Comments on: Best Cardio Machine & Workout http://www.344pounds.com/2009/06/best-cardio-machine-workout/ I lost nearly 150 pounds by counting calories. I once weighed 344.2 pounds, now around 200. My story has been told on CNN, CBS, and Newsweek and will soon be in a book. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:25:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Keith http://www.344pounds.com/2009/06/best-cardio-machine-workout/#comment-4723 Keith Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:22:56 +0000 http://www.344pounds.com/?p=1153#comment-4723 Congratulations on your weight loss, man!! That's awesome and you look great! Something to note about stair climbers is that they can be hard on the knees because the ball of the foot ends up behind the knee sometimes. This puts a lot of strain on the joint. Cyclists if not properly fitted can run into the same thing. This is where something like a Cybex arc trainer is valuable. I'm looking for a cardio machine for my wife and all of these points are worth considering. Oh...and by the way, I'm an avid cyclist and in my opinion, you can get as good a workout on a bike as you can running. I commute by bike 30 miles a day and doing that I frequently keep my heart rate in the red zone for as long as I want. Of course...stationary riding is a different story. Balancing takes more muscles than sitting in a locked-in stationary bike. Keep up the great work and good luck on finishing off your goal. You da man!! Congratulations on your weight loss, man!! That’s awesome and you look great!
Something to note about stair climbers is that they can be hard on the knees because the ball of the foot ends up behind the knee sometimes. This puts a lot of strain on the joint. Cyclists if not properly fitted can run into the same thing. This is where something like a Cybex arc trainer is valuable. I’m looking for a cardio machine for my wife and all of these points are worth considering.
Oh…and by the way, I’m an avid cyclist and in my opinion, you can get as good a workout on a bike as you can running. I commute by bike 30 miles a day and doing that I frequently keep my heart rate in the red zone for as long as I want. Of course…stationary riding is a different story. Balancing takes more muscles than sitting in a locked-in stationary bike.
Keep up the great work and good luck on finishing off your goal. You da man!!

]]> By: Steve http://www.344pounds.com/2009/06/best-cardio-machine-workout/#comment-4058 Steve Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:40:47 +0000 http://www.344pounds.com/?p=1153#comment-4058 I'm a little late to the game in responding to this post (I just found the site yesterday), but does your current gym have any ARC Trainers? The best way I can think to describe it is that its an eliptical machine w/o the arm movements, but I still find it to be an intense workout that burns alot of calories (so the machine says, anyway). Food for thought. I’m a little late to the game in responding to this post (I just found the site yesterday), but does your current gym have any ARC Trainers? The best way I can think to describe it is that its an eliptical machine w/o the arm movements, but I still find it to be an intense workout that burns alot of calories (so the machine says, anyway).

Food for thought.

]]> By: Brenda http://www.344pounds.com/2009/06/best-cardio-machine-workout/#comment-3498 Brenda Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:34:10 +0000 http://www.344pounds.com/?p=1153#comment-3498 This blog is very interesting. I think you're doing great so keep up the good work. I don't belong to a gym and I just sold my Bowflex TC 5000. It was a good workout but it wouldn't fit in my spare room so it sat in my living room. I used it alot though. I feel like it really gave me a good workout if I went on it for at least 45 minutes. My question is, now I want any elliptical but I want it to be good quality and a space saver so maybe it will fit in my spare (small) room. Anyone have any ideas what would be best? Also, although I've been working out pretty steady for several months, I still get very tired when climbing steps. I mean real steps like at the stadium yesterday going all the way to the top (about 100 steps up) I didn't think I would make it. My doc says my heart is fine. I'm a 48 year old female about 155 pounds. Most of my fat is around the middle. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. This blog is very interesting. I think you’re doing great so keep up the good work. I don’t belong to a gym and I just sold my Bowflex TC 5000. It was a good workout but it wouldn’t fit in my spare room so it sat in my living room. I used it alot though. I feel like it really gave me a good workout if I went on it for at least 45 minutes. My question is, now I want any elliptical but I want it to be good quality and a space saver so maybe it will fit in my spare (small) room. Anyone have any ideas what would be best? Also, although I’ve been working out pretty steady for several months, I still get very tired when climbing steps. I mean real steps like at the stadium yesterday going all the way to the top (about 100 steps up) I didn’t think I would make it. My doc says my heart is fine. I’m a 48 year old female about 155 pounds. Most of my fat is around the middle.
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

]]> By: bossymommy http://www.344pounds.com/2009/06/best-cardio-machine-workout/#comment-2195 bossymommy Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:09:11 +0000 http://www.344pounds.com/?p=1153#comment-2195 Hmmm. I rather enjoy the sensation of my groin going to sleep. Is that wrong? I hate the tread. Why do I hate it so much? I guess it just bores me to tears. Doesn't matter how good my music is, the minutes just crawl. I know it's the best workout, but I HAAAATE it! Hmmm. I rather enjoy the sensation of my groin going to sleep. Is that wrong?

I hate the tread. Why do I hate it so much? I guess it just bores me to tears. Doesn’t matter how good my music is, the minutes just crawl. I know it’s the best workout, but I HAAAATE it!

]]> By: Tyler http://www.344pounds.com/2009/06/best-cardio-machine-workout/#comment-2193 Tyler Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:11:48 +0000 http://www.344pounds.com/?p=1153#comment-2193 My gym doesn't have classes! And my butt still hurts. I guess after a few weeks on the stationary bike you can't feel your butt anymore? Is that why the pain stops? :) My gym doesn’t have classes!

And my butt still hurts. I guess after a few weeks on the stationary bike you can’t feel your butt anymore? Is that why the pain stops? :)

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