Best cross trainer for home use in india

You need an elliptical trainer only if you have weak joint, joint injuries. And if you are just bored with treadmills and exercise bikes. With cross trainers in India you can get better full body workouts than those.

An elliptical cross trainer mimics stair climbing, ski machine and rowing.

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The best elliptical cross trainer for home use

The best elliptical cross trainer brand in India

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With all these you can get a good cardio workout easily and ultimately spend more calories which helps with losing weight. But with diet this can be also used to increase cardiovascular stamina as well with maintaining the same weight.

The ergonomics of the best cross trainer in India is good for people with joint issues such as knees as it provides virtually no joint stress.

So your joint life increases, this is especially helpful for people who are recovering from accidents, in rehab, sports injuries or even for elderly.

Unlike other workouts the exercise cycle and elliptical cross trainers are good for bad joints.

Tip: if you are not fond of an elliptical trainer then you may skip this and do other workouts, even without any equipment. But if you have joint pain but still need to do workouts to increase stamina and lose weight then you can consider these the best cross trainer in India.

If you are looking for the answer to what is the best cross trainer for home use in India then this list if for you.

The best cross trainer in India 

 

Best Cross Trainer India	Flywheel	Max Weight	Our Rating
AFTON FX-100 Elliptical Trainer	10 kg	120 kg	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Xterra FS 4.0e Cardio Fitness Elliptical Cross Trainer	9.5 kg	147 kg	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Cockatoo OB-06 Elliptical Cross Trainer	2 kg	110 Kg	⭐⭐⭐
Proline Fitness 335E Elliptical Trainer India	5 kg	110 Kg	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Sole SE25E Steel Elliptical Cross Trainer	7.66 kg	100 kg approx	⭐⭐⭐⭐
Reach Orbitrek Exercise Cycle and Cross Trainer India (Multi-Color)	Unknown	100 kg	⭐⭐⭐
Fitkit FK300 Cross Trainer/Dual Trainer	Unknown	110 Kg	⭐⭐⭐⭐
Welcare Elliptical Cross Trainer WC6044	4 kg	80 kg	⭐⭐⭐
Aerofit AF 754 Orbitrac Bike Cross Trainer India	Unknown	95 kg	⭐⭐⭐
Afton FX-50 Elliptical Trainer	10 kg	120 kg	⭐⭐⭐⭐
Cheston Under Desk Elliptical Cross Trainer Strider Stepper and Standing Home Gym	Unknown	120 kg	⭐⭐⭐
Fitkit FK800 Orbitrac Cross Trainer	Unknown	110 Kg	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
NIDHAN Slim Strider 360 Air Walker, Elliptical Training Machines	N/A	50 kg	⭐⭐⭐

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• Using Cross trainer for Weight Loss?
• Types of Cross Trainers?
• Common Features of Cross Trainers!

Best elliptical cross trainer brand in India

Welcare	Good choice when it comes to best elliptical cross trainer for home use
AeroFit	Another good choice for budget best elliptical trainer in India for home
Reach	Good elliptical cross trainer brand
Fitkit	Budget Cross Trainer Maker
Cockatoo	Good fitness equipment manufacturer
Lifelong	Good Spin bike and cross trainer brand
Kamachi	Best known for treadmills and gym machines
Afton	Have cross trainer for home and for Commercial Gyms
Proline Fitness	Good for Cross trainers
Sole	Good choice for Professional Cross trainers
Xterra	Good as Premium elliptical cross trainers in India

NOT Sure how to pick your cross trainer in India for home use? Check our Buying Guide FIRST!

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Reviews of the best cross trainer in india

AFTON FX-100 Elliptical Trainer

Afton FX-50 Elliptical Trainer

Xterra Elliptical Cross Trainer

Sole SE25E Steel Elliptical Cross Trainer

Cockatoo OB-06 Elliptical Cross Trainer

Proline Fitness 335E Elliptical Trainer india

Reach Orbitrek Exercise Cycle and Cross Trainer India (Multi-Color)

Fitkit FK300 Cross Trainer/Dual Trainer

Welcare Elliptical Cross Trainer WC6044

Aerofit AF 754 Orbitrac Bike Cross Trainer India

Cheston Under Desk Elliptical Cross Trainer Strider Stepper and Standing Home Gym

Fitkit FK800 Orbitrac Cross Trainer

NIDHAN Slim Strider 360 Air Walker, Elliptical Training Machines

Elliptical trainer and cross trainers are not exactly the same thing. Regular elliptical machines have static not movable arms while cross trainers have movable arms. So with elliptical trainers you can mostly workout your legs and with cross trainers you can workout upper body also.

Types of Cross Trainers

Fan elliptical trainer

Fan elliptical trainer designs are from the 80’s era and they are somewhat similar to the air bike cage. These are very low cost and good for home gym single person use. But not very durable.

Belt resistance cross trainer

Belt driven cross trainers in India are common and of low cost. It has a belt and flywheel to provide resistance.

Rear driven cross trainers

Some cross trainers have the flywheel at the back of the machine, it may provide better normal walking motion than others. These type of cross train is available in India.

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Front driven cross trainers

Just opposite of the rear driven cross trainer, here the flywheel is located at the front of the machine.

Variable stride length cross trainer

The variable stride length cross trainer is suitable if there are many family members with different strides will be using the machine. Also you can change the stride length to mimic walking or running situation. This elliptical cross trainer is a good option to introduce more variety to a workout routine.

Electromagnetic resistance cross trainer

Magnetic resistance cross trainers provide a variable adjustable resistance along with almost silent operation. This feature is very popular and very suitable for a small house or home with children.

Ergometer cross trainer

A feature that is most generally not needed for the common folk. This just shows the measures of resistance in watts. Many athletes do use this feature but for general usages you do not need to spend that amount of money.

Incline cross trainer

Just like an incline feature of a treadmill, incline on some cross trainer can be changed to target various muscles and increase difficulty. 

Center drive cross trainer

Here the flywheel is located at the center of the the elliptical machine and not to the front or rear. Mostly used for home and small places.

Common Features of Elliptical trainers

Flywheel Resistance: More adjustable resistance is better since you can always grow strong and you will crave more resistance. Heavier the flywheel more resistance you can use during your workout.

Front/Rear/Center Drive: In my opinion the location of the flywheel does not matter much. Although most elliptical cross trainer in India will them at the front or at the Rear.

Stride Length: You may consider variable stride length cross trainer which you can adjust as per your needs accordingly. Also You can mimic hill climbing, walking etc with those stride lengths.

Adjustable Seat: We all are not gifted with good heights so adjustable seat is required to workout at the elliptical machine’s full capacity.

Silent operation: Magnetic cross trainers will give you the most silent operation ever.

The Best Elliptical Cross Trainers

Wheels for Transportation: The wheels are required if you wish to move the cross trainer from one room to another.

Digital Display/ Console: Usually all cross trainer shoes calorie burned, speed, distance covered. Some brands offer separate app to log in all the data for later analysis

Use Frequency: If many people are going to use it or you will use it multiple times, very frequently then you must look into good elliptical trainer options.

Safety: Check if the cross train is easy to stop and can be done quickly.

Handlebars Length: Usually handlebars are long enough and nothing to worry about but you should try to check with adjustable seat height.

Heart Rate Sensor: Heart rate sensors are available on most cross trainer models and you can login the data for analysis.

Smooth Pedals: Anti-slip pedals and long paddles are best choices.

Using Elliptical Cross Trainers for Weight Loss

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If you do not have joint issues specially in the knees then you can combine exercises like burpees with a cross trainer machine for more intense cardiovascular workouts. 

For eg: 

• 1 set of burpees 10 reps
• 5-10 minutes on elliptical trainer

Also many people lose interest on a gym equipment very fast, specially me. If you are someone who quickly gets bored then you should always combine different workouts together with the machine. Even yoga.

As per research humans can lose up to 500 calories per hour while working on an elliptical trainer. But no one would workout on that cross trainer, just too boring. But even if you managed to lose 200 calories per day, 5 days a week and maintain your diet as such that you are not replenishing that lost calories. Then you have a chance of losing weight quickly.

Diet is the key, not the cross trainer machine.

Now time management is also a factor, I would recommend that you follow my style of 30 minutes only. 30 minutes of high intensity cross trainer will help more than a leisurely using the elliptical trainer.

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Advantages of Cross Trainers

No Joint stress: Elliptical cross trainers are an effective way of working out if you have painful joint and limited range of motion. This is a great alternative to exercise bikes and treadmill and can help with full body workout with very low impact. So no stress on your joints and you can recover your strength and lose weight at the same time. 

Since you are almost walking into air with no impacts, it will not send any shock upto your knees.

Mimics walking: With moving handles and steppers, a cross trainer with moving handles mimics our natural way of walking thus it utilises all the joints and muscles and gives full body workout. And there is no joint impact with this and the knee, hip, ankles are in a much safer position with the best cross trainer in India. And all joints move as it should be in case of walking.

Better Mobility: Since all the body parts are being used on a cross trainer and that too without no joint stress, your joint gets better as your movement. Since there is no joint dress, no impact and all the joints and muscles move as they should while walking on a road. You get better mobility without leaving your house.

Weight Bearing: Unlike other cardio gym equipment or weight loss equipment, cross trainer is weight-bearing exercises which can help with adding more density to the bone and stop osteoporosis.

Pre-set Programs: Wanto climb stairs, climb up a hill, these can only be done with elliptical trainers. You should get bored working out at home with this.

Core Strength: Since with a cross trainer so many moving parts are included with every workout, your core gets toned and strong. Since your core muscles are involved in every move your make on the elliptical machine.

Full body workout: Since all cross trainers mimic walking and you are bound to use your hands and your legs at the same time. And it is also a weight bearing workout which will help in adding up calcium to the bones also. As this mimics walking in a joint friendly manner, you are doing a full body workout which is great for muscle building and for fat loss. And you can workout your hands, glutes, legs and more with this only one machine.

The Best Elliptical Cross Trainers

Variable Intensity Workout: This means you can change the intensity of the cross trainer resistance as per your need. This is helpful if many of your family members are going to use the same machine. Or if you want to switch from a low resistance calorie burning workout to a muscle building workout.

Weight Loss: Most of the time people do workouts that are isolating muscles, resulting in low caloric expense thus not achieving their fat loss goals. These cross trainers in India helps you to recruit more muscles thus resulting in using more calories. With diet you can surely loose weight with cross trainers at home.

Burn more calories: One of the greatest advantages of using the best cross trainer for home use is the ability to burn calories. With full body workout and variable intensity you can burn a lot of calories in a short period of time. And with a diet where you do not end up replenishing the calories you get weight loss effect in your body.

At home workouts: With the best cross trainers in India you can get the benefits of a treadmill, cycling with much less strain on your joints. And if you are not into body building but want to burn calories and improve your cardiovascular fitness then with at home workouts with a cross trainer will work great for you.

Safer: I have injured myself with bench press, leg press machines before and personally they have their places when it comes to strength and bodybuilding but needs knowledge and care. While to get into shape and cardio a cross trainer is a much more variable option where chances of injury is very less.

Less Maintenance: Cross trainers do not require much maintenance like treadmills. Also gym cycles do not require much maintenance as well. To me to be able to use a workout equipment without much hassle, cross trainers take the top spot as there are less moving parts, belts, motors etc.

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Disadvantages of Cross Trainers

Movement: Weird or awkward workout movement pattern. At least I find it awkward.

No impact workout: If you have joint pain and you are going through some therapy, or if you are really heavy weight and want to shed some extra fat then non impact weight loss workout with a cross trainer makes sense.

But otherwise if you are only doing workouts on a cross trainer then you are missing out a lot. As for healthy people some impact will help with creating more bone density. 

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Issues with Feet: In a cross trainer which is kind of riding bike which is upright, you are required to place your feet in a fixed place.

You do not move your feet much unlike when we walk or run etc. And for that reason if you do use cross trainer for a long time then you might have some tingling in your feet, especially near the thumb.

Boring: There are no movement changes that you can do with a cross trainer. And soon it is bound to get boring. You can turn up some music and try to move with the beats but still it will get mundane.

And there is also something called repetitive stress injury so you better add some workout variations with other machines or do free hand. Doing the same movement may cause some injury to the muscles, tendons being used.

Also, doing the same workout never gives better results.

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Budget: I am a budget buyer and I always look for deals and try to make educated guess on what should be the value of the gym product. Now many would say buy a smaller cross trainer if your body is small, that is just wrong. Cross trainers are in uniform sizes.

And depending on the quality the cost varies a lot.

If you plan to use the cross trainer daily then you should look for the mid range products. Most of the products that I suggested in the best elliptical trainer list is mid to low range in terms of cost.

Gym space: Cross trainers like other big workout machines, do take some space. If you live in a very small apartment then this might not be suitable for you. If you have a spare room where you can install this cross trainer, then you should do it. You should have around 5-6 feet of space available with gym rubber mats. And vertically a normal sized room is enough.

Cross Trainer Styles: If you check our section named Types of cross strainer, this will be easier to understand.

Basically depending on the placement of the motor like element of the cross trainer. Here The most feature rich tends to be the rear-drive model, also the costlier. Front-drive models are generally noisy and low cost, and center-drive models are low in intensity.

Features: Do you want to measure your heart rate in the machine itself? Or want to watch YouTube on your phone? Then you have to look out for some features, heart rate sensors, bottle holders, tab holders etc. Also, there could be speakers, wifi also. These are not necessary features but good to have.

Workout Programs: Many cross trainer machines come with pre-built programs, this allows lower the boredom and enables you to get a better workout as a whole.

Weight: Be mindful of your own weight. Budget cross trainers in India are not so durable and can not hold above 85-100kgs of body weight. Before buying, you should check if the elliptical trainer can even support it.

Stride Length: tall people will have long strides, although cross trainers strides are generic and may suit a wide range of height. But still do a check before buying about the height support or stride length support. 

Frequency of use: If more than one person are going to use the cross trainer or if the cross trainer is to be used multiple times in a day then you should buy a premium model. You should invest in a higher capable model to avoid any injury or downtime.

Q factor: Q factor is the space between the pedals. Usually this difference is enough for any leg length and body type. But this is not a major thing unless you are too tall or too short.

Adjustable Resistance: Adjustable resistance is a must for progressive overload and gaining muscle strength. And this is determined by the flywheel weight. If you are physically fit then you can get a higher weight flywheel otherwise choose a lighter weight.

Adjustable Frame: Adjustable frame elements like seat or handles allows you to adjust the frame as per your height or body frame.

Incline: Incline feature in a cross trainer is a similar one like as in the treadmill. More inclined you are to set the machine, the more tough the workout will be.

Warranty: Check warranty and service center numbers before you buy. Most major cross trainer brands have available service centers all over India in major cities.

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Elliptical Trainer vs Treadmill

A workout on the Elliptical trainer is always a full body workout recruiting more muscles and using more calories than a treadmill

Easier on joints than treadmill.

With a treadmill more leg muscles can be targeted. And treadmill can not be considered as a full body workout like a cross trainer.

Cross trainer moving pattern needs some learning.

And treadmill as an exercise equipment takes less space than a elliptical trainer, if it can be folded up.

Too much walking or running on treadmill especially on manual treadmills might cause knee issues.

Elliptical Trainer vs Gym cycle

While a gym cycle mainly focuses on leg workout, a cross trainer can be used for full body workout. 

Elliptical cross trainers in India are costlier than a gym cycle.

Elliptical cross trainer will burn more calories than an exercise bike. Since it uses all muscle groups in your body.

Elliptical Trainer vs Walking

Elliptical cross-training is less stressful for the joints than walking outside.

For walking you can spend quality time outdoors, even with friends or meet new people. With cross trainer you can do the workout at home, quickly.

Elliptical trainer ^(wiki) at home will burn more calories than walking. Whereas running may burn more calories than a cross trainer but have more impact on the joints.

Cross Trainer vs Cycling

Cross trainer workouts are full body workouts, while cycling is a mostly lower body workout.

Cross trainers can help burn more calories in a shorter period of time.

Cycles are usually low cost than a cross trainer machine.