Its amazing how some gym myths are so hard to die. Ask just about anyone at the gym these days and they will sell you the common wisdom: “Cardio is the way to lose weight.” But the truth is that I’ve seen people workout on cardio equipment for years and they have not lost any significant weight at all.
These are dedicated gym rats that workout 3-4 times a week and use cardio machines for 30 minutes or more. Yes they break a sweat and feel ok afterward but their bodies look the same year after year.

We recently got a few new crosstrainer machines at our gym. They are the latest model and honestly everyone loves them because they just glide so smoothly. One person said: “It feels like you are not working out at all.” These dedicated gym members get their 20 minutes “fat burn” workout and feel like they got all the exercise they need for the day.

These new crosstrainer machines take all the “work” – out of working out. They are great if your only goal is to go to the gym to socialize and be pampered (nothing wrong with that, many gyms today are just giant spas).

But if you are going to the gym to get results and you are looking to lose some weight then no amount of easy gliding is going to do it for you.

I think most of these new machines are design to make you feel better about yourself today but not designed to get you the results that would make you feel happy with your body for the rest of your life.

The truth is that these crosstrainer machines do not work when your goal is fat loss. They tend to be a total waste of time. You do moderate exercise and the computer gives you some high “calories burn” number that to me just doesn’t feel right. You have a mild sweat and breathe just a little bit heavier than normal. That is not the way to lose fat and get trim.

So you ask what is the answer. What do I do if my goal is to lose fat and get healthy. Well the answer is short intense bodyweight circuits. Its the only way to feel that burn. You end up really sweaty and feel great because of all the heavy breathing. Its a new way of thinking but short intense workouts actually do work at shaping your body into the lean fighting machine it is designed to be.

e like many people you are totally confused by all the exercise information and misinformation, fat loss hype, and supplement ads and fads you come across everyday both on the internet and in magazines. Or you could be following exercise or weight loss programs that give you little, if any results, and take up too much time from your busy schedule.

Well, you are not alone as there are millions of people around the world that are ready to give up on finding the right exercise and nutrition program for their goals and schedules (if they haven’t given up already). After being mislead by so called fitness experts that all they need to do is find “something they enjoy” and that will get them strong, fit and be able to lose weight. Yea right!

Let us take a look at the biggest time-robbing, money-wasting, ineffective exercise method that is supposed to help you lose fat although the awful truth is, it does not do this. Did you know that using long, slow, mind numbing; boring, steady-state cardio (walking, jogging, cycling etc) for fat burning might be the biggest weight loss scam of all time?

When asked to picture a typical “fat loss” workout, can you see yourself on the treadmill or “doing 20 minutes on the bike” and hating every second of it. That is why so many people give up so quickly, or don’t even bother to start in the first place. And did you know launching into a program of cardio type activity is the last place a beginner should start?

Because many beginners to fitness are often overweight, unconditioned and unprepared, excessive cardio only predisposes them to muscle and joint injuries, especially when doing repetitive activity on a daily basis. The problem is this type of activity only burns fuel (calories) during the exercise session and what is needed for fat loss is an increase in the fuel burnt every minute of the day 24/7. What happens after the exercise session is over is much more important than what happens during the session.

So, you may be asking, “What does work for fast and efficient fat loss”?

To lose fat, the first thing you need to do is speed up your metabolism (your body’s engine). If you have been living a no exercise lifestyle for some time it is likely you have lost some lean muscle mass. From the mid 20’s on this will happen if you are not strength training to keep your muscles in good working order.

To crank up your metabolic rate you will need to rebuild and tone up your muscles. Muscle is where the fat is burnt so this is the number one sure fire way to lose that body fat. Seek the help of a fitness professional to set up your program and teach you correct exercise technique.

You need to use the right exercises, perform them at the right intensity (degree of difficulty) and the right frequency. To get the best results you also need to have your program updated often and your progress monitored.

Instead of the long, slow, cardio type activity, perform 1-2 sessions of interval training each week. These are short bursts of activity alternated with longer rest periods. An example of this would be 10 seconds of all out sprinting followed by 30 seconds to one minute of walking. Repeat these intervals 8-12 times depending on current fitness level.

This type of metabolism boosting training means you can cut down on your workout time and get way better results.

So, if you have been spending precious time each week doing endless boring cardio type activity and are not getting the result you feel you should be getting for your time and effort try saying goodbye (and good riddance) to this type of activity altogether. Say hello to exercise that works which is strength/interval training and you can look forward to getting the results you wish for.

There a couple different approaches in doing cardio to burn body fat. Some people recommend you do “low intensity” cardio for long stretches at a time to burn body fat. The thought process is that you need to train at a moderate intensity to get your heart rate to the target zone to burn body fat. It has been argued that if you get your heart rate too high, you will begin to burn carbohydrates instead of body fat. Some people argue that high intensity cardio will allow you to burn more total calories in your cardio workout. Creating a “calorie deficit”, by burning more calories than what you take in, is another great way to lose body fat. Let’s compare the two different approaches in detail.

The Low Intensity Cardio Workout

This is the cardio workout that is currently being pushed by the mainstream. This cardio workout is often used due to the great results it gets. Low intensity cardio is very effective at targetting body fat for energy instead of just burning calories in the body. If the body burns fat for energy, you will lose body fat. It just makes sense. Most of the cardio equipment these days comes with a heart rate display. This is the best way to make sure that you reach the correct intensity level to burn body fat. In about 10 minutes of low intensity cardio, you will reach your target heart rate. It is suggested to stay within that zone for at least 30 minutes for good results.

The High Intensity Approach

This form of cardio is used much less than low intensity cardio. Training at a high intensity level can be tough, since you have to push yourself pretty hard. This cardio method gets great results as well. High intensity cardio will burn a lot more calories than low intensity versions, since it gets your heart rate to a much higher level. The calories burned are a mix of fat calories along with carbohydrate calories stored in the body. The idea behind focusing on burning calories in your workout is to burn more calories than what you consume each day. Creating a calorie deficit, by burning more calories than what you eat, will allow you to lose body fat.

The Challenges of 2 Types of Cardio Workouts

Once you get your heart rate up to the correct level, the low intensity cardio workout will burn body fat. The problem lies in the fact that it can take anywhere between 5-10 minutes to get your heart rate to the optimum level to burn body fat. The first 5-10 minutes of low intensity cardio aren’t very productive at burning body fat. Working at a high intensity is tough to maintain for long periods, even though it is effective at burning calories. Working at an intense level for over 10-15 minutes is extremely difficult.

How to Combine The Two Approaches Into One Awesome Cardio Workout

If planned strategically, you will benefit from doing both high intensity and low intensity cardio in the same workout. If you replace that “unproductive” first 10 minutes of the low intensity cardio with high intensity cardio, you will get better results when you hit the low intensity cardio after that. Find a treadmill or exercise bike and set it at a high level. Push yourself really hard for 10-15 minutes. After working your heart rate up with high intensity cardio and burning a bunch of calories for 10-15 minutes…switch to low intensity cardio and keep it there for another 20-30 minutes. This will burn calories and create a calorie deficit as well as burning body fat during the workout. I keep my body fat around 8% year round training in this manner.

Everyone who wants to get rid of extra fat wants to do it as quickly as possible. In our western culture we are used to getting this quickly and easily. People always look for quicker and easier ways to accomplish their goals. I think that most people have heard that performing cardio first thing in the morning is a very controversial technique. Some say that you burn fat more efficiently if you do cardio in the morning. And some say you will lose muscle if you do it. So who is right? Do the benefits outweigh the risks?

With low blood sugar and glycogen levels on awakening, it appears that the body is in a perfect state to burn fat preferentially, but that, combined with high morning cortisol levels, means it may also be a perfect state to burn muscle. Doing cardio in the morning in a fasted state is a high risk but highly beneficial method. But there are different methods how you can reduce the risks.

The potential of losing lean body mass is the biggest concern. As we all know it takes a lot of calories just to maintain muscle mass, so the more muscle you have the more calories you burn. A very effective way to reduce the risks is to eat a small protein meal immediately after waking up. No carbohydrates or fats, just protein. Consuming a protein shake would be very good. This decreases the risk by suppressing cortisol and preventing muscle breakdown, while maintaining the high benefit by keeping your blood sugar and insulin levels low.

Doing cardio in the morning does not work for everyone. Some people just can´t seem to get themselves going in the morning. If you are like that then there is no need to do cardio in the morning. What matter is how many calories you burn during 24 hours. But if you are a morning person and you reduce the risks and monitor your body composition carefully then go for it.

If you’re trying to lose weight, you have to strike up a weight loss plan that involves both exercise and a balanced diet. With the right combination of a good fat-burning workout schedule and the commitment to eating healthy, in no time at all, you’ll probably achieve your intended weight loss goal. It not only gets you the size that you want but also ensures a longer and healthier life for you.

What is “cardio”?

Cardio or cardiovascular exercises are a combination of different types of exercises designed to elevate the heart rate to the fastest level it can beat. Also referred to as aerobic exercises, cardio exercises burns calories, strengthens the heart, body and lungs and combined with strength training increases muscle mass and tone.

Cardio and Weight Loss

Now you ask, what do cardio exercises have to do with weight loss? Imagine if you’re not doing any exercises and you’re relying on a simple diet to trim yourself down. Yes, you’re not putting in any more unwanted calories but you’re also not burning any of the excess. Cardio exercises will fix that. Aside from giving you the body that you want, you also benefit from better and stronger heart and lungs.

A regular aerobic exercise lasts for 30-40 minutes a day and as much 3-5 times a week, depending on your needs and stamina. Activities include swimming, walking and biking so you can just imagine the bulk of your workout. Yes, these exercises need your total commitment to work so it’s important that you choose an exercise you like doing.

Naturally, you’ll start with a low-impact workout so as not to jar your untrained muscles. Also, you won’t be able to last long with your exercises if you plunge yourself into a high-intensity, fast-paced workout immediately. You might end up in the hospital for your efforts. It’s best to start out with a leisurely workout, doing it for a longer period of time to burn the most of your calories. Once you get used to the schedule and the basic regimen, you may increase the pace.

When you do your aerobic exercises, your heart and lungs get a good workout. They in turn need more energy to sustain the demands your exercise is extracting from them. Where do you think they’ll get the energy to offset this additional strain? They’ll use the fat stored in your body and convert that into energy. Because that’s what calories are – they are a measure of the body’s energy consumed. The more calories you burn, the lesser your weight becomes.

Cardio and Aerobic Cross-Training

Since cardio exercises are ideally done on a repetitive basis, it is advisable that you stick to a routine that you’re comfortable with and with exercises that you’re sure you enjoy. That’s why, some people combine different types of exercises in their workout schedule. This is called aerobic cross-training. You go from one type of exercise to another with almost no breaks in between. For instance, if you’re a beginner, you may try 10 minutes of walking plus 10 minutes of working out to an exercise video. You just add more time to each exercise or add a new and different exercise when you need to increase your pace and endurance.

This method of aerobic cross training is very useful in combating the boredom often associated with exercising. You are more motivated to work out and you are more inclined to exercise longer if you’re looking forward to the other exercises in your routine. It also helps if you try out the different equipment in the gym. A new experience will certainly boost your interest.

Another advantage to aerobic cross-training is that you’re also less likely to injure the parts of your body which are regularly bombarded with the stress of exercising. Going from one exercise to another, for example, biking which is suited for your legs and then moving to rowing which is suited to your arms, distributes the muscle building and toning to other parts of the body.

When you combine your cardio exercises and do cross-training, you are in general, building more of your muscles. When your muscles get developed, they need more calories to function well. This means, they burn more fat in the process, even while you’re at rest.

Lastly, in order to enjoy a good workout session, you have to do it when you feel you have more energy to accomplish what you need done. Other people prefer to exercise in the morning while others have more energy at night. Try out different times and see what works best for you.

The key to a good cardio workout is that you tailor the workout to suit your lifestyle and goals. Be sure that you enjoy what you’re doing. Believe it or not, you may not even notice that you’re losing weight that fast.

After reading this interesting material, I hope you’ll think differently about cardio training and try something new. It’s not that I’m totally against cardio as part of your exercise routine, but is cardio training really what you need to get fit and healthy? If you continue reading, you’ll soon realize that I’m not really against cardio as a form of exercise, I just believe that “traditional cardio” is not the most effective form of exercise you can be doing to achieve your goals.

Most people who are trying to get fit or lose body fat think, without question, that they need “cardio” exercise to achieve success. I beg to differ! This may come as a surprise, but some of the fittest people I know, both men and women, do not swear by traditional cardio. After many years of working out in different gyms and knowing several athletes and personal trainers, I have to agree that low to moderate cardio is more appropriate for the obese or really poorly conditioned person; and even then, it’s still not the most effective method.

So what pray tell IS “cardio”? Most people think it’s running on the treadmill, riding the stationary bike, or gliding on an elliptical machine in front of a TV. That is, what I would consider, “traditional cardio”, which by the way, is why I’m not surprised that people get bored and eventually give up.

To put it simply, “cardio” is any physical movement that gets your heart pumping and helps strengthen the cardiovascular system. If you’re engaging in a physical activity that gets your heart beating faster and you find yourself short of breath or gasping for air, consider it cardio.

For instance, there’s the barbell/dumbell/kettlebell clean and press (C&P), which is hoisting a barbell up from the ground to your shoulders, then push pressing overhead. To some this may seem like a weight training or a strength exercise, but try doing 10-15 reps with a challenging weight and I can guarantee your heart rate will go up you’ll find yourself breathless as if you just ran a sprint which, by the way, is better than jogging for weight loss.

Give the C&P exercise another go, this time with a 20-rep set or one-arm snatches or with swings while each hand holds a kettlebell/dumbell. Or try 5 straight minutes of lunges, pushups and bodyweight squats with minimal rest in between. While 5 minutes may not seem like a lot, try it, and if these suggested exercise routines don’t get you sweating, huffing, and puffing, I’m not sure what will.

While these types of exercises are usually referred to as strength or weight training exercises, they will definitely satisfy your cardio concerns and get your heart beating faster.

These exercise routines are not only time saving, but if done with the right intensity, they will produce results of a full-body work out. Unlike “traditional” cardio where you’re not concentrating or putting in every effort in exercising because you’re watching TV or reading a book, this method of exercising will get you fit, healthy, and looking good! And it doesn’t take much time and/or equipment.

Cardiovascular exercise is a necessity in order to obtain bodybuilding success, as well as general health and mental clarity. For most people, it is the most despised and least successful part of the bodybuilding routine. This is due to the tedious and never ending nature of sitting on a machine for hours and hours without the somewhat immediate results. But most people don’t know that cardio doesn’t have to be as tedious and uneventful as it is, and also that it can be done outdoors. Perhaps these people should get off of the exercise bike and go outside to lose weight while playing basketball!

Basketball is liked amongst all age brackets. It can be played with one player, two players, or even ten players with two separate teams. You can determine both the pace and the intensity of the game. And with a little planning, basketball can be used to supplement and improve your cardiovascular exercise.

Be Healthy

Basketball is an excellent work out for the cardiovascular system. If you are playing by yourself, you can shoot some baskets, try to get rebounds, or just run with the ball up and down the court practicing lay-ups. Any of these activities will definitely keep your heart rate going and cause it to improve. Being exposed to the sun will help your skin develop a tan as well as absorb Vitamin D. Your mind will feel better from the break from the boringness of the exercise bike. The competitive spirit inside you will feel great from the accomplishment that comes when you make a tricky shot or get a tough rebound. And let’s not forget that all of this also increases your metabolism, which means that you’re going to lose body fat, and oxygen will be better carried to your heart, brain, and other systems, which is the ultimate goal of cardio for health.

Be Careful

The time spent on the court having achieved an accelerated heart rate needs to be the same amount of time usually spent on the stationary bike. Basketball can be a great tool for fitness, but a few minutes of arbitrarily shooting hoops isn’t going to benefit your health. While playing, the time needs to be spent running, jumping, shooting, and rebounding for an amount of time between a half an hour and an hour in order to get the cardiovascular benefits involved in bodybuilding. So if you enjoy doing it so much that you’re playing for three hours a day and overdoing it, a noticeable hunk of muscle mass is going to get burned off. So remember that all good things are to be consumed in moderation. Basketball is considered a high impact sport, so also be careful making the change from low impact exercises such as elliptical machines. It can also be tough on the knee joints due to all of the fast changes in direction.

So if you love to be healthy and in shape but are tired of the usual bore of the average gym, replace your cardio with basketball and see what can happen!

I think it should be clear for everyone, that using cardio is essential for weight loss. It seems at last people realise that diets can´t work all by themselves. That is very good indeed. But there is so much confusion about cardio training in general. On expert says you should do steady state training, the other suggests intervals and so on. The average people are so confused that they muck up their cardio training.

A BIG reason why so many people fail to lose weight with cardio is that, they just don´t burn enough calories. People worry so much about what exercise or workout they should use. It is just silly if someone walks on the treadmill only a few miles per hour for 30 minutes and thinking that with “X” duration completed, they are assured to get the results they want.

Then there are the other group of folks, who do very short and intense workout, that they read in some bodybuilding magazine. Just because the workout is high in intensity and it is performed in intervals, they too think they are assured to get the results they want.

You don´t have to be a genius to figure out that you lose fat if you have a caloric deficit. So you need to burn more calories than you consume. It is very important to know how many calories you burn, not how you do it.Total calories burned is a product of INTENSITY times DURATION, not intensity OR duration.

If you focus to much on the intensity or to much on the duration, then you end up with fustrating results. The only way to find out what is the perfect cardio workout for you is to test it. Some like a more intense workout and some like a steady, but longer workout.

At the end of the day it does not matter what calories you burn or how you do it. What matters is how many calories you burned during the day.Remember that nutrition is the foundation on which every fat loss program is built. Many people increase their food intake at the same time as they start a cardio training program and that is a big mistake. Basically you put back all the calories you burned in the gym.

To lose weight you have to burn more calories then you consume. And cardio burns calories.

Simple!

Below is an interview about cardio workouts done by Craig Ballantyne. This presents a great example of how cardio workouts are typically misused by exercise enthusiasts in their attempts to lose body fat. You’ll never get those six pack abs if all you keep doing are the same boring cardio routines over and over. Expand your thinking, and shrink your waistline!

Everybody assumes that you must do endless hours of cardio workouts to get ripped six pack abs. But this is simply not true. In fact, if you quit wasting so much time with boring slow cardio routines and change your workouts much more strategically, you will get those six pack abs much faster than you thought was possible!

Let’s look into how one female cardio workout fanatic finally lost her excess belly fat and revealed her six pack abs with the help of the innovative Turbulence-Training workouts!

Craig: C-J, let’s start with a bit of background on yourself and what your goals were when you discovered interval-training and strength training.

C-J:

Ok, I’m a female in my middle 30’s and your typical office professional who spends many long hours in front of the computer.

With regards to fitness and nutrition, I grew up realizing the importance of being active and staying healthy. So while I’ve stayed active for most of my life, I recently realized that I still had a lot to learn about both training and nutrition.

When I first discovered the Turbulence-Training Workouts, I was looking for an improvement in body composition. I had been introduced to weight training a year or so earlier and had made some really good progress, but had gone past that “new stimulus” effect, and really needed something different to kick my results up again and break the plateau.

Craig: How were you doing before?

C-J:

Well, during grad school and working full-time I let my fitness slip for the days and evenings tied to a computer, and the joys of eating at restaurants once or twice a day. I had gained about twenty pounds and was at my heaviest weight ever at about 160 pounds. Once I finished night school, I added exercise and nutrition back to my priority list and lost those twenty pounds, mostly from running five days a week.

The 2nd stage started when I discovered weight training. I was at about 142 pounds at the time and about 28% body fat. After about six months I lost another 8-10 pounds and 7% body fat.

So when I started the Turbulence-Training program, I had already made decent progress as I was down to about 133 pounds and 21-22% bodyfat.

Craig: What were your workouts like before Turbulence Training? Why did they not work as well? How have you since improved upon those workouts?

C-J:

Before Turbulence Training, I was a “same-pace” cardio fanatic, and I ran 3-5 miles three times a week and strength trained using a four day body part split routine. This plan worked ok for about six months or so, but then I just stalled out and the plateau set in. I’m not exactly sure what the culprit was, but I just knew that I needed a different type of workout program to try.

So when I first started strength training and interval workouts I was skeptical that such a short workout only three times per week would be good enough. I soon realized that strength training and intervals kept the intensity levels higher during EVERY workout, so the 3 days and 2 super sets were actually much more efficient than my four day body part split and three days of running. I also got on an interval training program and reduced my slower “same pace” cardio runs to about one day a week.

Craig: How have the interval workouts and strength training helped you improve your shape? What benefits and results have you achieved? What are your improvements compared to your before stats?

C-J:

I am definitely stronger, leaner, and faster than before.

Strength wise, I can finally do chin-ups and pull-ups, something I’ve always wanted to be able to achieve. I have also improved my 5k time by two minutes. I also finally have the muscle tone and athletic body shape that I have always wanted.

When compared to my before stats, I have had to throw the scales out the window and use the mirror and compliments I’ve received as my guide since I have gained a few pounds of lean (but sexy) muscle so the scale weight hasn’t changed much even though my body composition has improved. Also, my clothes have gotten looser and smaller and I’m also making fairly significant strength and speed gains. I can also actually see a visible six pack of abs now, which has always eluded me!

Craig: How do you feel in terms of energy and strength?

C-J:

My strength gains are most exciting to me, since I typically have high energy/endurance. I particularly like how my strength gains have transferred to improved running and biking.

The amount I can lift in the gym just sort of evolves, but when I can climb hills on my bike that I used to be foreced to walk, and finish 5k runs in times that were once way out of my reach, it feels pretty damn good!

Craig: What features do you like about TT-style strength and intervals?

C-J:

It is fun, time efficient, and intense. Plus it works like crazy! When I am in the gym, I know that I am making the most efficient use of my time.

Craig: Did you change your eating plan with the guidelines?

C-J:

Not a whole lot, but some. I was on a pretty good eating plan when I started TT strength and intervals, but I am constantly learning about making better food choices and looking to change things slightly here and there. Incorporating a post-workout recovery shake and getting as much variety as possible have been the biggest changes in my nutrition habits since I started the program.

Craig: What would you say to others that ask you about your workouts? Do you get a lot of comments from people?

C-J:

When people ask me about my workouts, I try to hold back some excitement so I don’t come off as a wild fanatic and overwhelm them.

I have had quite a few comments from others in my gym, either noticing how hard and smart that I am working out, or complimenting me on my progress. One woman even pointed me out and said “I want thighs like that!” to her friend. How cool is that!

It is always enjoyable to see friends or family or even co-workers that I haven’t seen in a while because they always remind me of the great progress I have made. It’s also exciting that I can show off my flat stomach now too with the sexy little six pack!

The best compliment I get now is in the form of imitation. Others want to know exactly what I do and ask me for tips to help them. They see that it works, want to know how I have done it, so they can try to apply it to themselves.

Craig: Thanks C-J! Keep up the great work with your time-saving Turbulence Training fat-loss workouts.

See below for a special free report on more effective cardio workout alternatives that will have you losing body fat much faster from now on.

You’ve probably seen a vast array of cardio machines in your traditional gym. It’s like that all over the country, and there is a reason why each one has so many.

In order to have an effective fat burning session, you have to have a well constructed plan. Part of it should be to utilize the various cardio machines out there.

What it comes down to is there are two main factors you should think about when deciding which cardio machine should be added to your program.

1) Find one that is easy to use. Even though our technology has brought about several new innovations around cardio machines, you want some simplicity. If you can keep your session short, concise and highly intensive, you will be able to get more benefits out of your workout.

The reason a cardio machine is popular is because you don’t have to focus on your balance or form. Well, not too much anyways.

Instead, the main goal is to have a high level intensity. The best way to do this is by using a basic and straightforward cardio machine.

2) Injuries are always something to think about when you’re exercising, so make sure your machine minimizes the risks. For instance, you always want to make sure your joints and connective tissues are strong and healthy at all times.

You can do this by sticking with a cardio machine that offers low impact on your joints. Plus, if you already had some sort of injury before, you don’t want it to reoccur.

It’s also important to experiment with different machines. If you feel uncomfortable or one of them causes discomfort, we recommend staying away from it. Actually, here are a few cardio machines that can work with the criteria we’ve given you today.

Upright Stationary Bike- This is about as straightforward as it gets. It will allow you to focus in on high intensity instead of form and balance.

Keep in mind this is also a low impact exercise. This means your joints won’t go through a huge amount of stress. Plus, they are great for interval-style training.

Recumbent Bike – If you choose the recumbent bike as your cardio machine, your body will be in the seated position. The end results are that your lower back won’t have nearly as much stress on it. This is especially important for individuals with lower back problems.

Treadmill – Just about everyone has used a treadmill once or twice. This gives you the opportunity to run indoors instead of out, and put less of an impact on your joints. If you need more of a challenge, then you can always increase the difficulty.

Stairclimber – This is great for any beginner, or any avid exerciser. It’s a low impact movement that gives you the opportunity to have a hard workout and focus in on your intensity level. However, we recommend not leaning the handlebars. This will reduce the intensity.

Everything you see here today will help you choose the right cardio machine. Whether you’re just trying to get in shape or looking for a fat burning regimen, each one of these can help you reach your goals.