treadmill or exercycle?

What do you all find has worked best for weight loss, treadmill or
exercycle? I gotta get back into wt loss, and during cold winter months I
just can not get motivated to exercise outdoors or even drive to the gym.
I live in nothern minnesota -- very cold for several months. I figure I
can exercise while watching a movie-- but treadmill or exercycle?
Exercycle takes less concentration (won't trip and fall off like a
treadmill when watching a movie), but I suppose treadmill burns more cals?
Of course when weather warms, I love walking and hiking and
biking outdoors. Thoughts? Advice?

Hi,

Of course exercise of any kind is always a good idea but I think we've found
something better. Nothing works if your metabolism is screwed up.

My wife is over 50 also and has tried lots of things over the years
including exorcise with no success. Recently, our company came out with a
new enzyme diet drink and everyone we heard from was raving about it so she
decided to give if a try. Guess what? It works!!!! It's a whole food so
you can actually live on it, tastes good, gets your metabolism working again
and the weight comes off.

If you'd like to know more, visit our site at http://www.ecoquest.com/apsna
and click on "The Enzyme Diet" link under New Products. So far, we have
others using it now too and everyone is losing weight and eating anything
they want! If you'd like to speak with my wife, Vivian, call us toll free
at 888-801-4482. She'll be happy to share her experiences with you.

Sincerely,
Jim Bogul ... Leadership Development

Bogul Air & Water Purification / 4airfix
Hudson, FL 34667
888-801-4482
727-819-2877
fax 208-485-4618


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"Beowulf" wrote in message
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What do you all find has worked best for weight loss, treadmill or
exercycle? I gotta get back into wt loss, and during cold winter months I
just can not get motivated to exercise outdoors or even drive to the gym.
I live in nothern minnesota -- very cold for several months. I figure I
can exercise while watching a movie-- but treadmill or exercycle?
Exercycle takes less concentration (won't trip and fall off like a
treadmill when watching a movie), but I suppose treadmill burns more cals?
Of course when weather warms, I love walking and hiking and
biking outdoors. Thoughts? Advice?

Oh, go away.


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Hi,

Of course exercise of any kind is always a good idea but I think we've
found
something better. Nothing works if your metabolism is screwed up.

My wife is over 50 also and has tried lots of things over the years
including exorcise with no success. Recently, our company came out with a
new enzyme diet drink and everyone we heard from was raving about it so
she
decided to give if a try. Guess what? It works!!!! It's a whole food so
you can actually live on it, tastes good, gets your metabolism working
again
and the weight comes off.

If you'd like to know more, visit our site at
http://www.ecoquest.com/apsna
and click on "The Enzyme Diet" link under New Products. So far, we have
others using it now too and everyone is losing weight and eating anything
they want! If you'd like to speak with my wife, Vivian, call us toll free
at 888-801-4482. She'll be happy to share her experiences with you.

Sincerely,
Jim Bogul ... Leadership Development

Bogul Air & Water Purification / 4airfix
Hudson, FL 34667
888-801-4482
727-819-2877
fax 208-485-4618


Our Company and Products:
http://www.freshairliving.com/bogul (password is "guest")
http://www.ecoquest.com/apsna

"Beowulf" wrote in message
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What do you all find has worked best for weight loss, treadmill or
exercycle? I gotta get back into wt loss, and during cold winter months
I
just can not get motivated to exercise outdoors or even drive to the
gym.
I live in nothern minnesota -- very cold for several months. I figure I
can exercise while watching a movie-- but treadmill or exercycle?
Exercycle takes less concentration (won't trip and fall off like a
treadmill when watching a movie), but I suppose treadmill burns more
cals?
Of course when weather warms, I love walking and hiking and
biking outdoors. Thoughts? Advice?

Beowulf wrote:

What do you all find has worked best for weight loss, treadmill or
exercycle?

Have you looked into ellipticals? The motion is a cross between
cycling and walking. Some come with upper body exercisers too,
similar to rowing. You could watch your movies, and by dialing
the resistance control the calorie burn rate.

p.

The Elliptical is my favorite and stains my knees allot less then treadmill
or bike.

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"pb" wrote in message
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Beowulf wrote:

What do you all find has worked best for weight loss, treadmill or
exercycle?

Have you looked into ellipticals? The motion is a cross between
cycling and walking. Some come with upper body exercisers too,
similar to rowing. You could watch your movies, and by dialing
the resistance control the calorie burn rate.

p.

Perple Gyrl wrote:

The Elliptical is my favorite and stains my knees allot less then treadmill
or bike.

I haven't come across the knee-staining problem before....

But that is an excellent point. My knees have logged more than
enough use/abuse so that they couldn't handle much more. The
circular (or in this case oval) motion involves virtually no
shock and, I find, actually helps build them up.

pb

At the gym, I use the recumbent bike, treadmill and elliptical. I switch
out the cardio machines just for variety. For me, the elliptical hurts my
knees least, the bike 2nd least and the treadmill the most. I use the
precor elliptical, lifecycle bike and lifestep treadmill. I walk at an
incline of 5-8% on the treadmill, at a speed of 3.3-3.6. If I walk faster
then that, the impact hurts. I do the bike at level 5-10 on the hill mode.
I have some nerve damage in my left knee, so I can't overwork it.

On all of the machines, I make sure that I keep my heart rate in the fat
burning 70% range for optimal results. For my age, that is 121-128 or so.
All of the machines I use have the handle bar pulse monitors.

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"pb" wrote in message
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Perple Gyrl wrote:

The Elliptical is my favorite and stains my knees allot less then
treadmill
or bike.

I haven't come across the knee-staining problem before....

But that is an excellent point. My knees have logged more than
enough use/abuse so that they couldn't handle much more. The
circular (or in this case oval) motion involves virtually no
shock and, I find, actually helps build them up.

pb

"Perple Gyrl" wrote in message
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At the gym, I use the recumbent bike, treadmill and elliptical. I switch
out the cardio machines just for variety. For me, the elliptical hurts my
knees least, the bike 2nd least and the treadmill the most. I use the
precor elliptical, lifecycle bike and lifestep treadmill. I walk at an
incline of 5-8% on the treadmill, at a speed of 3.3-3.6. If I walk faster
then that, the impact hurts. I do the bike at level 5-10 on the hill
mode.
I have some nerve damage in my left knee, so I can't overwork it.

On all of the machines, I make sure that I keep my heart rate in the fat
burning 70% range for optimal results. For my age, that is 121-128 or so.
All of the machines I use have the handle bar pulse monitors.

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I use the elliptical more when my knee is bothering me or lately because I
have a sinus infection and running gives me a major headache. I can stay
steady for at least an hour at level 10-12 (I go up and down every 5
minutes), but going backwards really puts a strain on my quads - though I
try to do 2 minutes backward every 10 minutes. I haven't been doing much on
the bike lately since I like the elliptical more. I was thinking of getting
one of those polar heart monitors since all of the machines where I go can
use them. Only the treadmill has the HR monitor in the handlebar and you
can't or shouldn't grab it when you're running 6-7 mph.

Walking on the treadmill I've been doing a "rolling hills" workout I got
from a magazine. It's interesting in that you change the incline and speed
every 2 minutes mostly staying in the 3.7-3.9 mph range and 5-8% incline.
It's nice on my non-running days when the elliptical is busy, but
frustrating nonetheless because I still don't care for walking and prefer to
run .

Jenn

I'm 100% with you there. I like the elliptical machine a lot and for me
it is very low impact. I bring a nice mix of music and I'm off! :-)

On 1/4/2004 1:23 PM, Perple Gyrl wrote:
The Elliptical is my favorite and stains my knees allot less then treadmill
or bike.

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"pb" wrote in message
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Beowulf wrote:


What do you all find has worked best for weight loss, treadmill or
exercycle?

Have you looked into ellipticals? The motion is a cross between
cycling and walking. Some come with upper body exercisers too,
similar to rowing. You could watch your movies, and by dialing
the resistance control the calorie burn rate.

p.




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I know it! DH got me a Rio Sport mp3 player for xmas and I've had the best
time listening to my music while I work out too!

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"jmk" wrote in message
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I'm 100% with you there. I like the elliptical machine a lot and for me
it is very low impact. I bring a nice mix of music and I'm off! :-)

On 1/4/2004 1:23 PM, Perple Gyrl wrote:
The Elliptical is my favorite and stains my knees allot less then
treadmill
or bike.

--
Email me at:
perpleglow(AT)comcast.net
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"pb" wrote in message
...

Beowulf wrote:


What do you all find has worked best for weight loss, treadmill or
exercycle?

Have you looked into ellipticals? The motion is a cross between
cycling and walking. Some come with upper body exercisers too,
similar to rowing. You could watch your movies, and by dialing
the resistance control the calorie burn rate.

p.




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