Exercise Equiptment.

**AtW** · 13 December 2007, 13:21

Originally posted by SallyAnne View Post

Am I on the right lines if I aim for: -

20 mins treadmill
10 mins bike
10 mins rowing machine
20 mins stepper??

Here is something else that would lead to same results but keep your hubby happy:

20 mins cooking
10 mins cleaning kitchen
10 mins cleaning house
20 mins [censored]

**Bagpuss** · 13 December 2007, 13:24

Join a gym, home exercise equipment is pants. Fitness first is circa £30 a month, they can set you a programme to lose weight, you could even have a personal trainer.

stands back for usual flamming

**dotnetter** · 13 December 2007, 13:24

Why dont you just join a gym

**sasguru** · 13 December 2007, 13:25

Originally posted by SallyAnne View Post

Hi :wave

As you know I'm just starting out on this exercise stuff....

I've got a treadmill and an exercise bike, and I'm going on for half an hour each night (20 mins treadmill, 10 mins bike).
My stamina is building up amazingly well on both, but I get a little bored on the bike.

I'd ideally like to be able to do an hours exercise every night when I get in from work, so I reckon I need to add some new machinery.

I'm thinking of a rowing machine, and possibly something else...maybe a stepper? (Are they worth the money? or would it be a phase?)

I have an exercise ball (which is briliant) for toning, but I reckon I need more cardio vascular stuff?

Am I on the right lines if I aim for: -

20 mins treadmill
10 mins bike
10 mins rowing machine
20 mins stepper??

then 10 mins cooling down with my exercise ball?

Any advice from the fitter members of CUK?

Sounds reasonable.
Concentrate on the treadmill and the rowing machine and up your times gradually. Don't overdo it to start with so get a heart monitor, so you can see that your rate is within safe limits.
Ideally your heart rate must go up and you must be sweating at the end of it.
The bike isn't as effective.

**poser** · 13 December 2007, 13:25

poser

or you could try 5 min warm up

15 min of bike, walking, running, cross trainer, etc etc x3

anything more than 45 mins ur wasting your time....

my 5ps worth

**TimberWolf** · 13 December 2007, 13:25

Originally posted by SallyAnne View Post

(Are they worth the money? or would it be a phase?)

If you are overweight it will be just a phase.

**rootsnall** · 13 December 2007, 13:26

The Concept II rowing machines you see in gyms are good but probably cost a bomb. There is no way of cheating and you'll need to be pretty fit to do 10 mins on even an easy setting. No boredom, more like pain. I'd try one in the gym before splashing out.

**DimPrawn** · 13 December 2007, 13:27

I bought the wife one of these fitness machines last year.

She now spends hours using it, up and down the stairs, and I'm impressed at the results.

http://www.vax.co.uk/vax/product_ran...hp?rangeID=262

**SallyAnne** · 13 December 2007, 13:31

Originally posted by sasguru View Post

Sounds reasonable.
Concentrate on the treadmill and the rowing machine and up your times gradually. Don't overdo it to start with so get a heart monitor, so you can see that your rate is within safe limits.
Ideally your heart rate must go up and you must be sweating at the end of it.
The bike isn't as effective.

Yeah I'm not feeling much from the bike like - it pulls my stomach and leg muscles a bit, but I tend to use it as a cooling down thing at the minute.

I love the treadmill though - and yes there's a lot of sexy sweat afterwards (and it's got a heart monitor thing on it which I use).

I've been going on every day (ish) for about 4 weeks now - at the start I could only walk for 5 mins! Now I'm jogging for most of the 20 (with fast running in spurts). I'm really enjoying it.

Will the rowing machine be cardio SAS? Or does it just build your upper body strength?

Exercise Equiptment.