Precor EFX 5.25 elliptical machine review

Features of Precor efx 5.25

Precor has been one of the pioneers in the industry and today they have a high reputation in the fitness industry. Precor EFX 5.25  is a solid equipment which has 8 pre programmed workouts included in it and also provides 20 varying levels of resistance.

You might not know this but the company created the first elliptical machines. Although Precor gives you the option to spread your hands and legs as much as you want there is also the option to use the stationary bar if you so wish.

You can adjust the stride from 18.5 inches to 20 inches which should be enough for anyone. That said the stride lengths are adjustable which is a boon for everyone since it would be easy for anyone to fix the stride length as per their height. You can take a maximum of 510 strides per minute.

Precor has been awarded a patent for a technology known as Cross Ramp technology. What it does is it enables you to change the height of the elliptical path which your feet are travelling. As a result the lower muscle groups tend to get more worked out.

With the 20 levels of varying resistance you can choose whether you want to be out of breath or go moderate with your exercise.

There is also a heart rate unit which tells you your heart rate and the machine also tells you the zone in which you are working out. You can place your fingers over the touch sensitive grips of the machine and it will tell you the zone in which your heart is working.  If it indicates the fat burn zone it means that you are working in the zone which is 50 to 60 percent of your maximum aerobic heart rate.

There is the cardio vascular zone also which indicates that you are working out at 80% of your aerobic heart rate which means you are strengthening your cardiovascular system.

Powered incline: The incline ability adds an extra challenge to your workout. What makes the Precor EFX 5.25 different though is that the incline can be adjusted with the help of  a button.

Separate USER ids: If there are multiple members in your home who have widely different exercise needs then there is a feature in Precor EFX 5.25 for that. It supports two user IDs and can remember the information entered by them on their elliptical workout routine.

Locking pin safety: If there are kids around your home you might be worried about them getting into trouble with the Precor efx 5.25 but that won’t happen because Precor has provided pin safety for locking the machine

Foot pedals: The machine has got foot pedals to assist your motion

Warranty:

Precor efx 5.25 comes with a lifetime warranty on welds, 5 year warranty on mechanical and electronic parts and a 1 year labor warranty.

A few cons:

Precor EFX  5.25 does not come with a music system  and neither does it have the chest strap for heart rate measurement. That must be bought separately. It is also quite heavy.

In short the main features and specs of Precor efx 5.25 are:

* Patented heart rate measurement system that tells you at which zone your heart is working

* Member IDS

*18.5 inch to 20 inch adjustable stride

*Moving handle bars

*Backlit LCD which is quite large

* Cross ramp technology which provides 15 to 20 degree incline

*Power incline

*Child safe with lock system

Conclusion:

The only thing we can say that is the PREcor efx 5.25 is  a great buy and offers a ton of features and a quality sturdy machine that will not disappoint you. However if you are budget conscious then this may not be the right choice for you.

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