Elliptical - can't handle it!!

iluvwdw

Well I don't mind pushing myself, I just don't want to push myself to the point my muscles sieze up, cause then I can't walk and can't do anything for days!! The problem is, I don't know when that point is, until I reach it, then it is too late. I guess I will just try adding a min or 30 seconds each time I go on and go every other day. My off days I will either do treadmill or walk in my neighbourhood.

I think it is my leg muscles as well as my breathing both need work. I really haven't been able to walk much more than 100 m or so without extreme pain so just walking around my townhouse complex which is 1/3 km is a miracle in itself. So I guess that is some progress.

Fatimah1104

Iluvwdw... is the ellipitcal any easier now? I found this post while asking the same question... I just bought an elliptical yesterday and its so hard. I cant past 5 mins either and by 90 seconds i am dying.

papate

this prob sounds strange, but I find that the elliptical I have at home is much harder than the one at the gym. I can barely do 10 minutes on the one at home and have no prob doing 45 at the gym

EXACLY! Thank you, I thought I was crazy and it was just me.
Just got mine at home and man, pulse flies threw the roof in 3 minutes.

wftiger

Keep going. I started on elliptical at almost 300 lbs so lord knows I was out of shape. I stayed on for 12 minutes only because I was too ashamed to get off before then. I couldn't go back to the gym (much less walk) for almost a week. But after that I went back and got back on it.

That 12 minutes on 1 on resistance is now 40+ minutes on 20 on resistance. I started at the gym on May 1, so less than 2 months.

You can do it. After a day or two add a minute then maybe bump up your resistance by 1 after a few days. Keeping doing that and you will get to where you want to be in no time.

YupItsAmy

it gets better. I'm a TERRIBLE runner & I HATE cardio but after while you'll get used to it -- dont try to go too fast to start, don't pay attention to the clock telling you how long you've been on it. my advice is plant the tv in front of it (if you can) & use the eliptical while your show is on & use commercial breaks to rest & get water -- before you know if you will have done 45 minutes on the elliptical & caught up on your favorite show

LizbithB

My husband was the same way. He would gripe at me because I do higher levels for 30-4- min and he would die after 2 min on level one. I told him to keep at it and slowly add time and levels. Just the other day he came in and told me he is now doing 15 min. at level 4.

Take it slow and hang in there...you will get stronger and last longer.