I tried a new machine on my last trip to the gym. They are really common, but I've always had a certain mistrust of elliptical machines. I mean no disrespect to the machines, nor to those who use them, but something just doesn't feel right about these new-fangled fitness devices.I gave it ten minutes, and it wasn't bad as far as feeling the burn and all that, but I really didn't understand the "distance traveled" display.
When you are on a treadmill, the "distance traveled" simulates running on solid ground. When you are on the bikes, the "distance traveled" simulates riding a real bike on solid ground. When you're on an elliptical machine, what does the "distance traveled" even mean? The distance riding a unicycle? with moving handlebars?
I don't know, but my brief encounter with the machine only made me trust it less.
2 Comments:
Andrew-
Since I love to work out and have been using those machines for years can I help clarify your dilemna? The elliptical machine is much like an escalator. You have the moving stairs and the moving hand rails. Put them together and climb and you have the elliptical machine. So for instance (lol) if you are on the machine for 60 minutes you pretty much rode the esclator to the top of the empire state building. Motivating isn't it. Hope you are doing well.
Chris
Very interesting idea. Speaking of really long escalator rides, I read this sci-fi story when I was pretty young about a guy who gets lost on some escalators. He would have fared much better had he previously beefed up on an elliptical.
It's called "Descending"
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