I mentioned in a previous post how excited we were to set up our home gym! When we purchased those items we also partnered with Nebraska Furniture Mart to try out an elliptical at home. We have wanted to have one at home for a LONG time but the timing never quite worked out. With a new baby coming it seemed like the best time. There are a a lot of reasons to have an at home elliptical at home and today I am telling you why.
4 Reasons To Have An At Home Elliptical
Avoid Conditions: When I say “conditions” I mean a lot of different conditions. For example, you don’t have to deal with cardio equipment at the gym that is dirty, sweaty , and smelly (THE WORST)! You also can avoid having to get out of the house if the weather is bad. A few weeks ago it snowed in Dallas and the threat of snow kept us both from going to the gym. What was great is that having an elliptical at home, we didn’t have to miss a workout. We chose the ProForm Endurance Elliptical and it’s amazing! It is very high quality and comparable to those at any gym! Another condition you avoid by having an elliptical at home is that if your gym only has a few machines you don’t run the risk of having to wait or not use the machine you want. You already have it! One great feature of the ProForm Endurance is the built in fan. Nothing like cool air blowing right on your face to keep you going!
Save Money In The Long Run: Some gym memberships can be VERY expensive. From $300 a year to $100 plus a month! In the long run investing in an elliptical like the ProForm Endurance will save you money. Investing one time in something that will last for years and years is far more financially savvy than paying monthly for a membership you may not use to its full potential. Plus NFM offers amazing financing options to pay monthly without interest! WIN!
Great For Moms: Or really anyone who is busy! I know that having this new baby means that my trips to the gym may be few and far between. Also that hitting a barre class may be only able to happen on weekends when Andrew is home. Having this elliptical at home means even on the worst weather days or days with a new baby I can get my workout in. If I can’t do it when he’s napping, or bouncing in a bouncer right in front of me I can do it before Andrew leaves for work in the morning, or at night when he gets home. The options are endless. No more dealing with gym child care, germs, or trying to fit in a workout. It’s right in your home and at your disposal 24/7!
Saves Time: So you know what’s not fun? Spending an hour in traffic in the morning or after work to get to the gym and by the time you find parking, put your stuff in a locker, and actually get on the machine you don’t even want to be there anymore. You know what else isn’t fun? Rushing to a yoga or barre class, being late, missing the warmup and never quite feeling like you hit your stride. Having an elliptical at home means that you can save time by walking upstairs, or down the hall instead of driving to a gym. You aren’t wasting time in the car that you could be doing the 100 other things on your to-do list! You can also multi-task by watching some Netflix or DVR’d shows!
A few of our favorite features include having tons of resistance levels, the oversized and cushioned petals, the sizable water bottle holder, you can even connect your phone to it and play through the built in speakers. It also has iFit which tracks your fitness! There are so many more great features and these are JUST a few of our favorites.
I am so glad we now have the ProForm Endurance, and I know it will get so much use in the coming years! Plus the quality can’t be beat.
I partnered with Nebraska Furniture Mart for this post and was compensated as well as receiving product for review. All opinions and thoughts are my own.
Having either an elliptical or treadmill at home is top on my wishlist! Unfortunately, no one has granted it for me yet, and my tiny apartment isn’t actually big enough. 🙁
I would love to have an elliptical at my house! I have no idea where I would put it but you bet I would find a place! It would definitely make working out not such a hassle!
The elliptical is always my favorite machine at the gym. Thankfully, our apartment building has it’s own little gym that’s free to use for us residents so I have access to one whenever I want to use it! 🙂
My husband has been DYING to get one! He loves working out on the one at the gym but it is so hard to get there!
xo Jessica http://www.whatsfordinneresq.com
Owning fitness equipment is so much better than using the equipment at the gym. I never feel like that stuff gets clean and I’m so grossed out that I avoid the place altogether. Thanks for sharing these tips!
I would LOVEEEEEEE to have an elliptical at home. I was seriously considering it when we first moved to Tennessee since there aren’t any decent gyms around the area. Unfortunately, we are only here for 1.5 more years and then we have to move again, so we decided that we’d wait until we were somewhat settled to invest in any BIG exercise equipment!
I would be so happy to have such fitness equipment at home especially now that I am moving in a bigger house. It’s always so hard to get to the fitness.
We don’t have room for an elliptical in our apartment, but our complex has some AWESOME equipment in their gym. The elliptical just so happens to be my favorite! Lol
My treadmill just died and I have been trying to decide to replace the treadmill or get an elliptical. Think I will take a closer look at the elliptical now after reading your post.
While I sometimes find it hard to motivate myself at home I did recently get a treadmill and it does make it easier for many of the reasons you mentioned. I am able to motivate myself to get on the treadmill because it’s in the basement in front of the TV and a good excuse to watch Netflix.
I would love one of those in my house. Is a perfect way to get more of a great workout in without everybody staring at you like a=if you were in a gym.
I cant believe this elliptical is under $1000!! I have been telling my boyfriend we need one for the house. Sometimes I just don’t feel motivated enough to go to the gym and this would be so perfect for home!
I’m going to be buying a house this year and i’ve been debating whether to get a treadmill or an elliptical and i’m definitely leaning towards elliptical now. Thanks for the tips!
We don’t have space in our apartment for this but I wish we did haha. I find myself to be more motivated in group classes than on my own though so that may be a good thing.
I have been thinking of getting a an elliptical for home workouts. With the cold weather I find myself less motivated to go out. I have the perfect spot for it.
We actually recently sold our elliptical! I have a harder time motivating myself to work out at home, so I prefer to schedule gym days as I’m more likely to stick to it 🙂
I don’t mind using public equipment so much (I wipe down before AND after I use them) but lately the travel time for me to and from the gym is getting more unreasonable and I’m missing the cardio.
Plus living in Toronto means it’s too dark and too cold to run until at least April.. and my knees, feet and side are not very happy with the high impact activity so ellipticals make more sense.
I think I need to pull the trigger on this! thanks for the inspiration
We had one for a very long time. The only reason we got rid of it is that we ran out of room in the moving truck. It was nice to have because you could get a nice workout without having to leave your house!
I always wanted to have a home gym at home, but space has always been an issue. The ProForm Endurance Elliptical sounds like a wonderful device that could help to follow a regular workout at home and having an ability to track your fitness sounds great too!
Having either an elliptical or treadmill at home is top on my wishlist! Unfortunately, no one has granted it for me yet, and my tiny apartment isn’t actually big enough. 🙁
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I would love to have an elliptical at my house! I have no idea where I would put it but you bet I would find a place! It would definitely make working out not such a hassle!
The elliptical is always my favorite machine at the gym. Thankfully, our apartment building has it’s own little gym that’s free to use for us residents so I have access to one whenever I want to use it! 🙂
My sister just got one for her home and loves it.
My husband has been DYING to get one! He loves working out on the one at the gym but it is so hard to get there!
xo Jessica
http://www.whatsfordinneresq.com
I got one in the basement collecting dust. Reminds me that I got to get into shape and start back my routine. Thanks for doing this review.
ive always wanted to get one! this is awesome my friend 🙂
Owning fitness equipment is so much better than using the equipment at the gym. I never feel like that stuff gets clean and I’m so grossed out that I avoid the place altogether. Thanks for sharing these tips!
I would LOVEEEEEEE to have an elliptical at home. I was seriously considering it when we first moved to Tennessee since there aren’t any decent gyms around the area. Unfortunately, we are only here for 1.5 more years and then we have to move again, so we decided that we’d wait until we were somewhat settled to invest in any BIG exercise equipment!
i have an elliptical for the fact of savings time! I live so far from a gym I don’t want to waste any time sitting in traffic! Love it.
I would be so happy to have such fitness equipment at home especially now that I am moving in a bigger house. It’s always so hard to get to the fitness.
When I was younger my knees used to hurt as I was growing and I loved the eliptical because it took the pressure of them when I worked out!
I want one at home as well for all of the same reasons!! This may be the year!!
We don’t have room for an elliptical in our apartment, but our complex has some AWESOME equipment in their gym. The elliptical just so happens to be my favorite! Lol
I wish the price is just more affordable for people with average income
I’d love to have an elliptical at home, but there’s really no place to put it right now. Maybe one day. 🙂
My treadmill just died and I have been trying to decide to replace the treadmill or get an elliptical. Think I will take a closer look at the elliptical now after reading your post.
That elliptical looks awesome! Wish I had room to put one in our apartment, but there’s just no space. At least there’s one in our gym 🙂
That’s an impressive looking machine! Sounds like a terrific option for those that want the equipment in their home.
While I sometimes find it hard to motivate myself at home I did recently get a treadmill and it does make it easier for many of the reasons you mentioned. I am able to motivate myself to get on the treadmill because it’s in the basement in front of the TV and a good excuse to watch Netflix.
What do you do for maintenance? I feel like the ellipticals at the gym are always broken 🙁
We have a treadmill and I use it some, but I would much prefer an elliptical!
I don’t have one at home, but I use the one at work during my lunch hour – just as good!
This elliptical looks really great – glad you like it! I looooove your first reason (hate those dirty machines others don’t clean up)!
I had and elipitcical before but we got rid of it. It was nice having it as I got back into the habit of exercising
I would love one of those in my house. Is a perfect way to get more of a great workout in without everybody staring at you like a=if you were in a gym.
I cant believe this elliptical is under $1000!! I have been telling my boyfriend we need one for the house. Sometimes I just don’t feel motivated enough to go to the gym and this would be so perfect for home!
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I’m not going to lie, I would love to work out while catching up on New Girl! Thanks for sharing, Neely!
I’m going to be buying a house this year and i’ve been debating whether to get a treadmill or an elliptical and i’m definitely leaning towards elliptical now. Thanks for the tips!
We don’t have space in our apartment for this but I wish we did haha. I find myself to be more motivated in group classes than on my own though so that may be a good thing.
I have been thinking of getting a an elliptical for home workouts. With the cold weather I find myself less motivated to go out. I have the perfect spot for it.
That’s awesome! I agree! Even though it’s a lot more money upfront, it will probably still save money in the long-term!
This is really what I prefer to my gym space at home it’s all completed except this one.
I haven’t been feeling well lately so I haven’t used my treadmill. I can’t wait to get back into it!
We actually recently sold our elliptical! I have a harder time motivating myself to work out at home, so I prefer to schedule gym days as I’m more likely to stick to it 🙂
I REALLY want an elliptical at home!
I don’t mind using public equipment so much (I wipe down before AND after I use them) but lately the travel time for me to and from the gym is getting more unreasonable and I’m missing the cardio.
Plus living in Toronto means it’s too dark and too cold to run until at least April.. and my knees, feet and side are not very happy with the high impact activity so ellipticals make more sense.
I think I need to pull the trigger on this! thanks for the inspiration
xxox
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We had one for a very long time. The only reason we got rid of it is that we ran out of room in the moving truck. It was nice to have because you could get a nice workout without having to leave your house!
I always wanted to have a home gym at home, but space has always been an issue. The ProForm Endurance Elliptical sounds like a wonderful device that could help to follow a regular workout at home and having an ability to track your fitness sounds great too!
I do not like working out in public. Okay, I don’t like working out at all, yet having this at home I’d be more likely to get off my rump and move it.
I have a mini gym at hoe ,and it is really good for my health