Which elliptical is best?

[The_Gudism_Master]

Hi there, just wanting to pick member's brains on which is the best elliptical to get.

I am quite tall, and my wife is 14 inches shorter than I am, so we are after an elliptical to suit both of us in regards to stride length and things like that.

I have done a bit of research into them in general and its a common thing that you get a numbness in your feet? Some manufacturers have adjustable foot pedals and things like that (so I have read!). I have looked at an american review and they recommended a quality mid range - I think the company was Sole - but it is rebranded in Australia as Healthstream.

Does anyone know anything about this product, or if the one they have is just as good - or any other tips?

Oh - and not TOO expensive either - we're just about to have another baby

Thanks

[The[cookie]Doctor]

Ummm we got ours through GoFit paid off through Certegy finance over 30months - like an interest fee play-buy. It's worth $1800 but the only one we could find that was affordable in terms of financing options. And i figure if we can pay that much to kick the weight it's worth it.

I am about 12 inches shorter than my DF and we dont need to change the settings at all; although i know you can we just haven't found it necessary. Not sure what you mean by numbness, but it's recomended only to spend ten minutes on at a time twice a day, to start off with, maybe the numbness comes later with more advanced workouts.

Good luck

[The_Gudism_Master]

Thanks for your reply. Can I ask what brand yours is?

[The[cookie]Doctor]

The only branding on it is 'Go Fit'

[Laranna]

I've got an Infiniti. Have had it about 5 years and it cost me $700 at the time. The foot pedals are adjustable for height and stride length. It has various programs, but I usually just hop on and go. You can program it for different people too, male, female, etc and there are sensors on the non-moving handlebars that picks up your heart rate. It's also very stable and feels solid while not taking up much space. When trying them out when I was looking to buy, I found that the cheaper ones were very light and felt wobbly.

[~*lilla*~]

I don't know much about brands but the numbness is normal. I find at about the 15 min mark I get the numbness, I just move my toes around inside my shoe and it goes away. My trainer also said she gets it too so it's to be expected.