free2be
11-23-2005, 10:08 AM
I am a big fan of the elliptical machines at my gym but I was wondering what the benefits of using the ones that move your arms vs. the ones that focus on your legs only.
I am interested in loosing overall body fat so I want to know if one is better than the other?
I am interested in loosing overall body fat so I want to know if one is better than the other?
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Axa
11-23-2005, 01:11 PM
The machines which include your arms are better as you theoretically burn more calories as your also exercising the upper body too. If you have a choice take the cross trainer which includes the arms. If you exercise on these correctly you can actually burn approx 25% more calories than on a trainer which does not include arms!