Tunturi: A Profile

Tunturi fitness equipment

Tunturi is known as one of the leading manufacturers of fitness equipment, famous for Tunturi elliptical trainers, treadmills, and bicycles and has been in business for over eighty years, since 1922. Tunturi is a Finnish exercise equipment manufacturing company and the name "Tunturi" literally means "fell" in Finnish, which means a mountainous landscape.

Tunturi is sold in retailers located in Finland and Sweden and through select distributors across the globe. Tunturi products can also be purchased worldwide via online distributorsl.

Tunturi elliptical trainers

Tunturi's elliptical trainers are ergonomically designed to supply a balance between durability, functionality and aesthetics. They are specifically designed to bring the body's heart rate up to the desired level quickly and safely for all users. The Tunturi cross trainer ellipticals feature design implementations that ensure comfort in exercising. They also have fully enclosed frames for complete stability and safety and the Tunturi cross trainers line includes elliptical trainers with ergometers for users truly serious about their cardiovascular training.

Other Tunturi exercise equipment

Tunturi's treadmills are also well-designed and suited for the most discriminating users. Tunturi's line of treadmills range from ones suitable for beginner's all the way up to commercial use designs. All feature Tunturi's impeccable use of design and functionality in creating treadmills suitable for the casual exerciser all the way up to the marathon trainer.

Tunturi also manufactures a range of exercise cycles for all levels of cycling enthusiasts. Many of Tunturi's exercise bikes feature ergometers that allow the cyclist to monitor their distance, speed, heart rate and other information. Up until 2007, Tunturi also offered recumbent cycles in their line of cycles, but have since pulled these from production. Tunturi continues to manufacture standard exercise cycles and cycle ergometers that meet and surpass industry exercise cycle standards.

In addition to their elite lines of ellipticals, treadmills, and cycles, Tunturi manufactures rowers and step-trainers. Rowing machines provide a full-body workout by simulating the work performed when rowing a boat. During their research, Tunturi took the most vital exercises associated with standard rowing and implemented them into an exercise machine that allows the user to comfortable utilize this movement to maximum effectiveness. Tunturi's steppers mimic the motion of climbing stairs, but do so in a manner to ensure comfort and stability, providing an invigorating workout for the expert and the novice.

Testing times

In April of 2007, one of Tunturi's French distributors decided to put Tunturi's T85 and T90 series treadmills to the test, holding an indoor marathon with five top French runners. The treadmills endured dripping sweat from the marathoners and water being poured over their heads for over two hours of continuous use. The Tunturi treadmills held up to the challenge with flying colors, which should come as no surprise, as those same models have been factory tested to run for over 750 hours continuously.