ProForm 485E

Pros: Good price for a home machine.
Cons: Too small foot and leg area for heavy use.

Love is a strong word for a form of exercise.
But after a difficult pregnancy, broken ankle and
a bad case of plantar fascitis, weight was piling
on and I needed to get moving. Elliptical trainers
were the only form of...

Pros: Smooth quiet motion, relatively long stride in comparison to other models, good arm motion
Cons: Failures of unsealed bearings and poorly welded cranks to the driver spindle

I'm a 6' (183 cm) tall 190 lb (86 kg) weight athletic man. I've owned the 485e since mid 1998. It was discontinued by Icon Fitness some time in 1999. While it was still being manufactured, it was highly rated by Consumer Reports. It has a leg motion that ...

Pros: easy to use, inexpensive, built well
Cons: have to fight other family members off

Couch potato on a diet
I have been dieting with eDiets.com since May, 00. I have done pretty well but hit a long plateau. I knew the only way to break through would be to get some exercise. With my kids' schedule, going to a gym was...

Pros: Quality for the price, smooth ride, quiet
Cons: Pedal Size, space requirement

This was actually my second purchase of an elliptical machine. The first one we tried was an Oribtrek - but that's another story - my only comments are - YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!

So needless to say I was very cautious and did LOTS of leg...

Pros: Sturdy, smooth action, nice display features
Cons: Heavy, large, pedals are somewhat slippery

I had my eye on elliptical trainers for awhile before deciding to take the plunge and buy one, with great hopes that it would be not yet another piece of unused exercise equipment collecting dust in the basement.

What is an...

Pros: Comfortable, quiet and challenging
Cons: I haven't found any in a year!

Last year when I retired I promised myself I would invest in a new treadmill. I had been using a ProForm for over 15 years, but wasn't happy with the old design. We also had to manually change the treadmill to go uphill. Just about the time I was...

Pros: It works kinda OK, has lap display, cup holder, and has a digital display
Cons: Pedals could be larger, semi-cheap plastic housing, heavy, expensive

Awhile ago we decided to get a ProForm 485E to do some exercising on. The unit worked pretty well, and has helped us stay (somewhat) in shape.

First, there are a few good points about the unit. The movement is smooth and pleasant; this is...

Pros: no impact, full-body workout in one
Cons: heavy, pedals can be slippery

My fiancée and I purchased the ProForm 485e last year at Sears in an attempt to motivate ourselves to start exercising again. After looking into treadmills, stationary cycles, skiing machines, and just about every other unusual contraption out there, we...

Pros: Ease of use.
Cons: It's too heavy and too long. Don't plan on moving it!

I must preface this opinion by saying I'm not in shape. I need to lose some weight, but I hate to exercise. I've owned exercise bikes, rowing machine, free weights, you name it. I have the best of intentions, but lose interest and can't stay motivated. I...

Pros: None
Cons: Poor quality, breaks easily and cannot be repaired or replaced by company.

I bought and a year and a half ago and used it VERY little at first then began to use it more frequently about 2 months ago. A week or two later it started to make a terrible noise and then the whole motion became jerky and was obvious something was...

Pros: Easy to use, effective, easy on the knees
Cons: takes up a lot of space

After having a gym membership for years and using their elliptical machines as my only cardio exercise, I decided to get one of my own and stop wasting money, dealing with crowds, and waiting in line to use the elliptical machines. So, I bought my own...

Pros: Seems like a good workout for the money. Only owned my 545e for 3 days.
Cons: Very big and heavy to move, Easy to break the elliptical cylinder, Not portable.

I just bought my ProForm 545e elliptical exercise machine two days ago from my local Post Exchange in Fort Hood, Texas. (Note: the only difference between the 485e and the 545e is the wider pedals and the console.) I paid $399.99. This seemed to...

Pros: Cheap
Cons: Slightly less options

The ProForm 485E is the best for its money. It can do the same job at the other leading elliptical machines at a lower price for the consumer. This machine has settings just as other leading brands. It can check your heart rate, the amount of calories...

Pros: Nice Styling
Cons: Cheap plastic flywheel hidden inside housing

After I used the ProForm 485E lightly for several months, it began to make a screeching noise. The screeching noise gradually got louder. A few weeks later, the flywheel suddenly quite working. When I removed the flywheel housing, it became clear that...

Pros: Fun, mindless activity, no strain on knees, hips or back
Cons: Difficult if you are out of shape, at least in the beginning

Include me in. As of last night, I am one of the "elliptical" people. In an act of desperation at not being able to shed, in my opinion, an incomprehensible amount of weight, I raced to the sporting goods store and picked myself up one of...