Elliptical machine

Bigreen said:
My feet go numb too, I thought it was my shoes. Is that normal?
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I thought it could've been my shoes too, but I would loosen them and I've even worked out on the elliptical w/o them - still the same. I don't know why, and from what I've researched even the experts don't seem to know why. It's normal for me I guess.
 
Weight rope VS Speed rope?

I've been jumping rope for about 3 and a half months. Since my body's endurance has improved and now I don't burn as many calories or my heart does nt beat as hard as it did when i first started jump roping, which type of jump rope should i buy to increase the intensity of my exercise and continue toning and losing fat

I understand speed rope strengthens reflex, while weighted ropes give you a better upper workout.
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But which would burn fat and give a better intensive exercise?

Thanks.
 
What exactly is your training program right now? Give us a look into your goals, achievements and program so we can better guide our answer.
 
A weighted rope is significantly harder, you can tell a big difference. It wears out your shoulders though. Don't go too heavy or your shoulders won't let you finish your workout.
 
I personally have both, use speed for cardio ONLy days and the weighted one for weight days.. you can really tell a difference, i'd say try both out they aren't very expensive.

but i'd also like to see some goals.. numbers you say you aren't seeing as much with the speed anymore but how long do you do this? are you doing hopping on one foot, switching, double jumps, crossovers? it's taken me a long time to be able to do a lot of those.. but i notice that like switching foot to foot is like jogging and jumping rope which is a great workout, even my husband gets out of breath from it.

Anyway some goals would help us answer your question and sorry i didn't see it before :0
 
FitDay/Elliptical...

Does anyone else on here also use FitDay to keep track of things? If so, and this applies, what do you use for a workout on an elliptical trainer under "Activities?"

Trying to keep track, but I'm having problems doing it without the exercises I'm doing on the list...
 
Sorry I've taken forever to say thanks, I kinda made up my mind about the jump rope before I checked for your answer. My opinion: Jumping rope didn't seem to do anything except give me headaches. I braved the heat and went back to my treadmill instead, which is now so much more bearable in the fall.

As for calories-- I should've worded that differently. I know how many calories I'm taking in because I've already approximated them for all the meals I eat, way back when I started. So now I know if I want spaghetti, I better have only eaten a certain amount of other things. The calories aren't in my mind when I decide, only the portions. Probably not the best way but it's worked so far.

I dropped the time back to 55min and am now running at my maximum speed for much longer. Unfortunately I can't increase the speed any further, because my treadmill is broken in the front and the belt is slipping to the right. I've even had to ditch my shoes and opt for 6 pairs of socks since the shoes were thumping on it too hard. Any faster and I'm sure that'll be the end of it. I have no money for a new one.

Anyway, thanks again. It seems like it's taking longer to lose weight nowadays but I've dropped another 17lbs since I was here. Yay! :D
 
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I lost 52 lbs !!

doing the elliptical 3 to 5 times a week for one hour made me lose over 50 lbs, no bulking up at all just slimming and shaping up!

sooooooo happy now!!
 
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