Cardio
Fitness Equipment

Cardio Equipment Types

  • Treadmills
  • Ellipticals
  • Steppers
  • Climbers
  • Indoor Cycling Bikes
  • Recumbent Bikes
  • Upright Bikes
  • Rowers
  • Indoor Cycles
  • Specialty Cardio
  • Incline Trainers

Cardiovascular fitness equipment is the most popular type of equipment on the market. Most fitness facilities, no matter what their size or shape, are made up of 60-70% cardiovascular machines because their popularity and ease of use.

Cardio

Cardio equipment comes in three levels of quality

Full Commercial

These are top-of-the-line, feature-rich products manufactured by the fitness industry’s leading name brands. They are designed to take a beating in a high-usage facility. A full commercial treadmill will tolerate being in use almost 24 hours per day by people of all shapes and sizes.

Light Commercial

These products, also known as “Vertical Market Products,” are also manufactured by leading brand names, but they are designed to be used in a “light usage” facility. Light commercial machines are typically only used 4-6 hours per day. The products are still feature-rich but the materials are lighter gauge to save buyers money.

Entry Level

These products are designed for very low usage facilities, typically no more than 3 hours per day, and not every day. They are more utilitarian in look, feel and electronics. They have limited features and are designed to be price and value focused.

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Cardio
Manufacturers

Assault Fitness
Assault Fitness
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Bodycraft
Bodycraft
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Cascade Health & Fitness
Cascade Health & Fitness
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Echelon
Echelon
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First Degree Fluid Fitness
First Degree Fluid Fitness
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Jacobs Ladder
Jacobs Ladder
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LifeSpan Fitness
LifeSpan Fitness
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Octane Fitness
Octane Fitness
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Ropeflex
Ropeflex
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Spirit Commercial
Spirit Commercial
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True Fitness
True Fitness
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Pro Tip!

Are you covered in case of liability?

Make sure you have commercial equipment in a commercial fitness amenity. If a fitness room has home grade fitness equipment and a user gets injured, the facility is responsible for improper equipment placed in an inappropriate setting.