You've probably heard of the Nordic Track brand. They became famous in the 1980's for making home exercise machines that mimicked the action of cross-country skiing. If you've ever seen a professional cross-country skier, you know how effective a workout cross country skiing can be! Not content to rest on just this one product, they've developed a better home workout for you with Nordic Track ellipticals.

So Many To Choose

There are several models of Nordic Track ellipticals to choose from. They take up about as much space as a treadmill and are a safer workout than treadmills. How they work is to mimic cross-country skiing, but in a safer way than just a bare frame. You place your feet on ski-like petals and slide them foreword and back. You can use upper body devices to have your arms swing in rhythm with your legs or you can keep them still.

The models of Nordic Track ellipticals are the Ellipse, the Space Saver (which folds up), the AutoStrider series and the "A" series (which includes interactive video games to keep your workouts fun). Unlike other brands of cross-trainers or elliptical exercise machines, Nordic Track ellipticals are affordable. You can get them directly from Nordic Track and save on paying any middleman. Nordic Track often includes free shipping and payment plans.

University Study

In studies done at the University of Wisconsin and the University of Missouri where four brands of ellipticals were compared, a Nordic Track elliptical, the Ellipse, came out on top. These studies were commissioned by the American Council on Exercise (ACE), not by Nordic Track. These studies showed that you could get just as effective a workout more safely and more economically.

In many kinds of high-impact aerobic workouts like running on a treadmill or jogging through the neighborhood, damage can be done to your skeleton and joints. It's the constant pounding of your body's full weight from one foot to another on a hard surface that produces the trauma.

You can avoid the wear and tear of high impact aerobics and yet get the full health benefits of such a workout with Nordic Track ellipticals. And you can place the elliptical in front of the television or stereo in order to help keep the workouts interesting. Nordic Track ellipticals come with heart monitors so you do not risk hurting yourself, come with various levels of workout challenges. You can also adjust the stride you need to take in order to best fit your health goals. A medium stride helps with cardiovascular workouts while longer ones help burn the calories.