Elliptical question

workingitout

When I use the elliptical at the Y, the setup is: choose a program (I usually choose #5, glutes), enter your age, enter your weight, how long you want to do it, and then you start. It never asks me about what intensity level or how hard I want to work. But I read other people's posts about elliptical levels, like "Today I did 40 minutes on level 19". How can I increase the intensity as I get better and better at doing the elliptical? Can you give me some setup tips because I want to keep working hard! Thanks.

hawkeye01

Since there are so many different manufactures of these machines, it would be tough to help without actually knowing which one you are using. I would suggest asking someone at your Y that is familiar with the equipment to help you program it the first time. The one I personally use at my gym has a "level" setting which is an option for most settings.

Good luck.

foxxybrown

Maybe you should try it in manual mode. Then you may possibly be able to adjust the level.

TropicalKitty

I ditto what hawkeye said.

Suggestion also: I never use the programs because what I can do in a day changes and the machines are horrible at reading heart rate to keep at the right intensity. So I fiddle around with the level myself depending on what my body can handle and what my goals are (cardio v fat burn etc).