Latest reviews about Octane Q37e Elliptical Trainer

softball22 says "The Octane Q37e elliptical is a great calorie and fat burner" about Octane Q37e Elliptical Trainer

softball22 — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:25:56 GMT

The Octane Q37e elliptical trainer is perfect for any type of gym go-er and for someone who has enough money to buy one for their own personal use at home. It is a great workout and if you vary the program you use, resistance, speed, or do intervals you can break up quite a sweat. But I do think their programming for calories burned and calories burned per hour is off because it says I normally burn 1000 calories an hour, which seems way too high. I like the foot pedals and the handlebars, but you really have to concentrate on using your arms if you want your upper body to work as well as your lower body. Personally, I don't use my arms much and just let them go. This elliptical is good for switching it up a little bit and pedaling backward, and its easy to balance and not use the handlebars.This is definitely one of my all time favorite ellipticals and during the winter I use it at least 5 times a week. You can set the resistance level low and make it really easy if you need to, but I...

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lisa0406 says "this trainer is for everyone" about Octane Q37e Elliptical Trainer

lisa0406 — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:14:50 GMT

since my husband has a bad knee due to old football high school injury, he cannot run or jog and the treadmills allow him to have painless cardio exercises for hi health. this elliptical is used daily . not just my husband but also our 6 children and 3 grand children. i have recomended this octane q37e elliptical trainer to my friends and also my childrens high school who also has purchased 3 of them for the athletes. this trainer is a great way to get your cardio going as well as loose weight along with diet. my son who plays football in high school has lost 20 ponds using this trainer. this trainer has allowed him to get exercise in between down time or off season. my daughter who is going to college this year for basketball also has been able to use this elliptical when she had an injury which prhibited her from running. i will and have be highly spreading the word about this trainer. i give this item 5 as a rating from 1 to 5.

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lillypad210 says "Overall great product" about Octane Q37e Elliptical Trainer

lillypad210 — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:14:20 GMT

The Octane Q37e is definitely a really excellent machine - great build, wonderful displays, very good exercise motion.

Be very cautious of one thing though: Cleaning the wheels. Everybody emphasizes how quiet the Q37e is, but if you don't clean its wheels very diligently, it'll rapidly become very annoying and noisy. Make sure you clean up sweat after every use. Also wear a T-shirt while you exercise, to soak up your sweat and thereby reduce the amount that gets onto the tracks. Keep a towel close also to help clean up during and after use...

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smccarth says "Best overall workout in a short period of time." about Octane Q37e Elliptical Trainer

smccarth — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:34:33 GMT

My husband works for a fitness equipment retailer, and for about a year I would drool over the Octane. Finally, we made the decision to take the plunge and make the purchase and we haven't been disappointed at all.

- Small footprint - great for small-ish spaces versus those other ellipticals with the long tracks
- Great overall workout - if you use the Arm Blaster along with the regular ellipitcal strides you're sweating within mintues
- Perfect for "casual" users and athletes - I'm the casual user - probably hop on once or twice a week, and my husband "abuses" it every day. It has held up great for over a year now!
- Smooth "stride" - if you're in the market for an elliptical, be sure to test out a few - you'll see that some can have a "jerky" stride, but the Octane is smooth all the way!
- Easy to use - you can either just turn it on and go, or create specific routines for yourself using "hills", "random", etc
- Great value - yes, it's pricey, but if you really want a great workout, and you're...

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fortunelly says "So quiet and awesome" about Octane Q37e Elliptical Trainer

fortunelly — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 05:50:17 GMT

The Octane Q37e Elliptical Trainer is amazing. A friend of mine bought this gem, and I absolutely love it. It's very smooth and fairly quiet. I found the buttons and special feature gadgets user friendly and easy to use. The user manual explained some of the hard core features, but the basic stuff that most people would use is pretty much self explanitory. I get so much more exercise with the Octane Q37e than when I was going to the gym because I can really rock out to my music and sing at the top of my lungs without feeling the prying eyes of onlookers. This machine is so easy to use, and very unintemidating. When I look at a treadmill, I quiver with fear imagining my speed intervals that are to come, but when I look at this quiet elliptical baby, I smile and run towards it, eager to get in a good workout. Sadly, due to it's enormous price tag, I haven't been fortunate enough to buy one to call my own, so I only use it when I'm at my friend's house. (Which is now almost...

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sasa1234 says "Excellant bike I just love it!" about Octane Q37e Elliptical Trainer

sasa1234 — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:59:35 GMT

The Octane Q37e Elliptical Trainer is a great bike to have.It do not put stress on the joints. It tells you how many calories you are burning and has different levels of work outs.I really work up a sweat. Convergant arms move with your natural flow, not straight forward and back. The leg stride is more natural, most of the ones I tried were uncomfortable. They also have a model that automatically adjust for a longer stride....

revashane says "will kick your butt if you want it to" about Octane Q37e Elliptical Trainer

revashane — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:22:04 GMT

My husband is the buyer of the Octane, I just went along for the ride. WOW what a machine! I use the Octane like a walk in the mud. I call it " trudging through the mud" and what a work out. Everything in the above reviews are spot on. Pricey but so worth it. It's not very pretty ( reminds me of a bumper car) and its not a clothes line so use it !!!

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GaryMorrison says "Very good ellipse machine, but be careful of one thing..." about Octane Q37e Elliptical Trainer

GaryMorrison — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:09:26 GMT

The Octane Q37e is definitely a really excellent machine - very ruggedly build, wonderful displays, very good exercise motion, all with a fairly small footprint.

Be very cautious of one thing though: Cleaning the wheels. Everybody emphasizes how quiet the Q37e is, but if you don't clean its wheels very diligently, it'll rapidly become annoyingly noisy. If you're a big-time sweater like me, you want to clean it after every use. Also wear a T-shirt while you exercise, to soak up your sweat and thereby reduce the amount that gets onto the tracks. In my case, since I'd drop sweat all over it if I were to clean it after use, I clean it pretty much every day before use, rather than after.

Also, you can clean other parts of it with Formula 409, but don't clean the wheels and tracks with anything other than water, water with a little bit of soap, or possibly Lysol (or similar) cleaning wipes.

Also, never never never put silicon or other lubes on the wheels or tracks!

This noise issue...

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eag161 says "Pricey- but worth every penny!" about Octane Q37e Elliptical Trainer

eag161 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:22:30 GMT

I've had my Octane for about 2 months now and use it almost everyday. I was reluctant to spend the money, but now I'm so glad that I did! What initially impressed me was the small footprint- I live in a 550 sq. ft. studio apartment, so that was very important to me.

I also live above someone and the Octane is very quiet- just a swooshing noise that is barely audible.

Would definitely buy again... very happy!

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bikerjan says "Excellent all over workout, love the natural arm movement." about Octane Q37e Elliptical Trainer

bikerjan — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:52:58 GMT

This one sold itself. If you are looking for a great elliptical workout, this one has it all.

Convergant arms move with your natural flow, not straight forward and back. The leg stride is more natural, most of the ones I tried were uncomfortable. They also have a model that automatically adjust for a longer stride.

Has lots of programs for varying your workout. I can read while I walk, or jog.

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