Sports & Fitness vocabulary · Gym & Equipment

Elliptical trainer

Meaning in sports & fitness, with examples

nounCommon term

In sports & fitness, elliptical trainer means: An exercise machine with moving foot platforms that follow an oval path, often with moving handles.

In Turkish: eliptik bisiklet, eliptik kondisyon aleti

How it is used

Equipment lists may shorten elliptical trainer to elliptical.

Example sentences

  1. She used the elliptical trainer while waiting for a treadmill.

    Another cardio machine fills the waiting time.

  2. The elliptical trainer has handles that move with the pedals.

    The sentence describes coordinated parts of the machine.

Common collocations

  • elliptical trainer session
  • elliptical trainer resistance

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