For those searching for a complete exercise program but lack space, elliptical trainers are the perfect solution. An elliptical trainer equals calories burned. Millions of elliptical trainers have been installed in health clubs across the country. Why? In many experts’ opinions, elliptical trainers provide a perfect cardiovascular workout.

Combining the benefits of hiking, cross country skiing, and biking, the movements of the elliptical trainers result in calories burned. If you are trying to burn calories and lose weight, individuals will find elliptical trainers optimise energy expenditure. When you stand on the machine, feet in pedal, instead of your feet moving back and forth, the machine pushes them to move in an oval pattern (a.k.a. elliptical). Many say that the elliptical trainer is one of the more comfortable exercise machines, and that may indeed be true.

However, the biggest selling point for the elliptical trainer is the absence of impact. Weight bearing exercises such as jogging place stress on the back and joints, but the elliptical trainer offers all the great benefits of weight bearing exercises without the stress to joints. For those dieters looking for a safe and effective form of exercise, elliptical trainers offer all that — and calories burned too.

How many calories actually burned on an elliptical trainer vary widely amongst experts. Manufacturers claim that you can burn as much as 720 calories plus per hour, but the exact amount depends on many factors. However, all experts agree that elliptical trainers are an excellent calorie burner.