Group: New Members Greet & Meet - Introduce yourself

New Members Greet & Meet - Introduce yourself
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 1539, Messages: 27038

Officially introduce yourself to the community by sharing your goals, obstacles or accomplishments. Don't be shy.. we're all here for the same reason. The more support we share the easier it will be to reach our goals!

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Elliptical Trainers

fibberandmolly
fibberandmolly
Posts: 2
Joined: 2006/09/05
Canada
2006/09/20, 03:49 PM
I just bought a Elliptical Trainer machine. It is a cheaper one for I did not want to invest alot in my first purchase in the event that I did not like it. It is a belt drive resistance. I am wondering if anyone can suggest a beginner workout on the elliptical trainer machine.

I am a woman weighing in at 155 lbs. I am not that active just the normal exercise of walking. If anyone has any suggestions to start me out...that would be great.
Carivan
Carivan
Posts: 8,542
Joined: 2002/01/20
Canada
2006/09/20, 06:11 PM
The key here is to get your heart rate up and keep it there. Since you are "not that active" I would suggest for the 1st week warm up for 5 min, get your HR up to about 70% of your max and keep there for 2-3 min then cool down for 5 min.
eventually you will keep your HR up for longer periods. start this with the lowest tension and build up.

To find your target HR 220-39=181(your age)x70% =127.

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