Friday, August 29, 2008

Life Fitness Elliptical Machine

By Ray Lam


The Life Fitness company makes six different models. They are the Life Fitness Elliptical X3, the Life Fitness Elliptical X3i, the Life Fitness Elliptical X5, the Life Fitness Elliptical X5i, the Life Fitness Elliptical x9i, and the Life Fitness Elliptical Sports Cardio SX30. These machines are at the higher end of ellipticals and the Life Fitness ellipticals are of the highest quality.

The Life Fitness X3-5 elliptical trainers 19-inch stride fits most people. Our largest tester is a power lifter at 6'2" and 285 lbs and he felt the trainer was relatively stable. Pedal placement is good and allows comfortable foot placement. X3-5 owners and users were pleasantly impressed with how quiet this elliptical trainer is even during an intensive workout it remained one of the quietist ellipticals that we have tested. One owner did complain that this model was hard to move.

The X5i Life Fitness Elliptical. This model adds stride length adjustment to the features of the X3. The X9i Life Fitness Elliptical. The X9i is Life Fitness' "flagship" elliptical, and is the one you can find in fitness centers. But if you want to spend the money, you can purchase it for home use.

The Life Fitness X3-5 elliptical trainers console contains the My Personal Trainer software that allows you focus on lower body workouts or total body workouts. We heard several comments on these features with the most common being that it worked well once you spent the time to figure out the system. Most people were using one of the 12 standard workout programs to achieve the workout intensity they desired. We rated the upper body workout and the handlebars as just average on this elliptical.

The last model, the Life Fitness Elliptical Sports Cardio SX30 is at the lowest end that the Life Firness company makes. It is an average elliptical trainer at best and so if you are considering this model you may also want to check out other competitive makes.

The unparalleled smoothness of the Life Fitness Elliptical Cross Trainera is a result of extensive scientific research on the natural biomechanics of the human body. The company also calls on the expertise of the fitness trainers of its Life Fitness Academy when designing its Life Fitness elliptical cross

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