45. Exercise Equipment: Voices Of Experience
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This article is from the Fitness FAQ, by Jeff Gleixner (glex@cray.com) with numerous contributions by others.
45. Exercise Equipment: Voices Of Experience
The majority of home exercise equipment is no longer in use within a
year of purchase. Why? Frankly, it is boring to run on a treadmill,
ride an exercise bike, ski on a ski machine, etc. Think _very_ carefully
before spending your money. I like my treadmill because I can train hard
in the winter for the summer racing season. Without that goal, I doubt
I'd use it very often.
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I've now spent $600 for the NordicTrack, $1100 for the Parabody EX350,
about $1500 for new CDs of music to work out with, about $3000 on new
clothes and alterations to the old, and $300 for a new CD player stereo
for my little gym. So, the actual retail cost of losing 65 lbs is
just $6500, $100 per pound. Maybe I should have thought of this when
I was putting that weight on. Ah well, it was money well spent, I
think.
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>What is better for shedding fat? The [x-equipment] or [y-equipment]?
It doesn't make any difference. Any exercise that allows you to maintain
a training heart rate (60% to 75% of HR reserve) for 30-60 minutes, 3-5
times a week will help you to lower your levels of stored body fat
(assuming nutritional intake is appropriate). Other than that, you should
choose a machine (and activity) that you like and that is of good quality
to keep you motivated.
The idea that one machine or another (or that one intensity of aerobic
exercise or another) will burn more fat or cause you to lose your stored
body fat faster is mostly a bunch of marketing crap. Stick with what you
like.
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