Commercial Elliptical Machines vs Home Elliptical Trainers

As a health buff, you may know a lot about personal exercise machines. But once you've decided that you want to put up your own gym, are you confident that you know everything you need to know about commercial elliptical machines?

Commercial elliptical trainers are distinctly different from home trainers. The one major difference is that they are a lot sturdier than personal machines. This is due to the fact that they were created to withstand repeated use, and accommodate different needs of different body types. It's mainly because of this durability that commercial machines cost considerably more than personal machines.

When exercise gear comes with the label "commercial grade," you can trust that it comes with a lot of features you can't find on home equipment. Home trainers are basic and affordable, perfect for just one person's use and budget. But commercial grade machines come packed with other features, and are especially engineered for long-term use. What you pay for in a commercial grade machine is basically how long it will last. The speed and tension controls on commercial machines are also generally more flexible. This is so that different people, even people with delicate constitutions, can use your cardio workout machines with comfort and ease.

Generally, you don't need to purchase expensive trainers if you're just going to buy one for your personal use, or even your family's exclusive use. But make no mistake, some trainers are more expensive than others for a good reason. Basic trainers may have all the fundamental functions, but they may also be inflexible and hard to use for all body types – for example, the tension on the ramp may be inflexible and would bulk up one's muscles instead of simply toning them. More costly home trainers simply have more value. If you need an extra heart rate monitor, you don't need to look at commercial trainers for that! There are affordable home trainers that have that too.

Commercial elliptical trainers however are more competitive. Models compete with each other in terms of not just price, but functionality and durability. It's not a matter of how cheap you can get it for, but how long and how hard it can work in building your gym's reputation! If you're a serious gym owner, you should look at different models for each type of exercise gear, so that you could decide which commercial models will be wise to invest on.