When I had a trainer, he told me the same thing: no elliptical, yes Arc. He said it is because we can lift our heels on the elliptical but not on the Arc. I went thru a major Arc phase before I arrived at the highly addictive stair master.
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Originally Posted by Gemme
I hit the gym this morning and obeyed my trainer's wishes and mounted that Arc Trainer.
I have to say that I'm too wide. These Italian birthing hips of mine kept brushing the edges of the contraption and it's designed like a cage, so even though I'm not a claustrophobic type person normally it made me feel a bit cagey like I was a trapped animal.
BUT
I kept calm and carried on!
Cybex Arc Trainer, weight loss program
Stats: 194 cal, 1.24 mi, 25:00 min
I wanted to do a little bit more but not really overextend myself so I hit up the treadmill.
Precor954i, random program
Stats: 77.1 cal, .65 mi, 20:00 min
Followed by:
Stretching
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