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Everyone, well most everyone, loves working out on the elliptical. It provides a great cardio workout and is kind on your knees. To make the most of your workout, make sure you are keeping your strides per minute is a challenging zone. Strides per minute is the number of times your legs go around and the elliptical tracks this statistic for you — how great is that. Aim to keep your strides per Read more
We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Prevention here on FitSugar! By Lisa Hoehn, Prevention As the weather drops, more and more people head straight to one machine in their gym — the elliptical trainer. According to a 2008 report from the International Health, Racquet, and Sportsclub Association, the number of users of elliptical trainers in health clubs grew sevenfold from Read more
Elliptical trainers are a gym favorite. Not only is this cardio machine joint friendly, it's incredibly versatile — you can go forward and backward, work your arms and legs, or focus on your core while getting your heart rate up. Here are some tips to help you squeeze the most out of your minutes on the machine. If your focus is cardio: Keep your eye on your strides per minute. SPM is the Read more
I like my gym time with my Equinox trainer Lauren, but recently we took a field trip and ran outside. It was a glorious day for speed work on San Francisco's Embarcadero; hard work is always easier under a blue sky. While running faster than I ever would on my own, Lauren gave me a few basic tips on form that helped me and just might help you too. Keep your shoulders relaxed. Sounds simple, Read more
Elliptical trainers are a gym favorite. Not only is this cardio machine joint friendly, but it is also super versatile. You can go forward and backward, work your arms and legs, or focus on your core. Here a some tips to get the most out of this machine and your next elliptical workout. If your focus is cardio: Focus on your strides per minute. SPM is the number of times your legs go around, a Read more
DrSugar is in the house! This week she's answering a runner's question about her heart rate. Dear DrSugar, I am worried that my heart rate is too high when I am running. I am fairly fit and work out three to five times a week. My resting heart rate is around 70, but when I start running it shoots up to 168 and I am not even moving fast. I am running an 11 plus minute mile to warm up. It stays up Read more
Running is a great form of cardio, and easy to start — lace up your sneakers and go. To help you hit the ground running in 2012, we're giving away Asics sneakers for a year; enter here! There is a technique to running, though, and here are eight common mistakes many runners make. Improper form and bad technique can slow you down, make running more difficult, and lead to injuries, which can Read more
Homeostasis. That is a fancy way to say equilibrium and that is what your body craves (more than salt and vinegar potato chips, really). We humans are very adaptive creatures, and our bodies work to maintain homeostasis. This is really no big deal, unless you are trying to lose weight and then it really just translates into the word the dieter dreads – plateau. When you hit a plateau, meaning Read more
