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By Toby, September 1, 2010 6:00 pm

Using an elliptical trainer in the comfort and convenience of your own house can be a huge advantage over having to go to the gym. Not only does it make it easier to workout, it saves you money by avoiding the cost of fuel driving to the gym.

With that being said choosing the best elliptical trainer for home use isn’t as easy as it looks, sure you could buy one of the high end fitness club ones, but truth be told that may not be the best for your house.

Most fitness club quality elliptical trainers are simply overkill, they take up a ton of space(which is ok in a club but not at home) and they are made for nearly continuous use. Most mid range elliptical trainers are compact ellipticals and a of very good quality that can be used daily without fear of breaking down.

There are three elliptical trainer brands that I recommend for daily home use.

1) Schwinn Elliptical Trainers
2) Nordictrack Ellipticals
3) Proform Elliptical Trainers

I would highly recommend going to a local fitness store and trying out each of these brands to see which one you like best.

Each of the above have their benefits and drawbacks but for a mid level elliptical you cannot go wrong with any of these.

If you have a little more money to spend and enough room to store a little bit larger machine you could do one notch higher with an Octane elliptical trainer.

When taking price, storage size and quality into account Proform ellipticals are very reasonable and should be looked at first.

If space is at a premium, say you live in a small apartment but still would like to workout at home consider purchasing a folding elliptical trainer that will compact enough to stand in a corner or inside a closet.