Using An Elliptical Trainer To Burn Mega Calories Safely And Lose Weight Fast
Author: David Maillie
We all know that if you want to lose weight or tone up you need to exercise. Well, aerobics requires a trip to the local YMCA or gym and can be quite inconvenient not to mention some people do not want to be on display at a crowded gym. running is great, but it has two major downfalls.
One, obviously, is that you probably will not do it in the rain or any extremely adverse weather. The other is that running does cause impact injuries from the constant jarring. An elliptical trainer is the answer. It is the quintessential perfect workout machine and offers the ideal way burn mega calories safely and lose weight fast.
The elliptical trainer was designed to follow the natural leg movement and range of motion while also including your upper body. It is a very low impact machine that will utilize more muscles through a wider range of motion (which makes it far superior to even a treadmill as most do not offer any upper body workout). Exercising on an elliptical machine is aerobic and similar to cross country skiing, but different in that it is akin to cross country skiing up a steep and continuous incline (like a stair climber).
The elliptical machines give a much more intense and more rounded workout that places more emphasis and burn on the hip and thigh areas. It also uses the wider range of motion and resistance which only an elliptical trainer can do in its leg movements further intensifying the workout which the cross country machines can not do.
Generally it is stated by most exercise experts that with these machines the more you weigh the more the calories you will burn. It all depends on your weight, the difficulty setting chosen and proper use and motion.
With an elliptical trainer many people have the tendency to use it wrongly and not get the optimum results. Just go to any gym with elliptical machines and watch the people using them. Many tend to bounce way too much and use their body weight to ride down each side. This is incorrect.
The goal is to try and hold your hips as stationary as possible instead of letting them bounce all over the place. By holding the hips in place you take in a much greater range of motion and greatly intensify the workout and it now becomes a mega calorie burning machine and an ultimate method for fast weight loss.
Proper motion on an elliptical trainer is akin to isometric exercises. Try and hold your motion so that your legs and arms do all the work and movement and that your hips stay parallel without bobbing up and down. If you bob up and down, its like riding a bike where the only exercise you get is on the down stroke and if you stand up and use your body weight it becomes almost effortless. The same is true for the elliptical training machine.
Now try this on the elliptical trainer and let your legs and arms go through their fuller range of motion while your core stays stationary. This will be hard to do at first, but you will burn 10 times the calories of someone not doing this and greatly increase your metabolism over time. You can also make it even harder by using the arm attachments like an isometric exercise by pushing and pulling on them at the same time. This goes to show that going fast does not necessarily mean you are getting the most from your workout.
Going slow while using the kinesthetics of the elliptical trainer while also using isometrics to further pump your muscles will give the optimum results and help you lose weight faster than ever. If you do not believe me on this, just try it and you will be a believer! If its too hard, do not be afraid to lessen the tension or difficulty level and work your way up.
The best part of working out on an elliptical trainer, besides the great caloric burn and intense workouts (when used correctly) is that it is very low and almost non existent impact. You can also roll the machine in front of a TV and watch the news, a movie, or even reality TV. This will help take your mind off the workout (just do not forget to hold your hips level throughout the workout and use isometrics with your arms to up the resistance and workout intensity like never before).
When used properly, the elliptical trainer is difficult to beat for its wide range of motion, mega caloric burn, weight loss properties, low to moderate cost (a good home unit can be had for under 0) and convenience.
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also you need to change the mode you do cardio on for example try the bike or treadmill to make your body work harder and skip over a plateua
Also be sure you are trainin gin you roptimal Target Heart Rate for Fat Burning.
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Elliptical Trainer………….?
do elliptical trainers really work?
have you ever had one?
-how old were you?
-did the elliptical trainer work well?
-how much weight did you lose?
-how long did it take?
-what was the name of the elliptical trainer?
( I’m 13 and i want to lose 30 pounds so i’m asking for an elliptical trainer for christmas )
elliptical trainer?
If you are using an elliptical trainer for 30 min a day. And you burn around 430 calories. How long do you think it would take to start seeing results? I mean how long would it take to speed up your metabolism and how long before you start to lose weight?
Several years ago, I tried out a neighbor’s elliptical trainer, and was slightly disappointed. The lower-body part of the exercise mainly worked the glutes and lower abs, and didn’t work the quads nearly enough. But yes, you can get an aerobic workout.
Ellipticals are billed as being low-impact. That’s probably true for people with knee issues. But for people with arthritic hips, it’s probably a different story. I have the same criticism for the cross-country ski machines.
But there’s also the fun factor. In the infomercials, Tony Little looks like he’s having a good time on his elliptical trainer. Is this something that you’d be motivated to use day after day, even when the novelty wears off? If yes, then go for it. Having a regular exercise program is a lot better than being sedentary.
Elliptical trainer?
Has anyone actually seen results with the elliptical trainer?
Elliptical trainer is pretty much the same thing as a tredmill except its ment to allieviate stress on your knees. It does this because your feet kind of glide on the tracks rather than pound down on the belt.
As for results differences, I’d say in most cases the elliptical machine gives more desierable results. Calories burned is about the same, except the elliptical machines and up the resistance on your strides, thus build muscle more effeciently. I use them if I am to be doing any cardio at the gym, but nothing really beats outdoor mountainous jogging.
How to adjust my workout to elliptical trainer and add the resistance? how is the time, the interval? ?
because i have a trouble with my knee, i have to switch using elliptical trainer. but later i found out that work out on elliptical trainer for 20 minutes is really way much harder than running 20 minutes. my heartbeats raise so fast during using that machine.
i thought i was going to explode, really.
i want to be able to exercise with elliptical trainer for 30 minutes, or even more. how to do it?
how to avoid soreness?
do i burn more calories using elliptical trainer ?
If a ‘revolution’ is 1 stride, then you’ve done:
1200 revolutions * 18 inches/revolution = 21600 inches
21600 inches * (1 foot / 12 inches) * (1 mile / 5280 feet)
= 0.34 miles or about 1/3 of a mile…
1200 rev. / 50 rev. = (1/3)miles / x miles
x = 0.014204545 miles/ minute
0.014204545 (miles/ minute) * (60 min. / hr)
= 0.85 (miles / hour)
The rate in which calories are burned on an elliptical trainer is similar to that on a treadmill.
With the Eclipse Elliptical Trainer, you can lose weight…strengthen your heart and lungs…firm and sculpt your buns and thighs. All in just 20 minutes a day!
Elliptical trainers burn more calories than exercise bikes…more calories than stair steppers… with a low impact workout that’s easy on your body.
Just like professional models, Eclipse Elliptical Trainer features a completely smooth, solid elliptical motion that is very low impact so it’s easy on your body. And electronics so advanced they’re able to match your workout to your heart rate for optimal fat burning. Elliptical trainers are fast becoming the number one exercise machines across the country and with the Eclipse Elliptical Trainers, it’s easy to see why!
An Eclipse Elliptical Trainer delivers a calorie burn similar to jogging on a treadmill with less impact on your knees, hips and ankles.
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Is an elliptical trainer a good idea for me to buy?
I have a lot more toning to do than actually losing weight, and I am considering buying an elliptical trainer. Is this a good idea for me?
I am 5’3″ 125lbs.
Any tips would be excellent! Best answer will be chosen. Thanks!
Ellipticals are good, but maybe a weight machine would be better, as it would help you tone your whole body, not just your legs and partially, your arms, which is what an elliptical does.
Read the instructions and change to an easier resistance setting.
What model do you have? The conversion process is probably listed in the instruction manual.
Does the calorie burn on eclipse elliptical trainer is less compared to others?
Did anyone using eclipse elliptical trainer feel the calories burned are about 100 for 15 minutes. I am facing the same problem. I take 24 minutes to burn 150 calories in program setting mode. I feel frustated. Is there any other interpreation of the calories or is the reading correct. Some one please help me with my doubt.
What is my distance on this elliptical trainer?
I have the Nordic Track Adiostrider 800 elliptical cross trainer. The display “distance” is measured in total revolutions and the “speed” is measured in revolutions/minute. The stride length is 18 inches.
If the distance says that I do 1200 total revolutions how far did I go in miles? If my speed averages 50 revolutions/minute how fast am I going in mph?
What is the distance on elliptical trainer?
I have a distance category on my elliptical trainer. It go in the hundreds or thousands when used. Now can anyone tell me what measurement it may be in and how I can calculate into miles when used? Thank you.