Schwinn 460 Variable Stride Elliptical Trainer Review
The Schwinn 460 Variable Stride Elliptical Trainer has V-Stride technology to allow you to vary the stride length from 2″ to 26″. This will make it suitable for anyone who is too short or too tall to comfortable use most other elliptical exercise machine. Changing the stride length is easy to do so the whole family could use the machine and easily switch between suitable stride lengths. Footplates are independent so you can target the core muscles easily. It has a weight capacity of 300 pounds and sells for around $1000 at Amazon.
The Schwinn 460 includes a total of 16 programs including eleven profiles which have been out together by the Nautilus Institute to make use of the variable stride lengths in your workouts for great results. Workouts can also be tracked for two different users. Heart rate monitoring is via hand grips or by using a chest strap and wireless technology.
The display is backlit and gives you a host of information including course profile, interval time, distance, speed, resistance level and calories burned. A cooling fan, water bottle holder, transport wheels and transport handle are also included.
What do user of the Schwinn 460 Variable Stride Elliptical Trainer think?
54 customers registered reviews at Amazon of which 31 gave it five stars and eleven four stars. Customers liked the variable stride feature. Quote ‘Without making any adjustments in the machine itself, you can vary your stride from 2 inches to 26 inches. This translates to anyone in your family (of adolescent to adult age) to exercise on this piece of fitness equipment without cumbersome settings or having to get off of the machine to make adjustments.’ and ‘Overall I am very happy with this elliptical and consider it to be just as effective as the $4000 elliptical at my health club. I am 6′ 1″ and my girlfriend is 5′ 4″ and we both felt very comfortable with the feel of the machine. The stroke feels very ergonomic and it is great operating in a forward and backward motion which is very helpful when you get real tired, you can take a mini break by walking backwards for a minute or two while still working your muscles and keeping your heart rate up.’
Another customer said ‘Overall I would recommend this machine highly! I’ve been using it everyday adding more and more time to my workout and have gotten up to 30 minutes everyday and feel great. If you are having any doubts about purchasing this machine DON’T!!’
The variable stride does take some getting used to as the foot plates are independent so you can get out of synch at first until you are used to it. Here’s what one customer said The variable stride is very different and takes a little bit to get used to. Hold on to those handle bars, some people who use it have said they felt like they were about to fall off of it. It really isn’t that bad, but get a good hold of the handle bars until you feel comfortable with the variable stride. It took me about five minutes to get used to it, some need a bit longer.’
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In conclusion we think the Schwinn 460 Variable Stride Elliptical Trainer is good value for money and suitable for the whole family. However the variable stride length can take some getting used to as it has a slightly different feel than the usual elliptical exercise equipment.
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