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stairmaster confusion

a_doiron Posts: 8 Joined: 2008/02/06	2008/04/11, 02:18 PM my exercise program said stairmaster. I thought 'no problem' until I got to the gym and tried to figure out which machine it was actually talking about. There are a few machines at the gym that say stair master - which one is the one that I'm suppose to use for cardio? One machine is a stair mill, you constantly walk up the stairs. Another says it is a climber and another looks like a cross between an elliptical and the climber. So whats what?
amyksmith76 Posts: 601 Joined: 2005/07/26	2008/04/11, 02:23 PM Honestly, either should be ok. I personally can't do the one that is like constant stairs because it hurts my knees too much. Why don't you give them both a try and see which you like the best. Or alternate them. It's not an exact science. :)
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2008/04/11, 02:23 PM The first one is what is traditionally thought of as a stairmaster, esentially an escalator. The second one is a machine sometimes called a "treadclimber" that is made by the stairmaster company. -------------- SQUAT MORE ~Jesse Marunde Blood Guts Sweat Chalk
a_doiron Posts: 8 Joined: 2008/02/06	2008/04/11, 03:02 PM Thanks for the advice, maybe i'll try them out some day.