July 24th, 2010 
- Space-saving elliptical trainer designed for smaller homes or apartments
- Ideal for event training, rehabilitation, and traditional cardio fitness
- Footpads move in natural elliptical motion for low impact
- 6-function computer tracks your time, speed, distance, calories, and pulse
- 220-pound capacity; measures 36 inches long and 20 inches wide
Product Description
Ideal for acheiving and maintaining fitness in the comfort of your own home, with low-impact cardiovascular exercise! This compact unit features dimensions of 36″ in length and only 20″ wide which won’t take up a whole room like regular full size machines. The computer can monitor Time, speed, distance, calories, pulse and also has an odometer. Instruction manual and tools for assembly are included. Manufacturer 1 year warranty. Maximum user weight is 220 lbs.Ama… More >>
Confidence Fitness Space Saving Elliptical Trainer
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this product is good for the price. it was a little noisy but otherwise worked well. the only problem i had was that it only came with one picture and no step by step directions. the picture was very small and they only showed picture of the nuts and bolts. then when it came to the nuts and bolts there was only a picture and how many of them there were supposed to be. they needed to specify which bolts went where, but it was like a guessing game which i did not like.
Rating: 3 / 5
Item arrived very quickly, however the packaging was not so great. There were some scratches on the parts and the lid was barely sealed which was rather annoying. As far as assembling goes I would recommend having 2 sets of hands. The instructions are not all that great but I had no problem assembling and figuring out where things went. I was missing some parts which is why I rated this item at only 4 stars. I was able to assemble and use parts around the house but when i purchase something I expect all parts to be in the box! As far as the performance of the machine, it works great for me! However it should be noted that this machine has a very short stride. I am only 5’3 and it works perfectly for me but some of my family members that are 5’7 and taller had a bit of trouble because of the stride being so short. This is not a high end elliptical so you shouldn’t expect it to function as one. However, i will say that it offers a great work out for a low price. The machine is also very small and takes up little space which is a big plus for me!
Rating: 4 / 5
I just put this elliptical together yesterday. It was easy to put together, directions were confusing but common sense took over where the directions left out details. I am 5’6″ and feel a little tall for the elliptical, use the top of the handles and stride seems short, but it is sturdy and will get the job done. It is quiet and has very little wobble to it even when using it at a high speed. Love the computer board, heart rate monitor seems accurate. I would recommend this to anyone under 150lbs. and shorter than 5’6″ who isn’t looking to spend a LOT of money on a fancy elliptical but still wants a good work out. I have only used it once though so I can’t vouch for how it holds up.
Rating: 3 / 5
Overall, I like this elliptical so I gave it 4 stars. However, it is a bit wobbly and it does squeak a little (not a big deal, I’ll just buy some oil for it). Putting it together was tedious because the instructions are really not that great and the diagram is really unclear. It’s best to have two people when putting it together, although I did it by myself, it just took longer.
That’s my review for the machine itself. Now, I do have to mention the seller, Golf Outlets of America – their packaging is really bad. The nuts, bolts and other small items weren’t in a sealed bag but rather scattered around the box. The box ended up being damaged with a hole punctured through it so some of the nuts and bolts fell out. One of the parts was also damaged beyond repair. The good thing though was that Golf Outlets eventually responded to my e-mail about this and sent me out the missing parts (altogether, took me about 2.5 weeks to get the elliptical up because of this). Just thought I should mention this because they’re the only seller of this product on Amazon.
Rating: 4 / 5
This machine had lots of problems right out of the box:
The main steel axle was warped, so when the two main handlebars were attached, it popped out the stub/plug on the side of the handlebars, leaving a 2mm gap in the main fame, so when I stride on the machine, it makes a clanking noise.
The plastic over the wheel was warped, and the tension knob didn’t work. I used wood cutting tools to carve a line where the warped plastic was hitting the pedal so the scraping noise would stop.
It worked well enough after the self fixing, but then about 10 minutes into its first use, something inside the machine began squeaking, and has yet to go away. I’ve used it 5 times so far (which is awful-I thought I’d use it every day.), and will try to use it more just to get my $160 worth out of it.
I am NOT an athlete, and am out of shape, though not overweight (120lbs and jiggly, only been exercising >a year, and with very, very LIGHT cardio; Bar method and Leslie Sansone ‘walk at home’ videos, ‘hula for beginners’ video, and a resistance band & PT prescribed exercises for strength).
However, I do not break a good sweat even going on this machine for 40+ minutes, perhaps due to the dysfunctional tension knob (it has no resistance, as far as I could tell). After doing a ‘walk at home’ video, I’m soaked after 20 minutes…This machine *appears* to not push the user to the proper pulse level, but the machine I received could be a lemon.
An elliptical was recommended by a physical therapist because the walk at home videos gave me side stitches, and I’d pulled my shoulder as well. She stressed not to cheap out on a machine, but I don’t have enough $ for a gym or professional grade machine. I chose this machine after seeing many fairly good reviews for it on amazon.uk (over there,it has lots of reviews. The other model I was considering was Confidence 2-in-one machine for $130, but it had very poor reviews elsewhere).
Another incident I’ve experienced that are noted in other reviews for other products made by Confidence is the pedals seem to cause your feet to slide and push your toes against the edge, causing a ‘needle like’ or numbing sensation in your toes when you get off the machine.
In fact, one of the main reasons I chose this over their two less expensive models is because none of the reviews for this machine mentioned the decline, or a need to prop the front on a 2×4. Alas, this machine certainly does not grip to your shoe, and does benefit from a few books stacked under the front. I’ve also put small squares of non skid material on the pedals (the type you’d put under a carpet runner, or use as a yoga mat), and it helps a little, but the 2 inch rise in front works much better.
The handle bars also seem to be a little short…My arms don’t stretch all the way while striding, though I’m only 5’4″. I can’t imagine anyone taller even fitting in it. The stride is also very short and more of a circular pedaling motion rather than an authentic oval, elliptical motion.
If the tension had functioned properly, this wouldn’t be such a bad machine for home use, given its price in comparison to others. However, based on the machine I received, for the reasons listed above, I could not recommend it to other shoppers. Unfortunately, I haven’t any better ideas to offer, since there seems to be a huge gap in price and quality…There’s either crappy machines for $300 or less, or nice ones that start in the $1200′s.
Rating: 3 / 5