How Much to Spend on a Crosstrainer
Buying a cross trainer for the first time takes a little thought and consideration. Apart from the usual dilemma of where to store it you also have to think about what you want from an exercise machine. Exercising at home can be fun and need not be an expensive business. In addition to high and low price cross trainers, there are cheaper fitness machines to consider too.
Cross Trainers & Fitness machines Less than £200
TecTake ELLIPTICAL CROSS TRAINER FITNESS EXERCISE STEPPER WITH LCD SCREEN
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£148.99
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Sunny Health & Fitness Elliptical Cross Trainer w/LCD Monitor, Air Walker Exercise Machines SF-E902 and Exercise Vinyl 40 Lb Dumbbell Set, NO.087
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£134.00
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Sunny Health & Fitness Elliptical Cross Trainer w/LCD Monitor, Air Walker Exercise Machines SF-E902 and Unisex Sunny Health & Fitness 35 Cm Threaded Chrome Dumbbell Bar
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£113.00
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Sunny Health & Fitness Magnetic Under Desk Elliptical Peddler, Portable Mini Elliptical with Resistance, LCD Monitor, Portable Foot & Leg Pedal Exerciser, Home Gym Equipment, SF-E3872
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£108.00
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Fit4home Exercise Bike Cross Trainer Gym Equipment For Home Exercise Bikes Fitness Cardio Elliptical Trainer | Bluetooth LCD Monitor Adjustable Seat Pulse Sensors | KPR4590 Black
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£99.99
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Sunny Health & Fitness Elliptical Cross Trainer w/ LCD Monitor, Air Walker Exercise Machines For Home Gym Workouts, Grey, 63L x 48W x 144H cm, SF-E902
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£91.00
View DetailsWell-known brands are always going to be pricey so depending on the seriousness of your home workout it’s worth looking at all options. The more you pay for an elliptical cross trainer the more you will get; it’s as simple as that. A compact elliptical is great where space is limited and there are also folding elliptical cross trainers which can be easily stored away.
Low Price Exercise Equipment
Elliptical cross trainers provide a low impact exercise and are ideal for beginners and anyone new to home fitness. Models in this price bracket give you a basic workout and feedback on your progress and offer good value exercise machines to get started on your fitness regime.
Cheap elliptical cross trainers are widely available and although may not be a top brand name can be well made and stand up to a fair amount of usage. Popular names at the lower end of the market include Carl Lewis, V-Fit, Body Sculpture and Weslo. The Carl Lewis ELP30X is a good budget cross-trainer with 8 adjustable resistance levels, a heart rate monitor and extra-wide stride.
Cross Trainers & GYM Equipment for around £200
Bestway 11ft 2" Hydro-Force Freesoul Tech Inflatable Paddle Board SUP Set
Sport and Leisure UK
£239.95
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Body Sculpture Magnetic Exercise Bike With Hand Pulse &Amp; Iconsole App
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£229.99
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Find Fitness Machines Between £200- £500
Apple Watch Series 9 (Gps), 41Mm Midnight Aluminium Case With Midnight Sport Loop
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Ironman 205kg Olympic Tri-grip Hammertone Weight Set with 86" Olympic Weight Bar
Sport and Leisure UK
£389.95
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BodyTrain HG470 - 3 Station Home Multi Gym with 66kg Weight Stack
Sport and Leisure UK
£389.95
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IronMan Klarfit Ultimate 5000 - 3 Station Home Multi Gym Black
Sport and Leisure UK
£369.95
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Sunny Health & Fitness Legacy Stepping Elliptical Machine, Total Body Cross Trainer with Ultra- Quiet Magnetic Belt Drive SF-E905 and Exercise Bike Pro Indoor Cycling Stationary Bike - SF-B901
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£366.00
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Air King Triple Master 7ft 3 in 1 Deluxe Table with Mahogany Body
Sport and Leisure UK
£359.95
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Hillman PGM 3m Heavy Duty Golf Practice Cage And Ball Dispenser Package
Sport and Leisure UK
£359.95
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Moving on to the next pricing level gives you a range of cross trainers that are durable and well made. There are many advantages to exercising at home firstly there is the convenience and secondly the amount of money saved on expensive gym memberships.
It is important to consider how many others will be using the cross trainer too because a more expensive model will give a choice of workouts and different stride lengths to suit each individual. You can expect to find bestsellers from Reebok, Kettler and Pro-Form. Popular models like Reebok I-Train are an ideal first buy and come with a choice of colours that the ladies will particularly go for.
Cross Trainers for around £500
Reebok Gx50 One Series Cross Trainer - Black With Red Trim
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vidaXL Magnetic Elliptical Trainer with Pulse Measurement Cross Hometrainer
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£426.99
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vidaXL Magnetic Elliptical Trainer with Pulse Measurement Cross Hometrainer
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£427.99
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JTX Strider-X8, Smart Cross Trainer, Compact Design, Electro Magnetic Resistance, 16" Stride Length, 7kg Inertia Enhanced Flywheel, 16 Resistance Levels, 120kg User Capacity, Touch Screen With 21 Programs, 2 Year In-home Warranty
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£449.00
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JLL CT500 Elliptical Cross Trainer, 2024 Version Magnetic Resistance, Adjustable Resistance, Tablet Holder, Bottle Holder, Heart Rate Sensor, 12 Months Warranty
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£499.99
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Find Cross Trainers for £500-£1000
Spending up to £1000 on home exercise equipment will give you the full works and will cater for all fitness levels. The sturdy models can take the most rigorous workouts and are ideal for more than one user. Models from top names like York, Tunturi, Bremshey and Motive Fitness offer fully adjustable stride lengths and a clear and comprehensive console display.
Cross trainers in this price band are more likely to feel smoother with a true elliptical motion. Quality machines from York include the X-301 Diamond Elliptical Trainer that features easy to read LED display, 16 resistance levels and 22 Workout programs.
Cross Trainers up to £1000
JLL CT600 PRO Elliptical Cross Trainer, 2024 Electronic Magnetic Resistance, Domestic Use, Elliptical Machine, One Way Flywheel, Console Display with Heart Rate Sensor, Tablet and bottle holder
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£889.99
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JTX Tri-Fit Elliptical Cross Trainer, Bluetooth, Adjustable Incline, 16-20” Adjustable Stride Length, 8.5 Kg Inertia Enhanced Flywheel, Kinomap, 2 Year Home Warranty
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£799.00
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Capital Sports Helix Star MR Cross Trainer - Elliptical Cross Trainer, Cross Trainer Machine, BT, 32 Levels, Kinomapp App Integration, Tablet Mount, Pulse Sensor - 25 kg Flywheel, Black
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£789.99
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Bluefin Fitness CURV 3.0 Elliptical Cross Trainer | Home Gym | Exercise Step Machine | Air Walker | Long-Stride | LCD Digital Fitness Console | Bluetooth | Smartphone App | Black & Grey Silver
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£668.86
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Tunturi Cardio Fit C30 Cross trainer / Elliptical cross trainer - with tablet holder
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£545.49
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Bluefin Fitness CURV 3.0 Elliptical Cross Trainer | Home Gym | Exercise Step Machine | Air Walker | Long-Stride | LCD Digital Fitness Console | Bluetooth | Smartphone App | Black & Grey Silver
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£668.86
View Details Gym Quality Ellipticals and Commercial Fitness Machines
Any cross-trainer over £1000 is going to come with a much higher spec and once you hit the £5000 mark and over you are really going to get a gym-quality 5-star machine. Precor is a respected brand that covers the high end and commercial market with innovative products like the Precor 524i Cross Trainer.
Key features of this model include CrossRamp Technology that allows the user to select a ramp angle throughout the workout to strengthen different muscle groups. Plus touch-sensitive controls, ergonomic handles; touch heart rate monitor, 5 programs and 20 resistance levels for the very best performance. This is also a low maintenance and space-efficient cross-trainer that’s easy to move around.
Gym Quality Cross Trainers
Life Fitness E1 Elliptical Cross Trainer with Track Connect 2.0 Console
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£2,645.00
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Finnlo Loxon XTR Long Stride Electro Magnetic Cross Trainer, German Brand
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£1,876.99
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GLOBAL RELAX® | EKA CROSS TRAINER Elliptical Trainer | Grey | Professional Design, 8 Automatic Programs | 120x40 cm stride |LED Control Panel | Resistant Materials
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£2,999.99
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If you want to create a gym experience indoors and don’t mind splashing outlook at top end ranges from Johnson, Life Fitness, Nautilus, Precor and Vision Fitness. Here you will find higher-end models and commercial cross trainers with bells and whistles and plenty of quality features.
Best of all are the added benefits that come with choosing a gym-quality machine like the Life Fitness Total Body X7 Elliptical Cross-Trainer. You not only burn up calories and improve overall body tone you can track your progress to maintain an effective fitness routine. The WhisperStride technology is a bonus too delivering an extremely smooth and quiet fluid motion.