All about Nautilus ellipticals

The Nautilus Company is the world’s second largest manufacturer of fitness equipment. Nautilus’ claim to fame has been the BowFlex treadmill, which has given the company a huge customer base. And now Nautilus is trying its hand at a whole new field of exercise equipment, like the Treadmillclimber and a series of Nautilus ellipticals. In fact, the hugely popular Schwinn elliptical machine family is also part of the Nautilus elliptical machine chain.

According to Consumer Reports, Nautilus ellipticals are equipped to compete with some of the best on the market, and consumers can count on having more to get the most bang for their buck. Nautilus elliptical cross trainers are built with some of the highest quality components on the market, making them durable enough to withstand a light level of commercial use. There’s even a variety of interactive programming that comes with each trainer. For example, the Nautilus elliptical Pro Series offers an elliptical stride known as “My Stride”, the “My Stride” software adapts to individual leg length and training pace by adjusting the stride length. Below are some Nautilus Elliptical reviews for some of the more unique Nautilus home elliptical models.

Types of Nautilus ellipticals

All Nautilus ellipticals feature a quiet elliptical motion and are designed to withstand multiple regular workouts. Check out some of the luxury Nautilus ellipticals available in the market for purchase:

Nautilus E2000: Falling in the $2,000 range with a suggested retail price of $2,299 available at specialty fitness stores and through the Nautilus website. This Nautilus elliptical comes fully equipped with wireless heart rate control, a heart rate monitor on the machine’s moving handlebars, articulated pedals, and an LED console.

Nautilus E3000Costing just over $2,600, the Nautilus E3000 elliptical trainer offers a self-generated electromagnetic resistance system that requires no batteries, power cords, or fuss, allowing this Nautilus to be placed virtually anywhere.

Schwinn 418: The Schwinn 418 is part of the Nautilus chain of ellipticals, though it doesn’t carry the legendary name. Priced as low as $800, the Schwinn 418’s ability to accommodate multiple users has made it one of the most popular trainers on the market. This trainer offers twelve different training programs, including Roll, Valley, Fat Burn, Ramp, Random, Plateau, Interval, Mountain, two heart rate, and a fitness test mode.

Schwinn 428: The Nautilus Schwinn 428 retails for around $1,300 and is very similar in nature to its 418 counterpart. Like the 418, the Schwinn 428 features an articulating footpeg and heel counter, but in addition to that, the machine has wireless heart monitoring and reverse action. This elliptical reverse action allows you to exercise a variety of different muscles.