The one piece of fitness equipment that is the most effective is an elliptical machine. It will get your heart rate increased without the possible danger of jerky impact that can accompany running. It is great to use when burning calories is your goal and by adjusting the incline, setting and tension correctly, you will build your endurance level which building up and tone your muscles.
To burn as many calories as possible with an elliptical machine, here are some tips to use:
Your body size should determine the settings that are best for you. The incline you choose should force you to exert the driving force that is behind the pedaling motion and not your weight’s momentum. If you can’t keep from shifting weight while pedal cycling or you can’t keep from bending your knees, the incline is probably too high. When you don’t have the proper length for your legs, you can’t properly execute the cycling and your momentum will be used up completing the rotations, which means you are burning less calories.
Increase That Range
Increase the elliptical machine will make your body target different muscle groups while intensifying the calorie burn. The higher the resistance, the less momentum you’ll need, which will make your body have more intentions of burning calories. Again, always keep the settings of the elliptical in line with your height.
Work In Intervals
Intervals need to be utilized for higher intensity so that you will expressively increase your calorie burn with the elliptical and boost your metabolic rate temporarily. By bumping up your exertion speed for a short bit, your body will continue at the higher intensity for a short time after you have stopped your workout, which will burn more calories.
Work Both Lower And Upper For All-Over Calorie Burning
Finally, when you utilize an elliptical machine, you will engage and workout the upper body. You can also utilize an elliptical machine for your lower body as well. Together, you will be using more of your muscle groups and have a higher rate of expenditure, thus burning more calories.
As we have said repeatedly, no exercise routine or using any exercise equipment won’t work as well if you aren’t maintaining a balanced healthy diet. Eating right is the first step in burning calories because you won’t be consuming as many. And always, if you are under a doctor’s care, check with them before taking on any exercise routine or adding something new to your already existing routine.
