Hubby has been wanting an indoor cardio machine for awhile and we finally decided to go with the Bowflex Max Trainer. This thing is a beast! I chuckled to myself when I read reviews that said some people were unable to do the 14 minute workout recommended by Bowflex to start with…… Seriously this was way harder of a workout than it looked on all those cool infomercials, lol. I am definitely feeling like I am getting a great workout in just 14 minutes and I have not even incorporated the interval training yet so there is a lot of room for improvement. So far I am very pleased with this new cardio machine. Great workout in a short time frame removes a whole lot of excuses.