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Elliptical Trainers - full featured information about how to maintain a good health Elliptical trainers have footpads that allow you to stand up while you exercise.
They have handgrips for you to hold onto and help maintain balance. Some even have handles to use in working your upper body. Because you are standing, the exercise is similar to walking or running, but the arm bars and elliptical motion create similarities with biking or skiing.
The main difference with elliptical exercise machines is that although you are
standing and bearing weight, which is important for building bone density, your feet never leave the footpads. So unlike treadmills or jogging, there is little impact on your joints and muscles. This provides a low impact, total body workout.
Most elliptical exercise machines built for home use provide resistance
through a band around the flywheel. Some high end and commercial elliptical
cross trainers use magnetic resistance. Like a bicycle, this elliptical motion
is smooth and continuous. With a stair stepper or other similar equipment,
there is a pattern of motion and reverse motion, an up & down or back & forth.
At the point where the forward motion ends and the reverse motion begins,
there is an impact from the force of the machine, which is still in motion.
Your bones and muscles have to stop the motion and reverse it each time.
With an elliptical trainer, there is no halting of motion and reversal of direction. Your legs keep moving in the same manner continually, even though there is an overall range of motion. Many elliptical cross trainers allow you to reverse the direction of motion by changing a setting. Thus you are able to work the opposing muscles, while still maintaining the smooth, non-jarring motion.
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