I agree with the comments above about buying one used that is made for gyms. I had a low ceiling issue (7') in my basement and needed to find one that wasn't high. I ended up finding an Octane Q35C that was used one time that a doctor bought his wife who just never used it (very common with exercise equipment). He paid over $2,000 for it a few years earlier, he listed it on ebay for $1250, I offered $800 and he took it. It's very compact, light, high quality welds and build, and parts should be available if it ever breaks since it's a commercial unit. Here's my setup in one corner of my basement that I finished myself.
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I agree with the comments above about buying one used that is made for gyms. I had a low ceiling issue (7') in my basement and needed to find one that wasn't high. I ended up finding an Octane Q35C that was used one time that a doctor bought his wife who just never used it (very common with exercise equipment). He paid over $2,000 for it a few years earlier, he listed it on ebay for $1250, I offered $800 and he took it. It's very compact, light, high quality welds and build, and parts should be available if it ever breaks since it's a commercial unit. Here's my setup in one corner of my basement that I finished myself.
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Thanks for all the help guys, appreciate it! I feel like it can get overwhelming with all of the products on the market. Yeah, the life fitness stuff is quality but WAY over my budget. I have a gym membership but I want to start doing cardio in the morning with weights in the evening and don’t want to have to drive 10 minutes to fight morning rush crowds in the gym.
buy once, cry once is my mantra. I’d definitely try a refurb outlet and pick up a quality machine. I usually do my cardio in the AM as well, typically consists of running 3-6 miles before work, just running in the neighborhood, sometimes after work on trails by the office. However I have had series of calf pulls in both legs recently, so I have switched up to the elliptical at the gym till I fully recover. I am lucky that my gym is literally 3/4 mile away.
Damn that sucks. Hopefully you’ll recover quickly. Yeah, mine is as well but the area I live in is way over populated so it gets packed pretty damn quick.
Ellipticals always turn into a place to pile clothes.
Change my mind.
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My system tracks satellites in a highly elliptical Molniya orbit, but I doubt it’d make a good fitness machine.....Looking for a decent elliptical that won’t break the bank! I know someone on here knows where to get a good deal
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Unless you have orthopedic issues that won't even allow rucking, a ruck (and either some heavy hands or trekking poles if you want the full-body thing) will give you a great low impact aerobic workout.
If you do have orthopedic issues ellipticals and hammer strength are hard to beat.