ProForm 695 Cse Smart Strider 695 Cse Elliptical

Pros:-Assembly out of the box was quite easy. If you have 2 people who can lift it, save the money on assembly.-paying the extra money for "in room" delivery was worth every penny. They arrived earlier than expected and were conscientious and efficient in maneuvering an enormous and HEAVY box up and down steps and around tricky corners to get it into the room I needed it in.-Once finally set up to use in manual mode (see cons), it is whisper quiet, stable and really a great workout.-foot pads are very nice and provide great additional support.Cons:-I have no use for the ifit service, I only want to use this in a manual setting where I adjust the settings myself. I still had to sign up for an ifit account in order to turn this machine on. Doing so without paying extra can be done, but it is not intuitive.-heart rate monitor is a JOKE. it is all over the map. useless.

Purchased this knowing that there’s an app for $15 a month that I could add on or bypass and still use the machine. I bypassed for the first work out and decided that since I spent the money on the machine I should try to iFit app! The machine was super easy to assemble and is awesome! So glad I went with this model. I added on the app and am glad I did! The workouts they provide are motivating and worth the extra money.

Smooth and quiet stride. It folds down and stands up to take up less space. You can even use the pull lever that folds it to bring the main head unit closer to the pedals so if you're short like me that is a plus!To activate without paying for iFit, just hold down the blue iFit button that is on the right top screen until the main display shows activating. You can then use your machine from there.

It's wobbly while in use...very distracting while working out and I'm desperate to figure out how to make it stop

I’ve had this elliptical for a few weeks and I’m almost sure I’m going to return it. I did a lot of research before choosing this one and I’m pretty disappointed. The resistance feels really off. Even at the lowest resistance it feels difficult to move and I’m not totally out of shape so I can’t imagine what this would be like for a person new to exercise. I wish I could have tried it before buying. Despite the resistance issue, it is very quiet and everything else works.

Great Elliptical! This thing works great the Ifit is awesome it basically takes control of your elliptical and makes training more fun. I will review again in 6 months to see how it holds up. Also anyone who said this is hard to assemble needs brain surgery to install the brain they do not have.

This is the most user unfriendly piece of exercise equipment I've ever owned. (And I owned a gym at one point) The controls are overly complicated. After an extended online search, not one instruction video could be found. The manual that came with it is about worthless. It should be easy to choose one of multiple workout options without an IT degree. Set up was easy (the kids did it) and it is smooth. Beyond that, my initial impression is that I hate it. (6 months later, I still hate it.) The programming is completely worthless and not the least bit user friendly. Had I tried it first, I would not have bought it.

Love it