Customer Reviews

My first 1100 hr/a lasted for almost three years before I gave it away (I didn't want to have to move it cross-country). The person who got it is still using it.

I bought another one this week after trying to do cardio on my own wasn't working out.

The elliptical helps me to lose weight & stay firm better than ANYTHING else. Better than gym classes or The Firm videos, or anything else. Better than high school athletics (running, running, running!) did. When I use it regularly, I see the fat melt away & the cellulite disappear.

I also love that it has a TRUE elliptical movement, not circular like most "cheap" ellipticals do. This means it is easier on your joints. The Wal-Mart versions (Gold's Gym) hurt my knees within 1 minute. I can run for miles on this one without problems.

Lots of reviews mention quality problems, and this may be so. How I justified this is that a gym membership for me with childcare (I'm a stay at home mom with small kids) costs more than $1,000 per year. If I use this thing for only 5 months, it is more than paid for - not to mention the time and effort and gasoline I didn't spend going to the gym!

I only expected the first one to last about a year - with it on 3+ years and still going - with no maintenance of any kind - I'm more than pleased. I hope the new one stands up as well. If it doesn't, I'll just remember - it is a $400 elliptical! It pays for itself every few months. Even if I only get 6 months out of it, I've saved money over a gym. And my rear end will look fantastic.
~ Wendy Lady



I have been using my Eclipse 1100 a lot recently and was curious what others thought. I got mine about 3 years ago using credit card points. I did no research at the time. The Eclipse was the only machine in the credit card award magazine.

Over these three years, my wife and I have used it more or less intensely throughout that time. We have never had a significant problem with it, which has been a pleasant surprise to me. In fact, I was amazed to see all the negative reviews recently on Amazon. Not sure if my older unit was built more solidly or what. But we have been happy.

The machine is a little noisier now than when we first bought it, but I still wouldn't say it is loud. You can barely hear it if you stand outside the room (with the door open). I suspect that with a little maintenance (grease or whatever), the noise would disappear completely.

Speaking of grease, the only other problem I can remember with the machine was grease streaks on our carpet after we first started using it. We put a towel under it to save the carpet, but the streaks stopped not long after anyway.

One thing I really like about this machine over the ones I have used at the gym is its compactness. We have it over in the corner of a 12 by 12 room, and it is not a problem. Those gym-quality machines are huge.
~ P. Fuller


I have owned my elliptical trainer for two weeks now and am thrilled with it. Easy to put together and use. I am a beginner with this at the age of 61 after have a major heart attack a year ago and having to have a pacemaker installed I was a little afraid of this machine. Now I am exercising for an hour every day and am up to 14 miles a day. I feel fantastic and love the silence of the machine even after the use that I have put the machine through. I highly recomend this product to the beginner and the advanced. I am not working so joining a gym is out of the question. This is the closest I have come to a real gym workout.
~ Donald J. Chabot

This machine is very effective for weight loss without the harsh impact. Years of high impact aerobics has taken a toll on my joints. This machine allows the work out without the joint pain. It is a keeper !!
~ S. Sims