I know it’s a bit early to be asking for gifts or even thinking about what to buy others. Well, maybe not so much for some early birds who routinely start shopping months early for Christmas so they can avoid the holiday rushed and the inevitably picked over racks of merchandise at malls around the holidays. I myself tend to fall somewhere in between. While I wouldn’t consider myself an early Christmas shopped, I also don’t consider myself a last minute Christmas shopper who is still out on Christmas Eve putting the finishing touches on her Christmas shopping.

Christmas and New Years are one of the biggest times to purchase a piece of fitness equipment. One, because some people have holiday money or bonuses that are burning holes in their pockets and have wanted a new elliptical machine or treadmill for months, and two because we all put on a little extra padding around the holidays because of all the horribly fattening foods, and many people rush out to start their New years resolutions as soon as possible, and purchase the exercise equipment for the coming year, in hopes of starting a new trend of health, fitness and vibrancy.

At any rate, Christmas time and after Christmas is often a wonderful time to get good deals on not only on elliptical machines, but also on popular brands of treadmills like Horizon treadmills and ProForm treadmills, both of which also happen to make excellent elliptical machines. The elliptical has morphed into my favorite piece of exercise equipment. I own a Horizon myself, and I love it. I use it all the time, and it’s just like working out on an expensive piece of gym equipment.

I love the fact that I’m getting an excellent cardio workout in without necessarily impacting my joints hard, or building that big bulky muscle that only guys really want on their legs. Instead, the elliptical is built to help make for sleek and toned muscles, not boxy and bulky muscle tone, because of the fluid movement it creates. For a complete review of ellipticals see Elliptical Reviews, and by all means, please share your experiences through comment postings on your ellipticals or other exercise equipment.

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