Should I buy an elliptical or join a gym?

Should I buy an elliptical or join a gym?My family is thinking about purchasing an elliptical. I'm also thinking of joining a gym. Which should I do? Will I lose weight just working out on an elliptical, or would I need to do other exercises? And if so, what exercises would I have to do? And if i can lose weight with an elliptical, like 1 pound per week, how long will I have to exercise and how many days? Thank you so much!

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I like the answer above me but he over-simplifies. Gym prices are all over the board. $8 month to $100 a month. Check out the gyms near your house and the ones on the way home from work. Some give out trial memberships. Some have trainers who will work with you. Classes, pools, etc. do you like going to the gym. some people just like getting out of the house and meeting people. some people find gyms intimidating. If you worked out on the elliptical every other day for about 30 minutes and cut 300 calories a day, you could safely loss 4 - 8 pounds a month. You could add something like the Mens health 15 minute workout and you would be golden.

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• an elliptical to buy costs the same as like 6+ months of a membership at the gym. and the gym has hundreds of other machines and stuff, whereas you'd only have one. it is much more worth it to join a gym