Smooth CE 3.6 Elliptical

Pros

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60-day money-back guarantee

Only 2 companies provide you with 60-day money back guarantee and one of them is Smooth. The rest only allow you 30 days to test their products. What Smooth is offering is a good sign that it's confident with their elliptical machines. A long money-back guarantee is also good since when you buy online, you don't actually get to test the product personally and gives you more time to discern if this model is the right one for you.

Lifetime frame and brakes, 5 years on parts, and 2 years on labor

The CE 3.6 comes with a good overall warranty that gives you an idea how confident how Smooth is with their products. A long warranty is a good sign of quality and that is what you'll expect from a company like Smooth that's known to provide among the best warranties in the fitness industry.

Comes with MP3 Player support

Especially when you're a music lover, this feature will help you fight boredom. This model lets you connect your MP3 players like iPod to its built-in sound system so you can move along your favorite workout music. When you're entertained, you tend to stay longer and this may lead to faster and better results.

Includes wireless heart rate monitor strap

This elliptical has both contact grips and wireless chest strap for monitoring your heart rate. We're glad to have this wireless strap included to at least offset the other features not found on this model.

Cons

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No incline feature

If only the CE 3.6 offer an incline feature, you could have added a variation to the 10 built-in programs. It would have made your workouts a little harder but would let you achieve your fitness goals faster. Unfortunately, this feature is not available on this elliptical.

No water bottle holder

 A water bottle holder is not a very significant feature in an elliptical but it will surely come in handy especially if you plan to work out for longer periods of time. The water bottle holder will make it easier for you to drink water while exercising and to refresh yourself without getting off the machine.

No reverse stride

We've reviewed practically over a hundred elliptical machines and can say that reverse stride is practically a common feature. There are in fact many budget ellipticals that allow you to pedal in reverse so you can concentrate on your quads and make your buttocks firmer. This is among the benefits of the reverse stride motion. Sad to say, this is not possible with the CE 3.6 that lacks this feature.