# Gazelle exercise machine? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 10, 2001, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gazelle-exercise-machine/92650 "2001-11-10T18:12:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zap\_Rowsdower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3da27b/32.png) [@Zap\_Rowsdower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zap_Rowsdower)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2001, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gazelle-exercise-machine/92650/1 "2001-11-10T18:12:46Z")
Has anyone tried or bought this. Normally I do not look at junk like this, but it has peaked my curiosity. I am doing well with my weight bench, but also need to do a consistend Cardio workout as well. I ride my bike on the weekends, but do not have a chance during the week for a good ride. Also, I tried jogging, but it bothers my knee a little. I have considered a treadmill, but they are too large and expensive. This thing looks more apartment friendly. I would like to hear any comments or experiences about this machine. TIA ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2001, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gazelle-exercise-machine/92650/2 "2001-11-10T22:54:09Z")
Off to IMHO bibliophage moderator GQ ---
**Author:** ![Genseric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Genseric](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genseric)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2001, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gazelle-exercise-machine/92650/3 "2001-11-11T02:53:36Z")
My mom bought one of these. I tried it once. It was pretty easy, and it did get the old heart going pretty good. Much better than the Nordic Track Walkfit she had. That was a “nightmarish hellscape of unrelenting horror”. You had to be an Olympic class athlete to last five minutes on this thing, I think. The Gazelle was a cakewalk by comparison. ---
**Author:** ![Gozu\_Tashoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gazelle-exercise-machine/92650/4 "2001-11-12T02:30:09Z")
How’s the quality of its construction? Solid through and through? (Don’t mind me. I assume that all infomercials are covering _something_ up. Just cynical, I guess.) ---
**Author:** ![Genseric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Genseric](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genseric)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gazelle-exercise-machine/92650/5 "2001-11-12T02:42:24Z")
It seemed solid enough (well, actually it’s hollow, but you know what I mean). I saw a few seconds of the infomercial last night and the construction has changed a lot since I tried it. This was about three or four years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Creant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Miss\_Creant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Creant)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gazelle-exercise-machine/92650/6 "2001-11-12T03:02:56Z")
I bought one on a whim, It was a bitch to assemble, which of course they don’t tell you, probably because if they did, no one would go for the ‘free 30 day’ in home trial…it was ok, but I had to go for an hour before I felt like I had accomplished anything. They also never tell you up front how much it costs about $300… The thing caused my sciatica to act up after a few weeks. I saw something on MSN about it, saying that you’d have to be a 250 lbs linebacker going ridiculously fast to burn the amount of calories they say you can. It was a huge PAIN IN THE ASS disassembling it, and trying to get it back in the box. I’m still waiting for the UPS call tag to pick it up. I have a fitness center in my complex, so I couldn’t justify the cost of the thing. my $.02 ---
**Author:** ![Zap\_Rowsdower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3da27b/32.png) [@Zap\_Rowsdower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zap_Rowsdower)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gazelle-exercise-machine/92650/7 "2001-11-12T03:34:40Z")
Thanks for the info. I did not realize it was so expensive, and having some time to think about it, I am going to pass on it. I will stick with doing my fast walk/jogging for 30 minutes or so. Also, I think just getting outside is much more appealing than having some machine in my room in front of the idiot box.