treadmill or exercycle?

Beowulf wrote:
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?

For me it's hard to beat the Nordic Track Pro. Elliptical trainers cause my
foot to fall asleep (ha!) and if you are going to walk or run, you might as
well get the correct, breathable clothing for your climate and go outside.
Those Nordic Tracks can be had on ebay for under $150 plus shipping. Look
for one that has new looking arm cords... dirt (dust) on the wood doesn't
necessarily mean it's been used a lot

IMO, the "Pro" model represents the best value with standard,
straightforward features. There is a learning curve in getting used to the
skiing skill but it is learned by the 3rd session.
--
Steve
(Reply address has been changed to protect the innocent)

"Stevie" wrote in message
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Beowulf wrote:
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?

For me it's hard to beat the Nordic Track Pro. Elliptical trainers cause
my
foot to fall asleep (ha!) and if you are going to walk or run, you might
as
well get the correct, breathable clothing for your climate and go outside.
Those Nordic Tracks can be had on ebay for under $150 plus shipping. Look
for one that has new looking arm cords... dirt (dust) on the wood doesn't
necessarily mean it's been used a lot

IMO, the "Pro" model represents the best value with standard,
straightforward features. There is a learning curve in getting used to
the
skiing skill but it is learned by the 3rd session.
--
Steve
(Reply address has been changed to protect the innocent)


We have a ski machine that has poles instead of cords and I love it. I did
25 minutes on it just about an hour ago and according to
http://www.caloriesperhour.com/ I burned 261 calories. I worked up quite a
sweat. We paid about $100 for it several years ago at Play It Again Sports.
I don't remember having any problems learning to use it.

Tonia

In 1995 when I lost a lot of weight I used an excercise bike for 20
minutes every day, but it wasn't the plain kind. It was one of those
with a fan for a wheel and the handle bars that moved, too. That way
I got a full-body workout, legs AND arms, and it really worked great.

Avonleadragon

Beowulf wrote in message . ..
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 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?

My personal feeling is that I get a much better workout standing and carrying my own
body weight (vs. sitting down) -- so I would vote for the treadmill. I love mine (and
only fell once in 7 years -- and that was this year when I was doing something really
stupid on it -- so you should be OK if you don't try to use a Dustbuster to dust
behind the treadmill while you're standing on it and the belt is running :-)

Mary M
325-150-145

"Mary M - Ohio" wrote in message
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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?

My personal feeling is that I get a much better workout standing and
carrying my own
body weight (vs. sitting down) -- so I would vote for the treadmill. I
love mine (and
only fell once in 7 years -- and that was this year when I was doing
something really
stupid on it -- so you should be OK if you don't try to use a Dustbuster
to dust
behind the treadmill while you're standing on it and the belt is running
:-)

Mary M
325-150-145


LOL Mary! That beats my leaning forward to read the next setting from my
list and sorta just stopping - though the belt was still going. I have my
workouts on paper but apparently I need to rewrite them larger or wear my
reading glasses during my workout.

Jenn

"Mary M - Ohio" wrote in message
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"Beowulf" wrote in message
news
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?

My personal feeling is that I get a much better workout standing and
carrying my own
body weight (vs. sitting down) -- so I would vote for the treadmill. I
love mine (and
only fell once in 7 years -- and that was this year when I was doing
something really
stupid on it -- so you should be OK if you don't try to use a Dustbuster
to dust
behind the treadmill while you're standing on it and the belt is running
:-)

Mary M
325-150-145

Some types of multi-tasking should never be tried g Hope you didn't hurt
yourself.

Beverly

Oh, go away.


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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?

I can't go backwards on the elliptical at all... it kills my knee! I did it
that way when I first started using it a month or so ago, too painful!

Maybe if I continue to lose weight and get into better shape, I will be able
to do higher impact exercises. I am content at this point with what I am
doing and I do have pretty good work outs.

I got DH a lifewise heart rate monitor for xmas and he loves it. They sell
them at Radio Shack.

284/221/199/???

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"JMA" wrote in message
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"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

Ouch! did you at least get the dust cleaned up before you fell?

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"Mary M - Ohio" wrote in message
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"Beowulf" wrote in message
news
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?

My personal feeling is that I get a much better workout standing and
carrying my own
body weight (vs. sitting down) -- so I would vote for the treadmill. I
love mine (and
only fell once in 7 years -- and that was this year when I was doing
something really
stupid on it -- so you should be OK if you don't try to use a Dustbuster
to dust
behind the treadmill while you're standing on it and the belt is running
:-)

Mary M
325-150-145

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?

For me it's hard to beat the Nordic Track Pro.
IMO, the "Pro" model represents the best value with standard,
straightforward features. There is a learning curve in getting used to
the
skiing skill but it is learned by the 3rd session.


We have a ski machine that has poles instead of cords and I love it. I
did
25 minutes on it just about an hour ago and according to
http://www.caloriesperhour.com/ I burned 261 calories. I worked up quite
a
sweat. We paid about $100 for it several years ago at Play It Again
Sports.
I don't remember having any problems learning to use it.


There's something about that "push off" motion of a skier that satisfies.
Ski machines are much like skating or running. Closer to running than
eliptical trainers are, in my opinion.
--
Steve
(Reply address has been changed to protect the innocent