which exercise machines burn the most calories?

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  • MsPudding
    MsPudding Posts: 562 Member
    Depends what you can get the intensity up on doesn't it? Personally, I can't jog for **** so I can't get up a good intensity on a treadmill, but if I whack the elliptical on a hill-climbing interval and I can get my heart rate up...but more importantly sustain it for 30 minutes or so. The odd thing about ellipticals mind you is that I notice most women on them at my gym put them on the weight loss setting and barely break a sweat in the 30 minute program because the resistance is almost non-existent.

    Rowing is bloody good - but again, if you can only sustain it for 5-10 minutes you're probably best with something else.
  • yogicarl
    yogicarl Posts: 1,260 Member
    Your own body is the only machine you need.

    Burpees
    Mlountain climbers
    Turkish get-ups
    Pull-ups
    V-sits
    Step-ups on a box or chair

    maybe one set of each; 3 or 4 cycles of the whole circuit.
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    Rowing is bloody good - but again, if you can only sustain it for 5-10 minutes you're probably best with something else.

    Or work at it until you can sustain it for longer...

    Can't improve if you don't train
  • scottywor
    scottywor Posts: 140 Member
    That Jacobs Ladder looks like a killer! First time I have seen it. Would never see it in my crappy gym.

    I stick to Elliptical. Has done wonders for my Cardio and capacity! Nice bonus of having a few more calories. But dont get stuck on burning calories for weightloss, and which machine is better. Its what you put in your gate thats gonna give you the fat loss you are talking about.
  • Nissi51
    Nissi51 Posts: 381 Member
    The one that you will do.
    The one that you will work hard on
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