Bakoetlisi ba elliptical ba thusa basebelisi ho lula ba phetse hantle 'meleng le ho phela hantle, ho haha matla le matla, le ho theola boima ba' mele, ha ba ntse ba fana ka boikoetliso ba aerobic bo se nang tšusumetso e ngata bo thusang ho fokotsa kotsi ea likotsi. Motsamao oa mokoetlisi oa elliptical o etsisa motsamao oa tlhaho oa ho matha le ho hata. Ho sebelisa mokoetlisi oa elliptical ho fana ka boikoetliso bo botle haholo ba pelo le methapo ea mali ka kotsi e fokolang feela ea kotsi. Bophelo bo botle ba pelo le methapo ea mali bo thusa ho fokotsa khatello ea mali le maemo a k'holeseterole le ho fokotsa kotsi ea lefu la tsoekere la mofuta oa 2 le mofetše o itseng. Ka kakaretso, bakoetlisi ba elliptical ba fana ka motheo o motle bakeng sa lenaneo la boikoetliso ba kamehla.
Metsamao ea maoto ea mokoetlisi oa elliptical e ikoetlisa ka gluteus maximus (glutes), quadriceps femoris (quads), hamstrings, le manamane ha mosebelisi a eme a otlolohile. Haeba mosebelisi a inama pele ha a ntse a ikoetlisa, joale glutes e tla rua molemo o moholo boikoetlisong. Metsamao ea matsoho ea mokoetlisi oa elliptical e thusa mesifa e mengata ea 'mele o ka holimo joalo ka biceps (biceps brachii), triceps (triceps brachii), rear delts (deltoids), lats (latissimus dorsi), traps (trapezius), le pectorals (pectoralis major le minor). Leha ho le joalo, kaha mokoetlisi oa elliptical o fana ka boikoetliso ba aerobic, mesifa ea mantlha e ikoetlisang ke pelo.