19 Dec Octane Fitness leader for producing elliptical machines

This is the fourth in a 10-part series on Christmas gift ideas to help people on your list get more fit. Featured today are elliptical machines.

Elliptical machines are one of the most popular types of fitness equipment. They are provide a low-impact, fun way to get a great cardio workout.
Depending on if you use the arm handles, too, you’ll tone your lower and upper body. Thanks to the aerobic benefits, they can also help you get more heart healthy and lose weight.
Elliptical machines are simple to use — you put your feet into the foot pedals and follow the motion of the machine. Move back and forth as your hands and arms move along with the moving handlebars. When you stop, the machine will stop, too.
Ellipticals come with preset programs that allow you to choose a workout routine. You can adjust the incline level to increase the difficulty of your workouts.
The most popular selling brand of elliptical machines are made by Octane Fitness. The company won an incredible nine Best Buy awards from FitnessProfessorReview.com for the 2013-2014 season. Since 2003, Octane Fitness has garnered around 70 Best Buy combined awards from numerous review sites.
The new Octane LateralX was named the Best Crosstrainer overall, while Octane’s Q47ci was selected as the Best Elliptical overall for the seventh year in a row.
“For those looking for the ultimate standing elliptical, it is difficult to do better than an Octane,” the Fit Prof said.
Other Octane models to win awards include the Q47c, Q37ci and the Q37c
At Home Fitness has MAP (Minimum Allowed Pricing) on Octane Fitness products in Arizona.
If you are looking to buy an elliptical trainer in Scottsdale, Desert Ridge, Ahwatukee or Gilbert, there are At Home Fitness superstores in those cities in the Phoenix area. Those stores are also located near many other cities in Arizona.

Octane’s Q47ci was selected as the Best Elliptical overall for the seventh year in a row

At Home Fitness consultant Aaron Dorksen’s blog deals with a variety of fitness topics, ranging from workout tips, motivational ideas and feature stories on how exercise impacts people’s lives. E-mail him with comments, questions or ideas for future blogs at aaron@athomefitness.com