My second favorite form of cardio exercise is using an elliptical trainer (First is mountain biking). Ellipticals make your weight loss cardio program quiet, low impact, and challenging.
Ellipticals are a sort of combination of rowing, cross country skiing and cycling. You move all major muscle groups in a very fluid, as low-impact. A high quality elliptical trainer is very solid (no jerkiness) quiet, and usually comes with a display that let you downknow how long you have ridden, calories burned, mileage, etc.
I prefer an elliptical trainer for training the entire body and the fact that I can watch TV, listen to music or read while I'm driving. The sound of a high quality elliptical trainers will not disturb others in your home. The fact that the whole body is involved makes it less likely to get bored or experience discomfort while on the cross trainer. It 'easy to track progress andeasily fits into your schedule. Even the busiest people I know at least half a clock hour of television a day, you can now exercise, weight loss routine to combine it with the TV!
Quality counts - When it comes to elliptical! Do not let a loose, squeaky, cheap variety, is at the end of a hanger in the living room! Budget ellipticals do not provide a fluid motion and can sometimes feel jerky. A high quality cross trainers have a look "natural", whilerace. High-quality crosstrainer from trusted web sites can and some sporting goods stores are located, but I discovered that I liked at a department store. Enter for trial periods, satisfaction guarantees and warranties.
As you can ride an elliptical machine into your weight loss program? Let me give you some suggestions, but do not forget to tell your doctor and you realize your limits. First, theoretically speaking, 3500 calories is a poundFat. If you eat 3500 more calories than the body needs to be a pound of stored fat, less calories than 3500 of whether the body needs to consume a pound of stored energy to burn fat. Maybe you're saying, "Wait one minute to talk about why they have fewer calories than I thought it was an article about elliptical machines and weight loss?"
The key here is "less calories than your body needs." Instead of focusing on how to consume fewer calorieswe think of our elliptical exercise as a way to cause your body more calories.
Suppose you are someone who is relatively stable in your consumes / needs bank and you consume fewer calories than you burn more, and perhaps were slow weight gain over the years. Set a target that you eat normally and take the elliptical trainer for 3500 calories over a week. Do this consistently every week, and you have the weight loss.
SupposeAre you a person who is not so stable in your consumes / needs bank. They consume far more calories than you burn. If this is the case, you must of course be to make the best food. Read some of our other ideas on how to cut calories from your diet. Started the race with a goal, the elliptical machine for about 3,500 calories a week and soon you'll be on the positive side of the consumption / needs bank and you will start to drop the pounds.
GoElliptical consistently and do your best to enjoy a ritual for you. Listening to music, watch TV, read ... is something that we look forward to every day. The reward is a healthier body, less fat, and you have a better feel.
I wish you good health!
Bill Herren
