Arc Trainer or Elliptical

Run4UrHealth

Which machine gives a better work-out? I always get on the Elliptical but I see a girl at the gym everytime I am there that gets on the Arc Trainer everytime (and is in really good shape). Do they work-out differents parts of your body and is one better than the other? Should I do both or rotate? Just wondering because I have never been on an Arc Trainer.

Run4UrHealth

anyone????

tishsmith101

I use both but always feel the ARC trainer is a better work out. I sweat and burn more calories per my HRM.

May63

i love both but knees do not like the arc. i also burn more on elliptical.

May63

How is everyone logging the Arc trainer?

StarkLark

In my experience (which is limited to the data the machines give out) is that I burn almost twice as many calories on the Arc trainer as I do on any of the ellipticals at my gym. That's based purely on the amount of calories the machines say you burn, so keep that in mind.

Additionally, I find it much easier to get a harder workout on the Arc so that may play a role as well.

hbrittingham

The arc trainer. According to my HRM, I burn a lot more calories on the arc trainer, plus my legs have muscled up really nicely from using it regularly.