Horizon Fitness EX-59 Elliptical Trainer

Said to take 4-6 hours to assemble. Accomplished in 3 hrs from box opening to cleanup. Directions laid out with parts in an 8 step program. Parts for each step in a segregated bubble pack on 1 cardboard sheet. Some parts in the directions are not illustrated correctly but they are all there, pay close attention to dedicated sides for parts. Comes with tools but recommend you use a better home Set if you have them. You should enjoy it . great product. Worth every penny. Recommend getting a couple low cost movers dollys. The unit is close to 200lbs. Put on dollys for easy moving pre-build. And definitely pay for" to the area" delivery. $20

There are ten levels of resistance. This allows you to adjust degree of difficulty. After first day the console no longer worked but because it was under warranty a serviceman was sent to repair it. Since then the console has worked correctly. I started at level 3 and use it for 22 minutes every other day. Definitely makes you sweat and works your lower body. Don't notice upper body work out much. I'm gradually building up to more resistance. So far it's a good investment if you have the space for it.

This machine is very sturdy and doesn't move. It has 10 levels I had a hard time getting past 2. I sweated profusely. Never heard of this brand, ChatGpt suggested it. So glad I purchased it, Affordable price

Elliptical is fine at a setting of one out of 10, but two out of 10 is very difficult and it is unusable past that. I asked my installer to try to adjust the tension or reset, but there is no difference. This makes it impossible in my opinion to use any of the programs because the resistance is so difficult on anything other than one or two.

This product was reviewed in a health-based consumer report-style article as the best choice for the best price, so we bought it. We totally agree. It was relatively easy to put together. It is very quiet while in use. It definitely provides a variety of settings to allow a workout on many fitness levels. The speakers are not very loud, so we use a Bluetooth speaker instead of plugging in to the elliptical. Overall, we are very happy with this new piece of equipment.

I’ve had this elliptical for a few weeks now and I am truly enjoying it. I live in the northwest so being able to get my heart pumping and blood flowing even on days of inclement weather has been great. My wife says that from the next room it is quiet when I use it. She also stated that it is more compact than she had envisioned. My kids loves it and are able to get some of their bottled up energy out during this isolation period too. It was easy enough to put together, it took me probably a good hour to do it. I suggest: that to avoid future squeaking, spread as much of the lube provided on as much of the shaft and hole parts as possible. This may involve squeezing it off of the prophylactic covering the shaft during shipping. They did provide the tools necessary for the most part. There was a mix up as far as the number of properly sized washers needed. I had 2 more in one size and 2 few in another. Luckily I had a cache of washers in my garage. My noticed drawbacks are there isn’t a stride length adjustment and at 5’8” and more legs than torso, it falls justly slightly short when going at a harder longer stride. There isn’t a fan, but they usually aren’t strong enough anyway, so I’m not worried by it. The price, the warranty, the flexibility to use at my discretion, the features and the reputation of the brand were right.

I bought this a year and a half ago. I have used it 2 times per week that whole time and it has been reliable. Love the shelf which I used to watch my kindle. It has a good stride, easy to use. I had 2 issues with the console, but they were easily solved through customer service, just needed to be updated. I highly recommend taking the arms off periodically and add some white lithium grease. I waited a year to do this, but it could have been done sooner, because it was starting to get noisy. Overall, very good value for the money. Worth it for me because I gave up my gym membership when covid hit and its probably saving me money in the long run.

Pros: + 16" max pedal height provides low profile (great for low ceilings) + Sturdy build + Simple to assemble Cons: - Resistance is much too hard. Only really works practically on level 1 and 2 (out 10) and I'm not a weakling - Stride length is too short - User interface is extremely rudimentary