Elliptical Trainer or Cross Trainer as they are also known is an exercise machine that provides the user with a cardio workout that simulates the movement of walking, jogging or running. Although the Elliptical trainer is still relatively new, its popularity has increased because of the 7 benefits I am going to tell you about.

    Low Impact Workout – As your feet never leave the pedals of the machine, this means that it is easy on your joints putting less stress on your legs, resulting in a decreased chance of injury. This is because, unlike a treadmill in which your body absorbs the impact of walking and running, the Elliptical trainer if often described as walking in midair. This low impact exercise makes the Elliptical trainer perfect choice for older people, those with joint problems as well as anyone recovering from an injury.

    Upper and Lower Body Workout – The Elliptical trainer not only gives you a upper body workout through the walking and running motion that works all the legs muscles, but the moving handlebars allow for an upper body workout as well. There is no other exercise machine or equipment that works both the lower and upper body at the same. The most obvious benefit of this combined workout is that you are exercise more muscle resulting in toning more parts of the body. However in order to take full advantage of combined workout you need to ensure that you do not just go through the motion with then handlebars and distribute the resistance equally between legs and arms, meaning your legs can't do all the work!!

    Less Time Required to Achieve Results – As the Elliptical trainer works both the lower and upper body, this helps to increase your heart rate quicker, optimises your energy expenditure, as you are working all parts of your body, meaning you are burning more calories and fat, in less time.

    Change Intensity – You can also change the intensity and resistance level of the Elliptical trainer to suit your own level of fitness, meaning that the Elliptical trainer can still be used as your fitness level continues to increase.

    Exercising Harder then you believe – It is believed that when exercising with an Elliptical trainer your body is tricked into believing that it is working easier than it actually is. This is known as the Rate of Perceived Exertion, meaning that as you are burning more calories in less time with the Elliptical trainer, your body believes that it doesn't have to work as hard to achieve the goals.

    Bone - Elliptical trainers can help build bone density and reduce the risk of osteoporosis, which is important as we get older and our body's bone mass begins to deteriorate.

    Low Maintenance – As a result of the low impact nature of the Elliptical trainer this means that there is a decreased chance of another breaking or needing fixing.

    橢圓訓(xùn)練儀，或者說循環(huán)鍛煉器，正如人們所知，是一個為使用者提供心理鍛煉運(yùn)動的機(jī)器，用以模仿步行，慢跑或長跑運(yùn)動。盡管橢圓訓(xùn)練儀仍舊比較新穎，但由于以下我將要向您介紹的七種優(yōu)點(diǎn)，它的受歡迎程度已經(jīng)有所增加。

    1. 低傷害運(yùn)動- 由于你的雙腳從未離開儀器的踏板，這很容易使你的關(guān)節(jié)減少對雙腿的施壓，以此降低受傷的可能性。這是因?yàn)椋�它并不像跑步機(jī)那樣，你的身體同時受著步行或跑步的影響，橢圓訓(xùn)練儀更多的是被認(rèn)為是在半空中步行。這種低傷害的運(yùn)動使橢圓訓(xùn)練儀成為那些有關(guān)節(jié)病癥以及其它正在傷病恢復(fù)中的老年人的最佳選擇。

    2. 上下體運(yùn)動- 橢圓訓(xùn)練儀不但是通過步行與跑步的動作活動了所有的大腿肌肉，從而使上半身得到運(yùn)動，而且是利用把手使上半身也得到鍛煉。沒有任何一個其它的運(yùn)動機(jī)器或設(shè)備能夠使上下半身同時得到鍛煉。最明顯的益處是，這種綜合的運(yùn)動使你鍛煉了更多的肌肉從而更全面的調(diào)整協(xié)調(diào)了你的身體。但是，為了充分利用這種綜合運(yùn)動，你必須保證你不單單使靠著把手完成動作，而是要均等地平衡腿與胳膊之間的耐性，也就是說，你的雙腿不可以承擔(dān)所有的運(yùn)動！

    3. 短時間內(nèi)達(dá)到目標(biāo)- 由于橢圓訓(xùn)練儀既鍛煉下身又鍛煉上身，所以它可以幫助你增快心率，優(yōu)化能量開支，同時也由于你鍛煉了全身各個部位，這便意味著你在短時間內(nèi)消耗了更多的卡路里和脂肪。

    4. 強(qiáng)度調(diào)節(jié)- 你也可以改變它的強(qiáng)度和抗性等級到你自己適合的水平，這就是說隨著你的健康水平提升橢圓訓(xùn)練儀仍舊可以適用。

    5. 加強(qiáng)鍛煉，有所發(fā)現(xiàn)- 你會發(fā)現(xiàn)，當(dāng)你用橢圓訓(xùn)練儀鍛煉時，你的身體像是被騙了似的能夠比它實(shí)際上工作的更輕松暢快。這就是所謂的自覺歇力程度，意思是說，隨著你用橢圓訓(xùn)練儀在短時間內(nèi)消耗這更多的卡路里，你發(fā)現(xiàn)你的身體并不必那般拼命也能達(dá)到目的。

    6. 鍛煉骨質(zhì)- 橢圓訓(xùn)練儀有益于加強(qiáng)骨骼強(qiáng)度并減少骨質(zhì)疏松癥的發(fā)病率，隨著我們逐漸衰老以及身體骨骼大規(guī)模開始惡化，這一點(diǎn)是很重要的。

    7. 低維修率- 由于橢圓訓(xùn)練儀的低傷害性質(zhì)，這就說明一些損壞或者需要維修的情況將會減少。