Its straightforward design features a black body with two pedals and either aqua or purple flywheel. It also features an ergonomic design that readily fits under a desk, table, or in front of your couch.

That said, the Cubii won’t work the glutes, hamstrings, and quads as much as a regular elliptical does because it can only be used while you’re seated. While it's not hear-a-pin-drop silent (the sound of the rollers moving as you pedal reminds me of a very soft white noise machine) it is, indeed, unobtrusive—my desk neighbor noticed it sitting under my desk when I went to lunch, but no one else realized that I'd spent my morning pedaling away. Therefore, without a focus on nutritional intervention, even burning those extra calories can easily be offset by a few handfuls of nuts or a bag of chips.It differs from the Cubii Pro in that it isn't Bluetooth-enabled, so your progress has to be tracked manually, and is the most readily available Cubii in the UK. So while arriving home from my New Year's break to find an under-desk elliptical machine waiting for me was a little more "get your shit together" realness than I strictly needed on the third day of January, I'll take my fitness interventions where I can get them. OK, so I'm not great at getting in shape (whatever that even means), but in my defense, I work in an office, and, awesome as that office is, it requires that I spend a hefty chunk of my waking hours sitting at a desk. I found positioning the chair anchors intuitive, though it took some finagling to get them in the right spots so I could roll my chair wheels up and onto them and lock into place.

As with the JR1, the Cubii JR2 includes an LCD, batteries, a nonslip workout mat, and a 7-day subscription to the Cubii Studio+ premium app. That said, using a Cubii elliptical or similar device may help increase overall physical activity levels, especially during otherwise sedentary activities like watching TV ( 3).This impressive elliptical trainer is designed to improve your overall health and fitness, whether you’re just starting out on your fitness journey, or you simply want to burn extra calories while you’re sitting on the sofa or behind your desk. First, I just worked at my computer for 10 minutes, to determine my resting heart rate while doing usual tasks.