the plan their own training session, for instance, 30 minutes of cardio. A slight downside to the main exercise area is that it is at the very front of the gym in front of a huge window allowing any passer-by to see the people working out. Another downside to this exercise area was that the ventilation was not particularly good, on days when many people were working out (mainly Monday evenings) the windows would steam up and the room would essentially turn into a steam room. Not pleasant at all. One way of avoiding this problem was to use the smaller areas within the gym for each gender, being female I used the women’s area. This area would often... Read review

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