exercise equipment.. questions

Hi all,

i am looking for an ellipitical trainier because everyone says they are great on the joints and such.

but i am a tall female 5 ft 9 in tall to be exact. and all the ellipiticals i have seen have been a stride length of 15 18 maybe 19. i am looking fo rone about 21 inches in stride length. If anyone knows of a website or something of that nature please post a link to this forum message. thanks.

or even any stores would be great as well.

I would suggest going to a gym or such and trying one out. I did and found that the elliptical machines hurt my knees, so I do the treadmill.

Your mileage may vary.

pan head

Yeah I second that.  I can't do the eliptical, they really mess with my hips.  While jogging/runing on the treadmill seems to be fine for me.

So if you haven't tried one, please consider that before you spend the money.

Scott

im 5'9 too and wound up having to pay over 1k for the most expensive one.. not just because of the height, but most of the devices had a 250 lb weight limit and this one had a 350 limit, which I needed when I bought it.  I dont remember the name.. bought it at Academy fitness.