1. Best weight system: Advanced Fitness Group 2.0 AS Home Gym. The gym’s simple cable design offers more than 70 exercises. Plus, it’s sleek-looking and quick to assemble. The removable seat leaves room for a stability ball. ($1,199)
2. Best stationary bike: LifeCORE Fitness LC1000rb Recumbent Bike. The comfortable mesh-back seat on this step-through bike reclines to three different positions, and the easy-to-read console makes it a cinch to adjust time and intensity levels. ($1,499)
3. Best treadmill: Horizon Fitness T1200. Listen to and charge your iPod on this smooth, quiet treadmill. Thirteen programs, a hydraulic-lift incline, and a lifetime performance tracker make it simple to vary and measure workouts. ($2,599)
4. Best elliptical: The SportsArt Fitness E825 Elliptical Trainer. This machine’s electronically adjustable strides ensure the most natural and efficient leg motion. Personal trainer programs and easy-to-read icons help you target specific muscles, too. ($3,699)
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I couldn’t agree more with your rating of the SportsArt Fitness E825 elliptical. I tried some of the other high dollar units and I could not believe how much nicer the SportsArt unit was. And, the adjustable stride length is really a cool feature. It’s definitely the best elliptical trainer I have ever tried.
I saw the home gym in a store and salesman told me to buy it now because he heard the company will not be making anymore weight equipment.
Horizon & AFG from what I have been told are the same company. How does the AFG gym get rated but it’s equivalent Horizon not get rated? Also I have a Bodyguard treadmill that costs just a little less than that of the Horizon and the Horizon doesn’t even come close to my Bodyguard. I would say a lot more research might need to be done!!
I seriously recommend a real bicycle. In nice weather you can get fresh air, meet people and run errands. Late at night or in bad weather, you can put the bike into a set of Kreitler rollers and pop in one of the many training videos for racers. It teaches one usable skills like balance, as well. The $3700 for the best elliptical can buy a perfectly-fit CUSTOM American-made bike that will provide a lifetime of use.