Nordic Track CXT - Elliptical Trainer Reviewby Heather Long | More from this Blogger 12 May 2006 12:20 PM I promised you some Elliptical Trainer reviews and here is the first one. I was doing some web surfing this morning to price compare and I found the Nordic Track CXT 910 at Ebay.com. The auction was coming to a close, but the elliptical trainer sold for around $350 though it retails at $600. The fact that it was a good deal got my attention right away, so I did some investigating. First and foremost, Nordic Track is an excellent name in fitness equipment. It's got a lot of name recognition going for it. I called one of my local fitness stores and asked about it, they didn't carry the model but one of their fitness experts recognized it and he gave me some information on it. Of the inexpensive models of elliptical trainers, the Nordic Track CXT 910 is among one of the best. The modern day elliptical trainer actually evolved from the Nordic track ski machine - so they've been in the business for more than a while. The CXT 910 comes equipped with the ability to use iFit technology and the readout console has a lot of useful details for the home workout. There are 6 programs available on it that come standard and more that are available through the iFit interactive workouts. The grips have cardio sensors in them to handle tracking your heart rate read out and there are different resistance and incline levels that you can use to vary the workout. All in all, the CXT 910 is a good investment for a lot of features. Especially if the auction I found on Ebay happens to be repeated at another time. I've wanted an elliptical trainer for a while and this would make a great addition to my home gym. I asked about the frame and the construction, it's very sturdy and the fitness expert at the Sports Authority indicated he'd owned one for six years with no problems. So as you start checking out the elliptical trainers that are available, be sure to do an in store demonstration or three. You want to get a feel for the machine before you go out shopping for one, even online. Then when you locate the one you like - check out Overstock.Com and Ebay.com for some alternative shopping options. Bear in mind that any elliptical trainer you order online is going to cost a pretty penny to ship - they are not light. But some local stores also offer good financing deals on the more expensive models and there are always sales. Another good tip, if you have your heart set on an elliptical trainer - ask for gift cards to your local fitness stores in lieu of other presents. You might get enough to offset the price considerably. If nothing else, it's worth checking out: The Nordic Track CXT 910 Product Information
Learn more about Heather Long  Heather Long is 35 years old and currently lives in Wylie, Texas. She has been a freelance writer for six years. Her husband and she met while working together at America Online over ten years ago. Relevantfitness tags relationships | children | ideas | Food | weight loss | pregnancy | holidays | Kids | parenting | family User Comments netmanin2002 (5) 06 Mar 2008 10:19 AMHeather, I think you will like the Nordic Track eliptical trainer. The only caveat I would mention to some people is that there are weight restrictions. For most ladies it won't be a problem, but some of the guys (i'm around 240 lbs.) it can become an issue. These are not heavy duty machines and are designed for casual use (once or twice a week) by people less than 250 lbs. I went through three machines in about six months with problems from bearings to cracked welds. I targetted using the machine 3-5 times per week for an hour each session. Obviously the machine was not up to that level of duty. I switched to the Nordic Track "commercial" model which is rated for up to 350 lbs. and have been very pleased while putting hundreds of hours on the machine. The commercial lists for $3000, but is typically onsale at the Nordic Track website for $1500 with free shipping. If the some of the people reading this blog are in that 200 lb.+ category and want a machine they they can use and afford (I've looked at other machines that were $5000 and up), then I would highly recommend the Nordic Track commercial model. Community Tags cardio machine, elliptical trainer, home gym, review Discuss this article
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