Guest guest Posted January 8, 2002 Report Share Posted January 8, 2002 please, for those of us who live under rocks (grin) what is an elliptical? And how do I be careful of my knees if I meet one? love, ceep G-MOM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2002 Report Share Posted January 9, 2002 on 1/9/02 2:45 PM, kateseidel@... at kateseidel@... scrawled: > In a message dated 1/9/2002 12:35:53 AM Pacific Standard Time, > lacorona@... writes: > > >> please, for those of us who live under rocks (grin) what is an elliptical? > > It's like a cross between a stair machine and a ski machine. Your feet > remain on the large flat pedals, and you move your legs in kind of a bicycle > motion, a forward or backward circle. Very hard to explain, but easy to do! > I have no idea how I could have avoided the knee injury - maybe not pounding > so hard and fast. It really is kind of fun, and easy to do to excess. > I liken it to snowshoeing.... Which, IMHO, is exactly what it is like having spent way to much time in both With my significantly messed up knees, from years of fat abuse to them.... (my miniscus look like old lace)... I find the ellyptical trainer to be the best as it is extreemly low impact and an excellent cardio and aerobic workout. As with any, start out low and slow, say 15 minutes at 0 resistance. Most machines I've seen will not let you set the timer beyond 60 and have ranges from 0-20 for resistance. The good ones also determine resistance based on body weight. I set my workout at 60 minutes at a resistance of 10 (50%) daily. It took 3-4 months to work into that. The benefits are tremendous as it works the calves legs and buttocks exceptionally well. The particular machine I use now also has an Arm component that simulates ski poles (common among snowshoers too) and allows for an additional shoulder, arm, chest & back involvement.... Meaning that I get a whole body tone on the machine. I couple that with whole body weight training excercises (squats, clean & jerk, and leg presses) for a rapid weight training component 3 times a week.... Oooooohhhh.... Buffness????? Well, getting there jimbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2002 Report Share Posted January 9, 2002 In a message dated 1/9/2002 12:35:53 AM Pacific Standard Time, lacorona@... writes: > please, for those of us who live under rocks (grin) what is an elliptical? It's like a cross between a stair machine and a ski machine. Your feet remain on the large flat pedals, and you move your legs in kind of a bicycle motion, a forward or backward circle. Very hard to explain, but easy to do! I have no idea how I could have avoided the knee injury - maybe not pounding so hard and fast. It really is kind of fun, and easy to do to excess. Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2002 Report Share Posted January 9, 2002 You can also move your arms back and forth with it (like the ski machine) or you can make the handles stationary so you only move your feet and legs... I love this machine, even though it takes up all the spare space in my bedroom (my bedroom is small), it is worth it Re: exercise/elliptical? on 1/9/02 2:45 PM, kateseidel@... at kateseidel@... scrawled: > In a message dated 1/9/2002 12:35:53 AM Pacific Standard Time, > lacorona@... writes: > > >> please, for those of us who live under rocks (grin) what is an elliptical? > > It's like a cross between a stair machine and a ski machine. Your feet > remain on the large flat pedals, and you move your legs in kind of a bicycle > motion, a forward or backward circle. Very hard to explain, but easy to do! > I have no idea how I could have avoided the knee injury - maybe not pounding > so hard and fast. It really is kind of fun, and easy to do to excess. > I liken it to snowshoeing.... Which, IMHO, is exactly what it is like having spent way to much time in both With my significantly messed up knees, from years of fat abuse to them.... (my miniscus look like old lace)... I find the ellyptical trainer to be the best as it is extreemly low impact and an excellent cardio and aerobic workout. As with any, start out low and slow, say 15 minutes at 0 resistance. Most machines I've seen will not let you set the timer beyond 60 and have ranges from 0-20 for resistance. The good ones also determine resistance based on body weight. I set my workout at 60 minutes at a resistance of 10 (50%) daily. It took 3-4 months to work into that. The benefits are tremendous as it works the calves legs and buttocks exceptionally well. The particular machine I use now also has an Arm component that simulates ski poles (common among snowshoers too) and allows for an additional shoulder, arm, chest & back involvement.... Meaning that I get a whole body tone on the machine. I couple that with whole body weight training excercises (squats, clean & jerk, and leg presses) for a rapid weight training component 3 times a week.... Oooooohhhh.... Buffness????? Well, getting there jimbo Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2002 Report Share Posted January 9, 2002 You can also move your arms back and forth with it (like the ski machine) or you can make the handles stationary so you only move your feet and legs... I love this machine, even though it takes up all the spare space in my bedroom (my bedroom is small), it is worth it Re: exercise/elliptical? on 1/9/02 2:45 PM, kateseidel@... at kateseidel@... scrawled: > In a message dated 1/9/2002 12:35:53 AM Pacific Standard Time, > lacorona@... writes: > > >> please, for those of us who live under rocks (grin) what is an elliptical? > > It's like a cross between a stair machine and a ski machine. Your feet > remain on the large flat pedals, and you move your legs in kind of a bicycle > motion, a forward or backward circle. Very hard to explain, but easy to do! > I have no idea how I could have avoided the knee injury - maybe not pounding > so hard and fast. It really is kind of fun, and easy to do to excess. > I liken it to snowshoeing.... Which, IMHO, is exactly what it is like having spent way to much time in both With my significantly messed up knees, from years of fat abuse to them.... (my miniscus look like old lace)... I find the ellyptical trainer to be the best as it is extreemly low impact and an excellent cardio and aerobic workout. As with any, start out low and slow, say 15 minutes at 0 resistance. Most machines I've seen will not let you set the timer beyond 60 and have ranges from 0-20 for resistance. The good ones also determine resistance based on body weight. I set my workout at 60 minutes at a resistance of 10 (50%) daily. It took 3-4 months to work into that. The benefits are tremendous as it works the calves legs and buttocks exceptionally well. The particular machine I use now also has an Arm component that simulates ski poles (common among snowshoers too) and allows for an additional shoulder, arm, chest & back involvement.... Meaning that I get a whole body tone on the machine. I couple that with whole body weight training excercises (squats, clean & jerk, and leg presses) for a rapid weight training component 3 times a week.... Oooooohhhh.... Buffness????? Well, getting there jimbo Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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