Eliptical toning work out

vesturges8789

Hi I am new to my eliptical and I am wanting to know what a good 30 min work out would be for just starting out would be

sollyn23l2

Start at a low intensity and just keep increasing the intensity until it gets challenging.

AnnPT77

Are you new to consistently working out, or just new to elliptical? What are your goals for using the elliptical - anything other than toning?

The usual definition of "toning" is having a certain amount of muscle definistion, and losing enough fat for that definition to show in a way we personally find pleasing. Elliptical can help a little bit with muscle gain when new to it, but it isn't the quickest route in most cases.

The fat loss part is about calorie balance, so if a person has been at a steady weight eating in a particular way, adding exercise without letting appetite increase calorie intake would be expected to trigger some fat loss. For most of us, though, paying attention to the eating side of things has a bigger fat-loss payoff.

I may be biased, though: I was athletically active, even competing as an athlete, for a dozen years while remaining overweight/obese. When I got my calorie intake in line with my activity level, I finally gradually reached a healthy weight.

If you have a strong exercise history, especially cardiovascular exercise, where to start with the elliptical might differ depending on that history. If new to consistent cardiosuvascular exercise - or if restarting after a long break - I'd usually suggest going for a relatively moderate intensity steady-pace workout at a manageably challenging frequency/duration, then gradually increasing from there as that begins to feel easier. Doing that for at least a few weeks/months builds a base of fitness and endurance as a foundation. Later is the time to add things like higher intensity interval workouts once or twice a week.

There's a lot of hype these days around HIIT or other high intensity exercise. Those things have a role and a place in building fitness, but I don't think they're the best starting place for someone who wants to improve fitness or lose weight.

Starting those things too soon risks overuse injury or injury from poor form that happens because of fatigue or too-difficult pace; and high intensity work is more fatiguing, so doing too much of it too soon is counter-productive for weight loss.

Fatigue can make us drag through the rest of the day(s), reducing callories spent in daily life movement. Since the average person burns only around 5% of average daily calories from exercise, and 95% from daily life stuff including just being alive, overdoing exercise and reducing daily life movement isn't ideal. Also, exercise improves the body by breaking down muscle and other tissue; the body then rebuilds better between those workout sessions. Short-changing recovery short-changes fitness progress.

Best wishes!

tomcustombuilder

the elliptical is one of the best cardio machines, no joint pounding, really good for leg strength with some good tension dialed up. Even if you use other equipment you want to start fairly easy and gauge how your body feels as it a new movement. Ramp things up until you find your sweet spot and go from there.

My personal favorite next to the lateral elliptical which is amazing especially if you're a skier

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