Horizon employs a heavy-duty flywheel that provides continuous velocity, so as your feet move the pedals, the flywheel's momentum carries you through the complete motion. As a result, the trainer feels very natural and not at all choppy. Plus, the flywheel is extremely quiet, making the trainer ideal for home use. Horizon also applies a magnetic brake to the flywheel, creating more consistent resistance during a workout. And the instep-stacked flywheel design--where the flywheel sits above the pedals rather than in line with them--delivers a lower step-on height for easy access, along with a stride length that's longer, more natural, and more versatile regardless of the user, workout type, and fitness level. As an added benefit, the unit is smaller and shorter than other ellipticals, so it fits in almost any room, including low-ceiling basements.

Horizon's Ergoflow elliptical geometry is built around your body, not the machine's components. The distance between the pedals have also been narrowed to create a more natural walking motion, and the pivoting footpad imitates how your foot's position changes as you move forward. And a more natural, ergonomic movement means less stress on your knees, hips, and lowers back, so you enjoy longer workouts and faster results.

Elliptical Trainer Features:

• Resistance: Electronic
• Resistance range: 1 to 8 resistance levels
• Flywheel: 14.3-pound flywheel for fluid, quiet motion
• Step-on height: 9.8 inches
• Stride length: 18 inches
• Pedal spacing: 2.8 inches
• Screen: Non-backlit LCD (2.4 x 4.8 inches)
• Programs: 9
• Program type: Choose 1 of 3 different goals (time, distance, calories) and 1 of 3 terrains (manual, reverse train, and hills)
• Weight capacity: 275 pounds
• Dimensions: 29 x 67 x 55 inches (W x H x D)
• Weight: 163 pounds
• Warranties: Lifetime on frame; 20 years on brake; 1 year on parts and labor

About Elliptical Trainers
Elliptical trainers represent the next wave of advancement in low-impact cardiovascular exercise machines and continue to grow in popularity. By simulating motions experienced through walking, stepping, cycling, and skiing, elliptical machines allow for a smooth and fluid motion while building strength in the arms and legs. Similar to the exercise position for treadmills, elliptical trainers are used by standing in an upright position while holding the handrails of the machine. With elliptical trainers, however, your feet remain in the foot pedals throughout the exercise regimen and circulate in a smooth and seamless motion, resulting in little to no impact on the knees, back, and hips.

Elliptical trainers are compatible for all ages and fitness levels and allow you to select the difficulty level through the incline and intensity settings. Additionally, elliptical trainers allow you to determine the complexity of your workout based on your needs, all while listening to music, watching television, or reading a magazine while exercising in the comfort and safety of your own home.

Many elliptical trainers include an array of challenging programs, forward and reverse directional movement, EKG grip pulse handles, a lightweight portable design with easy fold-up capability, and a monitor displaying calories burned, distance, speed, time, and heart rate. Other types of exercise machines, namely treadmills and bikes, offer excellent cardiovascular exercise and muscular training for the legs in a forward-motion exercise. Elliptical trainers take this to the next level by offering an upper and lower body workout with dual motion, challenging and diverse programs, and a low-impact exercise machine that won't strain sensitive joints.

About Horizon Fitness
Horizon is part of Johnson Health Tech, one of the largest manufacturers of fitness equipment in the world. The company is committed to designing, engineering, and manufacturing superior products for health clubs and homes. Horizon's manufacturing facilities rank among the most sophisticated in the industry, with an intricate mix of robotics and skilled workers that maintain the highest standards of accuracy and quality. Every stage of manufacturing undergoes a testing phase, and 10 percent of Horizon's products go through a rigorous quality inspection that includes completely taking them apart and reassembling them.

Other details include large pedals that support the user at all speeds; an easy-to-adjust servomotor magnetic braking system; a wide-open frame that's easy to mount; an extremely quiet operating system; a 300-pound weight capacity; a built-in ergometer; and a clean and stylish cream/white color. The CF35 measures 28 by 67 by 72 inches (W x H x D), weighs 150 pounds, and carries the following warranties: 15 years on the frame and motor and 24 months on components.

The trainer's multicolor console tracks your time, speed, distance, calories, and more.

To keep you motivated during your workout, the LC3000 boasts a large multicolor console that tracks your time, speed, distance, calories, and more. Best of all for people with creaky knees, the machine's true elliptical motion improves your overall balance and puts less stress on weight-bearing joints. As a result, the LC3000 is a terrific choice for people with chronic knee or ankle problems or folks who are recovering from injury. Other details include a smooth 21-inch stride, Polar-compatible heart-rate-control programs, a custom user-defined program, sealed ball bearings in all pivot points, and an open polished chrome rail system with two deep-channel wheels.

Specifications:

• Weight capacity: 350 pounds
• Assembled dimensions: 70 by 72 by 29 inches (W x H x D)
• Weight: 210 pounds
• Warranties, light commercial use: 1 year on parts, 90 days on labor
• Warranties, residential use: 3 years on parts, 1 year on labor

About LifeCore Fitness
Located in Vista, California, just a few minutes north of San Diego, LifeCore Fitness boasts more than 15 years of experience in the fitness industry. The company founders started out as owner/operators of their own fitness retail stores, and still conduct business the same way they did then, with the consistent goal of impeccable customer service. The management/development team at LifeCore Fitness spent many years on the showroom floor developing relationships with consumers. They listened to people's needs, health and fitness goals, and likes and dislikes about certain products. This gave them incredible insight and experience into the fitness industry, which they still use when developing every LifeCore Fitness product. LifeCore's mission is and always will be to make the highest-quality equipment that's easy to use, durable, and a great value to the customer.

The ramp angle is fully adjustable from 15 to 30 degrees, allowing you to individually target and work all major lower body muscle groups.

Ergonomic handlebars let you tone and condition your entire body while maintaining comfortable posture and proper technique.

Features:

• Adjustable CrossRamp targets key muscle groups. The ramp angle is fully adjustable from 15 to 30 degrees and moves up and down at the push of a button, allowing you to individually target and work all major lower body muscle groups. Different ramp positions engage different lower body muscle groups. When moving the ramp from the bottom to the top, you’ll feel various muscles engage and disengage--the lower positions activate all muscle groups, while the higher positions isolate glutes, quads, and calves. A variable stride length, from 21 to 23 inches, offers even greater diversity to your workout.
• Designed with your home in mind. With subtle tones and clean lines, this Precor elliptical is designed to fit naturally with your home decor and your lifestyle. The display keeps your favorite things close at hand with areas for your water bottle, MP3 player and cell phone. A compartment on the front of the machine keeps your magazines in easy reach.
• Track your target heart rate for fitness results. Easy-to-use handgrip sensors or wireless heart rate telemetry (using an optional heart rate chest strap trasmitter, available separately) allow you to monitor your heart rate during workouts. Whether your desired result is improved cardio training or weight loss, SmartRate keeps you in your target zone--helping you achieve your fitness goals
• Intuitive console is easy to read and adjust. Access QuickStart, programs and User IDs at the touch of a button. The Tap Control keypad is user-friendly with "quick key" functions. Dedicated display areas show your heart rate, calories burned and time/duration of exercise--to help you get the most from your workout. Choose between calorie goals, distance goals, vertical feet climbed goals, and time goals.
• 20 consistent levels of electromagnetic resistance to customize your workout, ranging from 10 watts at work level #1 at 20 RPM to 625 watts at work level #20 at 100 RPM
• Direction of rotation is completely reversible from forward to backward to allow even greater use of different muscle groups
• Optimized biomechanics combining low impact with smooth natural motion
• Touch sensitive display makes it easy to monitor and customize workouts
• Two User IDs allow two people enter and store personal preference information, then quickly retrieve it for future workouts
• Locking pin secures the pedals when not in use
• Integrated storage shelf for water bottle, portable music player, etc.; magazine storage located in front plastic housing and reading rack on display
• QuickStart lets you begin workout with the push of a single button

The Precor EFX 5.33 elliptical trainer.

• Resistance levels: 20
• CrossRamp: 15 to 30 degrees
• Stride: 21 to 23 inches
• Upper body range of motion: 12 to 19 inches
• Pedal dimensions: 7 x 15 inches
• Pedal spacing: 3 inches
• Programs: 10 total including 1 aerobic, 1 cross training, 1 gluteals, 2 heart rate, 1 hill climb, 1 interval, 1 manual, 2 weight loss
• Dimensions: 84 x 31 x 63 inches (L x W x H)
• Weight: 240 pounds

Manufacturer's Warranty
Frame and welds - lifetime, parts and wear items - ten years, labor - one year

Note on Assembly
Precor highly recommends that you consider a professional assembly and installation of your Precor exercise machine. If you would like to speak to someone about having your machine professionally installed, please contact Precor at askprecor@precor.com or by calling 1-866-593-5568.

About Precor
Precor is passionate about fitness. It all started with a desire to create a better kind of exercise equipment, one that mirrored human movement: fluid, natural, and dynamic. Twenty-six years later the company's biomechanics and engineering experience have led to countless innovations that have captivated fitness enthusiasts of all ages and abilities. Precor has introduced many "firsts" to the fitness industry, including the Elliptical Fitness Crosstrainer (EFX®) in 1995 and the revolutionary, award-winning Adaptive Motion Trainer (AMT®) in 2007. Today, Precor is a celebrated top-tier brand preferred by fitness enthusiasts of all abilities and their machines are used every day in health clubs, hotels, facilities, and homes worldwide.