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Your Favorite Type of Cardio Machines Are All Taken, What Do You Do?
I know you have been through this. You finally convince yourself to go to the gym and when you arrive the gym is crowded. All your favorite cardio machines are full.
LifeFitness 95 Series: iPod Integration
When I learned that there was a new treadmill from LifeFitness that integrated your iPod I thought to myself, "It's about damn time!" Move over geeksugar, your girl Fit is getting excited about technology.
The brand new 95e treadmill has an integrated iPod connector that allows exercisers to view iPod music/video lists and make selections directly on the touch 15" LCD screen.
30 Min Time Limit: Does That Apply to Me?
The question has been posed if it is OK to ignore the 30-min time limit rule that most gyms impose on their cardio equipment -- Especially, when some of us are training or doing intense cardio workouts and your workout is longer than the allotted 30 minutes.
My thoughts: It is NOT OK to ignore this rule. The rule is there so that every paying customer (yup, you're not the only one shelling out dues) gets a turn.
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Ride the Cardio Wave
Sick of the same old. Elliptical one day, treadmill another, stationary bike another?
The latest and greatest piece of equipment to hit gyms is the Technogym Cardio Wave.
A New Way to Workout: Nautilus TreadClimber
Move over elliptical, there is a new machine in town. If you are looking for an intense but low impact workout, the Nautilus Treadclimber might just become your new favorite piece of cardio equipment. This new machine combines low-impact walking with gradual hill climbing.
Fit List: Personal Elliptical Machines
Not into working out at the gym? Looking to find an affordable elliptical machine for your home?
Here are Fit's personal elliptical picks:
Smooth's CE 3.2 Elliptical ($1,499) is the highest in price on this list but has many features and will be closer to a commercial machine.
Powerhouse Hit the Deck Workout System
Powerhouse Hit the Deck ($20) is a new workout system that you can do "anywhere, anytime, with no fitness equipment needed." It's made up of 35 color-coded cards and an interval timer. Each card has a strength/cardio exercise on it, and its color denotes the exercise's level of difficulty.
Pros and Cons of the Elliptical
Since running is one of my favorite forms of cardio, I'm a big fan of the treadmill when I can't get outside for a run. I'm also big into the elliptical, and by the looks of my gym, it appears tons of other people are too. While it's a popular piece of gym equipment for so many reasons, there are also some disadvantages to using one.
Cool Machine Alert: Precor's AMT
I love when my gym gets a new cardio machine because that means more ways to change up my workout and combat the looming boredom. The latest addition to my gym to keep an eye out for is the Precor AMT.
The AMT does more than add variety to your workouts, it customizes movement by adapting to your motion, which means you can completely change the motion and paths of your steps without so much as the push of the button.
Does That Bike Fit You?
Stationary bikes are a great way to get a low-impact cardio workout. People with bad knees and joints often do well on a stationary bike (vs. the treadmill).
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