Life Fitness X1 Advanced Cross Trainer

The X1 Cross Trainer manufactured by Life Fitness, one of the brand leaders in fitness equipment, is one of its most basic elliptical machines. However, at a reasonable price it offers a good mix of features, and the overall quality of the equipment is faultless.

With the Advanced Console, the user gets the advantage of 10 different workouts, apart from a cool down mode, which is an excellent resource to end a workout with. The quick start feature stores the preferred settings of the user, and brings them up at the press of a button. Besides, the cross trainer comes with 2 user defined programs.

The Advanced Console also features a wireless heart-rate monitoring system consisting of an HRM chest strap. It has been tested and provides very accurate results. A magazine rack and storage compartments are some of the other advantages the user can avail of with the Advanced Console version of the X1. The console’s display provides all the important statistical information one would need to quantify and measure one’s progress, and its blue backlit LCD screen is a very attractive addition. It’s important to make note of the fact that the console works only on electricity.

As far as the machine itself and the build technology goes, there are several advantages. To begin with, the Eddy Current resistance system ensures smooth movement along the entire course of a 20 inch stride. Besides, the machine functions very silently and the motion is fluid. To ensure these advantages, Life Fitness has incorporated the WhisperStride technology into the Life Fitness X1. For stability and variety in upper as well as lower body exercises, both moving and fixed handlebars have been provided.

Any discussion on this Life Fitness product would be incomplete without a mention of the quality assurance offered by the brand. The frame of the X1 Cross Trainer with Advanced Console has a lifetime warranty, all the other parts come with a 3 year warranty, and there is also 3 years warranty on the labour. On the whole, this is one of the most reliable and exciting cross trainer’s under £2,000.