Monday, October 5, 2009

Treadmills or Elliptical Machines: Which Are Better?

By Stuart Powart

Anyone thinking of buying an elliptical machine should look at all the elliptical machines reviews first. Actually, before you even do that you have to decide whether to get a treadmill or an elliptical machine. Elliptical machines are better for your body than running because running hurts your knee joints and over time does damage to your legs.

Running on pavement and on treadmills continually jars your body and is extremely bad on your knees and joints. Running is a good aerobic exercise but over time it can wear your body down. That is the reason elliptical machines have become so popular: they give you pretty much the same workout as running but with much less stress to your body. The elliptical machine has a gentle circular motion where your feet never leave the machine and this is superior to running.

Elliptical machines come in many different price points and they have all sorts of features. Before you buy one, it is a good idea to test it and others to see what ones you like and dislike. You might go to your local health club to try the selection they have there although those machines will be expensive because they are built for maximum use. Go to different stores and health clubs to try as many different machines as you can.

There are lots of companies that make elliptical machines and one that always seems to get good ratings is Octane. Their machines are on the expensive side and some of them are health club quality. If you test an Octane machine, you will be able to feel the quality underneath you and they are built to last a long time. In fact if you treat them well and maintain them, an Octane may last you much of your life.

Anyone who gets on and uses on of the less expensive machines will notice the difference immediately. The cheaper ones dont feel as heavy underneath you and they dont have quite the same rock solid feel that the better machines have. When buying an elliptical machine, one must weigh the need for quality against ones budget and decide whether this kind of machine is something you will be using for many years or just periodically. Depending on that answer your choice of how much to spend might become easier.

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