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cardio question

  • 01-02-2006 9:07pm
    #1
    thelaughingman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭


    hey i joined a gym there about weeks ago and have been doin my program set out for me. its like 4 seesions 2 cardio and 2 weights on alternate days.

    question is though whats the best cardio machines to use? ide like to use the threadmills but i have a bad foot/heel/ankle and need decent runners before i start using that.

    so other options are the cross trainer, step walker( which either i am usin totally wrong or i doesnt do anythin) and bike( i prefer the one u sit up on not the one u sit back a basically sleep on

    any ideas? like i was doin 20mins on the cross trainer and goin as fast as i could for the last 10secs of each minute then keepin up a handy speed for the other 50 secs. same applies for bike(20mins). then another 15 on each again.


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  • #2
    Prior Of Taize
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 603 ✭✭✭Prior Of Taize


    Bikes and cross trainers appear to have virtually no impact which would mean that your bad foot/ankle would not suffer as a result of using these.

    In which case you should probably try all of them.

    Dermot.


  • #3
    g'em
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,819 ✭✭✭✭g'em


    Tbh, cardio is cardio, regardless of what machine you use. Some people stick to the same machine all the time, others alternate to prevent mind-numbing boredome-induced comatose type symptoms from running ont eh same strip of rubber for too long :p As long as you get your heart rate going (the whole point of cardio) you can use whatever suits.

    Bikes and cross-trainers great for very little impact though.


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