which exercise machine is best for weight loss

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Exercise gurus or ones with some knowledge please do share your expertise.

Which exercise machine is best of weight loss?

Which one is best for endurance?

Which is best for losing inches and toning body?

Also please share tips on how to use machines. For example using the incline will do what on a treadmill. Running on a thread mill will do what on a threadmill?

Please indicate an optimal duration (time). For example at least 20 minutes or at least 45 minutes…

Also please kindly enlighten in wha weight bearing machines do?

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Re: which exercise machine is best for weight loss

I am yet to find a machine which burns more calories than a simple set of jogging.

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Re: which exercise machine is best for weight loss

A cross trainer.

Start by simply doing 15 minutes - no incline.

When you can easily manage that, depending on your fitness, go upto 20 minutes.

After you can manage that mess about with the inclines, the best is to keep changing it, for example:

2 minutes normal incline (flat)
1 minute high incline
2 minutes normal

etc etc

On a treadmill, the most effective method is known as "interval training", e.g.

1 minute jogging
1 minute walking
2 minutes running
1 minute walking

etc etc

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Re: which exercise machine is best for weight loss

Why stick to just one machine?

Set a routine for yourself. Do a overall workout to get warmed up first, then do sets of a few exercises targeting a couple of areas each day.

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I am really pressed for time and don't get to go gym as much I would like. So when i do go I would like to get the most bang for the time that I am there. I know for long term it's best to change the routine so that your body doesn't back adjusted to exercise and it's effect plateus.

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Re: which exercise machine is best for weight loss

If you're in moderately good aerobic shape, you can do High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) for cardio. Please note that you should be in relatively good shape or you will be in a world of pain the next day.

For weights, do compound exercises (bench press, squat, military press). This hits your chest, legs, shoulders, and back, and because these exercises involve multiple muscles groups, you will work your arms as well. Anyone can do this, the difference being that a female will probably want to do 10-12 reps. You can do weights Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 1 set of each exercise, to failure. After 4-5 weeks you can change the workout by doing heavier weights for 8-10 reps.

You want to build muscle because muscles burn more calories than fat, meaning you will naturally need to eat more. And don't worry, women cannot bulk up like men. The female body builders you see are on steroids.

HIIT is basically running (on a tread mill, or elliptical) for 20-30 min with bursts of sprinting. So for a beginner you might do something like

Warm up: 2 min
Slow cycle (jogging): 3 min
Fast cycle (as hard as you can): 1 min
Slow: 3 min
Fast...for 20 min.

5 min cool down.

As you get in better shape, you can change the rest:sprint ratio from 3:1 to 2:1 and eventually 1:1.

You can do a full body weight routine or an HIIT workout in 30 min. HIIT will burn less calories than an hour jog, but your metabolism will be jacked up for the next day or two. You will be starving the next morning, guaranteed.

Just eat within reason. Lots of lean meats, and veggies. Try to limit roti and chawal. If you do all that, you will definitely lose weight.

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Re: which exercise machine is best for weight loss

@ghost - filled in some missing stuff (which is obvious but just in case..)

HIIT is basically running (on a tread mill, or elliptical) for 20-30 min with bursts of sprinting. So for a beginner you might do something like

Warm up: 2 min
Slow cycle (jogging): 3 min
Fast cycle (as hard as you can): 1 min
Slow: 3 min
Fast 1 min...

Repeat for a total of 20 min.

5 min cool down.

As you get in better shape, you can change the slow:sprint ratio from 3:1 to 2:1 and eventually 1:1.

I would change the as hard as you can to say 80% of as hard as you can. You dont want to go as hard as you can - may pull a muscle, injure yourself etc.

Also, instead of doing the slow:fast, in the beginning, I would suggest slow continuous jog. Pace should be where one can speak comfortably while jogging. Do this for say 20 mina at first, progresively increase duration. Do this for say 3 months before considering fast runs.

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Re: which exercise machine is best for weight loss

Hey .... My gym has the following machines..... could anyone tell me what should be the sequence and duration for each machine....
Plus which area does each machine targets....

cycle
Abb crunch
Abb stretcher
Abb King Pro
Air walker
Twister
rowing
the one for beauty bone( i don't know its name....)

Kindly help me .... asap.....

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Re: which exercise machine is best for weight loss

HOt sweaty halal .

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Re: which exercise machine is best for weight loss

digging. use a shovel.

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any experience with elliptical machine?

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Re: which exercise machine is best for weight loss

There is no machine exists which actually known to be useful in weight loss. The best exercise you can do for weight loss is walking and cycling and these exercises will definitely help you to reduce weight.