Resistance on the elliptical or bike

carrieous
Posts: 1,024 Member
For a much higher calorie burn and a better workout, increase your resistance! I cant believe how many people i see with a resistance of only 1-3. Make your time in the gym count! Push it!
0
Replies
-
No kidding!
The other day at the gym the girl next to me (on a bike) was at level 1 and going SO SLOW. Like actually slower than both me and the girl beside her and we were both at level 11...
I actually feel like I'm wasting time if I go anything under level 8. So instead of doing the interval mode on the machine (which goes below 8) I just alternate the level every few minutes anywhere between 8 and 13. such a better workout!
btw, I love the matching outfits you and your daughter got going on!0 -
Doing intervals at high resistance helps, too.0
-
I only do intervals at the beginnig of my workout ... think I should do them at the end, too?0
-
No kidding!
The other day at the gym the girl next to me (on a bike) was at level 1 and going SO SLOW. Like actually slower than both me and the girl beside her and we were both at level 11...
I actually feel like I'm wasting time if I go anything under level 8. So instead of doing the interval mode on the machine (which goes below 8) I just alternate the level every few minutes anywhere between 8 and 13. such a better workout!
btw, I love the matching outfits you and your daughter got going on!
Yes! I hate to see people not getting the most out of their workout- esp when they are going really fast like they are really trying but their resistance is so low they are barely breaking a sweat.
A good test is that you should be full on sweating at the 12 minute mark. If you are not in a full sweat at 12 mins, you need to bump up the resistance.
and thanks:)0 -
Or just get a jump rope. Way better burn in a shorter period of time. In fact most of those machines you see at gyms are very inefficient when it comes to giving you a good cardio workout compared to other things you could be doing.0
This discussion has been closed.
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 396.9K Introduce Yourself
- 44.2K Getting Started
- 260.9K Health and Weight Loss
- 176.3K Food and Nutrition
- 47.6K Recipes
- 232.8K Fitness and Exercise
- 455 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.7K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153.3K Motivation and Support
- 8.3K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.5K Chit-Chat
- 2.6K Fun and Games
- 4.5K MyFitnessPal Information
- 16 News and Announcements
- 18 MyFitnessPal Academy
- 1.4K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 3.1K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions