Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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Elliptical trainer?

Cutie814
Cutie814
Posts: 2
Joined: 2005/10/28
United States
2005/10/28, 03:35 PM
Hello!
I am going to buy an elliptical trainer. How many days per week and for how long should I do it if I want to lose weight? Thanks!
Jay_007
Jay_007
Posts: 14
Joined: 2005/03/23
United States
2005/10/28, 06:19 PM
More info about you would be helpful, but here are some basics...

Start off with every other day. It is hard to tell you how long you should go because for some people 10 minutes is hard, for others 30 minutes is still too easy.

Without more info about your current fitness, all that can be suggested is that you get started and work out at a high level of effort... push yourself further each week.

You must also be sure to add weight training to your routine if you want to see the fastest results. Muscle burns fat. Also, don't make the mistake of starving yourself to lose weight.

Good luck.