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Elliptical - Am I Doing it Wrong?
KatieAnneEtcetera
Posts: 21 Member
I have an elliptical at home, and my boyfriend says that my goal should be to do a 10 minute mile on it. The problem is that, in order to do that, I would have to average 6 mph. Maybe it's my posture (or my elliptical?) but I literally might bounce off if I went that fast! lol ... Right now I average 3 - 3.5 mph and have no problem working up a sweat at that pace. But I am just wondering what I might be doing wrong, because if I try to go, say, 5 mph, as I said I am literally bouncing and the machine even shakes a bit. I am 122 lbs for reference.
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He says that's what he used to do when he worked out, and I'm thinking he's equating it to running. But when I Google it I see similar suggestions for the elliptical ...0
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Try increasing your resistance. This will make it harder, but it will increase the distance of each step.0
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Um, you should do what is right for you not what your boyfriend thinks is right. Maybe work yourself up to that speed.0
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