Elliptical or treadmill ?
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I'd try them out and see which one you prefer using. I prefer ellipticals myself.
I'd try them out and see which one you prefer using. I prefer ellipticals myself.
Good Morning Boss !
First of all, why the decision to buy either of the two ?
What's your purpose ?
Are there any existing injuries to be addressed ?
Perhaps U can assist me by answering and I will do my utmost best to answer it to your feedback
Cheers
i want to do cardio at home... i have no injuries...
Chronic cardio will become an injury over time. You'll whittle away your skeletal muscle and your heart as your body digests muscle for quick energy.
Distance runner vs sprinter
Which body do you want?
Distance runner vs sprinter
Which body do you want?
I would buy a stationary bike before I got an elliptical. I like treadmills, but I'm not allowed to do a lot of running with the bad knee.
Chronic cardio will become an injury over time. You'll whittle away your skeletal muscle and your heart as your body digests muscle for quick energy.
Distance runner vs sprinter
Which body do you want?
Your point is well taken, but this is not always the case. What about dietary intake, genetics, other types of excercise, calories burned and other factors?
Chronic cardio easily trumps all those factors. Half an hour twice a week is probably the most anyone should do, but it's pretty pointless as far as health in concerned. If you want to be a competitive endurance athlete and destroy your body in that pursuit, it's your own choice. But your knees will be done by age 50, if you don't drop dead of a heart attack before then. A weekly sprint is more than enough to keep in sufficient shape, even to the point of being able run a marathon in a moment's notice should you feel the need. An overtrained body is at a serious disadvantage to a well-rested and properly built frame. Moving slowly at a steady pace, as in a medium speed walk, for a few hours a day is sufficient for most of the week, along with two or three strength training days and that one sprinting session. I'm just telling you what's in the Primal Blueprint. See for yourself.
We're talking about normal exercise. One does not have to run a marathon to benefit from cardio exercise. A proper exercise regiment should include cardio and muscular stimuli. Your approach sounds like something from some new guru who is criticizing exercise, all together. You're taking this thread in the wrong direction. The OP wants to know which machine to buy. He's not asking if excercise is good or bad.
