Look up elliptical equipment on Amazon, and you'll certainly find that the major brands – Precor and the like – certainly do sell for more than $1500. But there are cheap elliptical models as well. Should you buy them? Could they be any good if they just cost $300 or so?
Stamina makes a $300 model they call the Fitness Silent Magnetic Resistance Cross Trainer Elliptical that's quite popular. It's popular because the quality is pretty good, and it comes with a half-dozen programs and levels of resistance. There are handlebar sensors and heart monitoring as well. It's a great little machine. But it isn't the cheapest one, by far. If you're buying a machine for a woman who is built small, Weslo makes a cheap elliptical that only costs about $220.
If your budget can extend to $500 or so, you get a much better range of choice. The fitness company Eclipse has a number of models in this price range that gives your whole body a great range of motion.
Stamina makes a $300 model they call the Fitness Silent Magnetic Resistance Cross Trainer Elliptical that's quite popular. It's popular because the quality is pretty good, and it comes with a half-dozen programs and levels of resistance. There are handlebar sensors and heart monitoring as well. It's a great little machine. But it isn't the cheapest one, by far. If you're buying a machine for a woman who is built small, Weslo makes a cheap elliptical that only costs about $220.
If your budget can extend to $500 or so, you get a much better range of choice. The fitness company Eclipse has a number of models in this price range that gives your whole body a great range of motion.