York Fitness Platinum 360 HRC Elliptical Cross Trainner

Get Fit, Go Elliptical!

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 ...

Maharaja 14.08.2003 · Read full review
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Review of York Elliptical Trainer & Cycle 3100

Keepin' Mii fit!

Advantages: easy, fun and works!
Disadvantages: a couple activities were hard to do but have sussed it now!

I'm starting 2010 off the way I mean to go on, (hopefully). My other half went and bought the Nintendo Wii for Christmas. I decided after hearing all the hype to go out and buy the Wii Fit Plus as a gift for myself. Thankfully unlike most holidays we didn't have family at our house so I didn't eat half as much as I normally would have! Once the family had a night of Wii mania I decided to get started with my new fitness regime. First things first I set up my Mii which is your game character. I made mine look as much like me as I could. The Wii will then ask you to enter your name, age, height and birthday. The worst bit comes next! It's now time to stand on the balance board and find out your BMI (body mass index) and weight. You will first be asked to estimate the weight of your clothing so that it can be subtracted from the total ...

znh3ra54 07.01.2010 · Read full review
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Xbox 360

Advantages: Cheaper setup than PS3, better pad, best game selection, xbox live is amazing
Disadvantages: Paying for xbox live (after 3years of live, a PS3 works out cheaper), can be noisey, Wi-Fi is extr

Ok, here's a quick run down of my thoughts on the 360, probably throw in a few comparisons with the PS3, won't bother too much with the Wii since it's not really what I would class as a serious games machine, good fun in short spells or with "non-gamers" but that's about it. Had the 360 for a couple of years now, I was seduced by Halo 3 having been addicted to the first 2 games on the original, I'm a little bit of a FPS nut so I'm well covered with the 360 as that seems to be the systems main genre as it was with the original. It's probably been the most fun system I've owned since the dreamcast (class machine, sorely missed) or the mega drive (Genisis for anyone on the wrong side of the Atlantic). Main reasons for going with the 360? ok, it's initially cheaper to buy in the short term (works out more expensive over time with xbox ...

andyamn 24.10.2009 (27.10.2009) · Read full review
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