Calories burned on Fitness Equipment?
How accurate are the counted calories burned on fitness machines such as the treadmill and elliptical? I know that a heart rate monitor would be more efficient in telling you how many calories you have burned while working out, but if I don't have one what are my options?

If possible, before you go to the gym go to a website like "buddyslim.com" that has a "Calories Burned" tracker and find the activity you are going to do (such as a rowing machine w/a calorie counter screen), enter the time and see how many calories it says you will burn.

*Note: It does have different levels that you will be doing the exercise (vigorous effort, light effort, etc).

Then, do the exercise for as long and with as much effort as you entered in the tracker and see how the number you get compares.

Also, you could reverse this order and do your exercise first if you don't know ahead of time what you might do.

(P.S. I saw on another question you wrote in Diet & Fitness that you are 20 years old - I am too! You should really consider joining buddyslim.com! It's so great - It's like Myspace for people on diets. They have all sorts of trackers (calories eaten, calories burned, weight) and you can even set minigoals, which make you feel a lot better about losing weight! Check it out!)

Is there anyone looking for fitness equipment for home usage?

I bought a Precor elliptical. Way expensive, but it beats going to the gym.

Companies that get risk of there used fitness equipment.?
What do Gyms, Ballys, fitness USA, etc. do with there old excerises equipment.

Call them and ask them

Where can I get this piece of home fitness equipment?`?
Many years ago - many, many years ago - there was this home fitness thing that was basically a spring inside of a telescoping rod, with handles on both ends (so it could be pushed shut against resistance), and it had cables between the handles (so when you pulled the cables apart, the telescoping rod pushed in on itself, again providing resistance).

You could, for example, hold it like a bow-and-arrow, and pull on the cables for resistance.

Like this:
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Bad representation.

I don't even remember what it was called, but it was very useful.

Does anyone know what it is called, adn if they are sold anyhmore? I cannot even look on eBay, since I don't know what it's called (and "fitness thing" doesn't seem to work well.)

I think you mean the Bullworker.

I must choose a country to manufacture & distribute quality fitness equipment. Is India most cost effective?

I heard of a company expanding there manufacturing output with lower cost by opening a shop in Korea, if that is any help to you. they manufacture hinges that are definitely shipped back to the states for distributing though. And already have a factory that served all of those purposes here with a successful history.