By Rob A Andrews
With Summer just a few short months away many people's thoughts turn to dropping a little bit of the extra padding they have acquired during the winter season and with busy lives many find it difficult to commit to a gym membership so the idea of hiring equipment to use in our homes appeals greatly, especially when the weather isn't that great.
If you are hiring gym equipment for your home you want something that is going to be able to work as many of your muscles as possible yet be easy to use and not take up too much space. An elliptical cross trainer is a great example of this, being able to work nearly your entire body yet is static and compact.
The standard machines have the following features:
- 12 programs for variety
- 16 levels of tension control for fitness levels
- Screen displays time/speed/distance/calories/workload
- Hand pulse read out for your heart rate
- Large comfortable foot pedals
- Magnetic brake system for safety
- Transport wheels to easily move the equipment
To operate an elliptical cross trainer you stand on the foot pedals and hold onto the handles and start pedalling, as you move the pedals the handles move in sync moving your arms.
If you are new to the equipment it's recommended to start on the manual settings until you are feeling comfortable and confident. Once you have mastered your technique then you can move onto the programs preset in the trainers' computer adjusting the tension levels for a harder work-out and to simulate running over different terrain as you would running outside.
Walking/running in a forward mode works the large muscles in the front of your thighs - called quadriceps and the three muscles in your buttocks called the gluteus. Your gluteus maximus is one of the most important muscles in your body as it is a core stabiliser for your frame assisting with co-ordination and balance amongst other important functions, it is in fact known as the powerhouse muscle for the body.
One of the benefits of an elliptical cross trainer over simply walking about the block is the ability to pedal in a backward mode which works the muscles at the back of your thighs called hamstrings, giving you the ability to do a full lower body workout on the same equipment.
The machines have moving and non-moving handles so you can choose to complement your lower body workout with an upper body workout at the same time.
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