Reebok Cross Trainer

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While you need to propel the machine on your own, unlike a vibration plate or treadmill, you don’t want to risk being shocked or injured by one of the belts. From there is does not help that the instructions have caused users so much hassle and they have often had to reassemble a part or double check all the fixtures because they have not been tough enough with the spanner or have missed out a vital point. The ZR8 also has built-in transport wheels to help you move it from one place to another, which helps with storage.

The Jet 100 Cross trainers has a generous 14 inch stride length and although this is slightly less than the ZR8 with 15 inches you would find it difficult to tell the difference. Stride length is very important as this is the distance that you will cover after each completed stride. After plugging in the Jet 100 and turning on the power I was greeted with an impressive LCD screen featuring a blue background with white numbers and a green program indicator. When the flywheel is in the front, the cross trainer is generally larger and allows you to make bigger steps. The 19 user programmes offered are made clear by the simple to understand diagrams located around the LCD screen itself.

I was, however, blown away by the level of attention to detail that went into labeling the screws and hardware. The handlebars have a sweat-resistant padding that is both effective at reducing sweat and comfortable to hold for long periods. This is quite a bold statement for what seems like a fairly straightforward cross trainer and suggests that anyone can climb on board and get something positive out of the experience. The second use is that if you want more of an upper/all over body workout then you would use the fluid movement grips.

Summary: does this mean that the Reebok ZR8 32-level elliptical cross trainer loses its appeal in any way? However, because I prefer a low-impact kind of training, anything more than 10kg makes little sense. You can’t help but notice the distinctive Reebok branding and although this isn’t something we would be influenced by in terms of the usability, it does look the part. We’ve spent the past 8 weeks testing the Reebok ZR8 Cross Trainer to bring you this definitive review, so you can make up your own mind. If your trainer comes with a pulse or heart rate sensor, you may notice that the sensors are not working or are highly inaccurate.Being a heavy cross trainer at around 55kgs also helps with stability and general feel while in motion. Although it is somewhat diminutive in stature, it looks and feels robust and will suit users up to a height of 6’1″ quite comfortably.