Merit 710E Elliptical Trainer

Overview

Bring the gym into your home and get an efficient, affordable workout with the Merit 710E Elliptical Trainer, with eight levels of manual resistance. It features an easy-to-operate computer console with four LCD windows showing time, calories burned, speed, and distance. You can also check your heart rate via the thumb pulse EKG monitor. The pivoting foot pads have a textured surface for a firm grip to your feet, and this machine has a 275-pound weight capacity.

Specifications:

* Manual resistance with 1 to 8 range
* Flywheel: 4.5 kilograms
* Step-on height: 9 inches
* Stride length: 16 inches
* Crank arm length: 8 inches
* Pivoting foot pad
* Pedal spacing: 270 millimeters / 10.6 inches
* Weight capacity: 250 pounds

Manufacturer’s Warranty
Frame – 5 years; brake – 3 years; parts and labor – 90 days

About Elliptical Trainers
Elliptical trainers represent the next wave of advancement in low-impact cardiovascular exercise machines and continue to grow in popularity. By simulating motions experienced through walking, stepping, cycling, and skiing, elliptical machines allow for a smooth and fluid motion while building strength in the arms and legs. Similar to the exercise position for treadmills, Elliptical Trainers are used by standing in an upright position while holding the handrails of the machine. With Elliptical Trainers, however, your feet remain in the foot pedals throughout the exercise regimen and circulate in a smooth and seamless motion, resulting in little to no impact on the knees, back, and hips.

Elliptical trainers are compatible for all ages and fitness levels and allow you to select the difficulty level through the incline and intensity settings. Additionally, Elliptical Trainers allow you to determine the complexity of your workout based on your needs, all while listening to music, watching television, or reading a magazine while exercising in the comfort and safety of your own home.

Although different types of Elliptical Trainers offer an assortment of features, many of them include an array of challenging programs, forward and reverse directional movement, EKG grip pulse handles, a lightweight portable design with easy fold-up capability, and a monitor displaying calories burned, distance, speed, time, and heart rate. Other types of exercise machines, namely treadmills and bikes, offer excellent cardiovascular exercise and muscular training for the legs in a forward-motion exercise. Elliptical trainers take this to the next level by offering an upper and lower body workout with dual motion, challenging and diverse programs, and a low-impact exercise machine that won’t strain sensitive joints.

About Merit Fitness
Merit Fitness is part of Johnson Health Tech, one of the largest manufacturers of fitness equipment in the world. They are committed to designing, engineering, and manufacturing superior products for health clubs and homes. Johnson’s manufacturing facilities rank among the most sophisticated in the industry, with an intricate mix of robotics and skilled workers that maintain the highest standards of accuracy and quality. Every stage of manufacturing has a testing phase and 10 percent of Merit’s products go through a rigorous quality inspection that includes completely taking them apart and reassembling them.

Product Specifications

Brand:Horizon Fitness
Model : 710E
EAN Code :0763165304306

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Compact elliptical trainer works both legs and upper body
Eight levels of manual resistance
Four LCD windows show time, distance, and calories; thumb pulse EKG monitor
Weight capacity of 275 pounds
Five-year frame warranty, three years for brake

Reviews

>Reviews of the Merit 710E Elliptical Trainer at Amazon.com
Average Rating: 4.0
David Smith Rating: 5 Stars out of 5
Solid, Smooth, and Reliable - Gym Quality!
I have been using this Merit 710E Elliptical Machine for approximately 8 months and it has been a pure pleasure to use. It is very solidly-built and glides as quietly and smoothly today as it did the day I got it. Since durability was the biggest factor in what machine I purchased, I am pleased that this machine's build quality has lived-up to my expectations.

The display (Pulse, Calories, Miles, & Time) is powered by two AA batteries, which means there is nothing to plug-in and not .... Read more

N. Bennett Rating: 4 Stars out of 5
Good Start
I think this is a great starter piece of equipment. It was very easy to put together. Was only missing one washer, that was just for looks. Took me 3 hours to put together, but that counting how long it took me to get it upstairs by myself. It took two guys to bring it in, and just little old 5'2 160 pund me to bring it up that stairs. My dogs were no help!
Husband likes it he 6'5 and I am 5'2 it works for both of us. Timer box little cheap but it works. Not impressed with the thumb print .... Read more

D. Lehr Rating: 3 Stars out of 5
Trainer worth the money but shipping a big headache.
The Ellipitcal Trainer FINALLY arrived on 1/2/08. It was to be a Xmas gift and shipped on 12/12/07. Contacted Amazon and was given credit when it still did not show up by 12/28/07. Made several phone calls to shipper with no results. Received no type of compensation from Amazon for all the phone calls made trying to find out where item was. As stated it did show up on 1/2/08 and we are satisfied with Trainer. I just ordered a Grizzly Table Saw which I could have gone through Amazon to buy but af .... Read more

J. Stokes Rating: 4 Stars out of 5
Good Quality, Great Price
This is an excellent machine for the money. Truly, it is a good machine for any price. If you research the bowflex treadclimber, you will find that their low-end/no-frills machine costs far more than this one. With financing, it would cost far more. This machine is affordable and can be paid for in one shot. Most importantly for $395, you are getting a machine that you can keep for at least five years vs. $1200 in a year at the gym.

Putting this together, well, I am a girl and I di .... Read more

S. Gordon Rating: 5 Stars out of 5
great product
quick delivery and easy assembly...very clear and simple direction with parts in separate bags. Only took an hour to assemble. Great workout! .... Read more

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