Sep
29
How To Avoid Mistakes On Cardio Exercise Machines
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Workouts on cardio machines are the best form of exercise that will burn body fat, improve your stamina, lung capacity and achieve great heart health. These exercises not only help to burn body fat fast it will also strengthen your heart and lungs and thus reducing your chances of getting high blood pressure, stroke and heart diseases. Regular cardio exercises can also reduce bad cholesterol and raise the level of good cholesterol.
But do you honestly think that you are getting all the benefits from your cardio machine workout routines? Are you using the cardio workout machines efficiently to gain maximum benefits of the exercises?
Well, you probably are not if you are an average gym user without any personal trainers to guide you because you will probably commit common cardio machine mistakes when exercising.
So lets take a look at the most common cardio workout machines and the mistakes many people do when using them during their workouts.
Let's take a look at these common cardio machine workout mistakes:-
• Step up stair climber – This is perhaps the most common mistake for not getting the most out of the step up stair climber machine. Many exercising on this machine rest too much of their arm on the railing. When you are doing this, your bodyweight will rest now on the railings and thus making your workout less intense.
• Treadmill – The treadmill is perhaps the most popular cardio workout machine in the gym. A careful look at the people in the gym tells me that many treadmill users run too much up and downs. Mistake like that will wear out your ankle and knee joints over some period of time. The best method is to take nice long, smooth and porposeful strides during your cardio exercise routine.
• Stationery Bike – When exercising on the stationery bike, do adjust the height of the seat to a comfortable level. I do not get why many users on stationery gikes adjust their seats either too high or too low. I mean, why be uncomfortable when exercising when you can be comfortable.
When the seat is too low, it adds strain to your knees and spine. When too high, your will butt will rock from side to side. So besides not getting the best from your cardio workout on the stationery bike because your body weight will be involved when you peddle, you will also look weird. It is such crazy workout mistake right?
Other mistake I see many people doing so much is reading a book while on stationery bike exercising. That indicates that they might be exercising at very low intensity levels. Hey, how can low intensity cardio exercises work your heart and lung effectively?
• Elliptical Trainer – This is also another bewildering common cardio workout mistake. You use the elliptical trainer to tone your body and to exercise for your cardiovascular fitness right? Then why is it I often see people who use the elliptical trainer exercising at a high speed? And the mistake is? The mistake can be that they have set the resistance level too low.
When you are not able to break out sweat, you probably are not getting the best out of your cardio exercise routines. There is no wonder why people are not seeing the results they want with cardio workout routines?
Now you know all about the cardio machine mistakes and how to avoid them, so get out to the next gym and see how your results will improve. In a very short time, you will see your body toning up nicely, improvement on your cardio health being felt and visibly losing excess body fat.
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