431 Elliptical Trainer Review

Elliptical Trainer Review: Schwinn 431 Elliptical Trainer
Rating: 5 stars out of 5 for being tons of features and an extremely low price
Price: $799
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Konichiwa!

It’s a beautiful day in California! It’s warm in the sun and cool in the shade. Perfect weather for surfing, football, basketball, or anything else you would want to do outside. I’m going to write this review as quickly as I can while maintaining my high review standards so I can get outside and enjoy that sun! On with the review!

Schwinn has updated their 431 Elliptical Trainer model for 2008. It’s a better looking machine, looks much less of an eyesore in the living room. But looks are always subjective, I suppose the marketplace will decide if the new 2008 Schwinn Elliptical is as sleek as I think it looks.

Among the features worth noting are the built in MP3/IPOD holder, water bottle holder, bidirectional pedal movement, and bright blue backlit display. The information age is here and Schwinn knows it. Not only is this an excellent feature, but demonstrates Schwinn’s willingness to innovate and respond to the demands of consumers. (Of course, if you can only afford the Shuffle like me, you don’t need an MP3 player holder. :(

Just like the rest of Schwinn’s elliptical trainer lineup, the Scwinn 431 Elliptical Trainer is designed to enable bidirectional movement; this means users can exercise with a forward and backward motion. It’s not too big of a deal to boring me, but some people like to spice their workout up with a few backwards laps.

Speaking of the information age, staying in tune with your body is essential. That’s why the Schwinn 431 includes built in heart rate monitoring for tracking pulse and includes a large blue backlit screen for displaying vital information such as heart rate, calories burned, speed, and distance. If you’re farsighted you’re definitely going to appreciate the size of console.

Last, but certainly not least, I would like to discuss the motion of the Schwinn 431 Elliptical Trainer. This is an extremely well built elliptical trainer. It shows no signs of the problems with creaking and wobbling the 431’s little brother the 430 displayed. People who bought or test out the Schwinn 431 Elliptical Trainer are surprised at the fluid motion for an $800 price tag.