About Elliptical Trainer Machines

This page is about Elliptical Trainer Interval Workout routines and provides information about interval training in general.

Because they are low impact devices, elliptical trainers lend themselves very well to high intensity workouts such as you get with an interval training routine.. And because of the varied routine, interval training helps you overcome the boredom factor that can affect your workout routine.

The full impact of and how to use interval training cannot be covered in one article. So while we give you a basic routine here, we recommend strongly that you study interval training thoroughly and then apply the techniques to the needs or your lifestyle and body. And, like with any exercise routine, do be sure your doctor has some input before you hurt yourself.

Depending on your starting physical condition, interval workouts, because they do work your body hard and recovery time is necessary between workouts, are done two or three times per week.

Workouts last as short as five minutes and more than thirty minutes, depending on your body and what you are trying to do.

Here is a short summary of the benefits of an elliptical trainer interval workout:

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Using an elliptical trainer interval workout routine you can shorten your workout time because you burn many more calories than when you use a regular exercise routine. And at the same time you stimulate your metabolism while improving your cardiovascular conditioning.

Your resting metabolic rate increases so you burn more calories after the workout. You burn more calories and lose more weight all day and not just during the workout.

Your physical short term response improves since your body is better conditioned to sudden bursts of energy use such as occur during a game of tennis or baseball.

If you are just starting with interval training, we recommend that start with aerobic interval training as a way to rapidly burn fat and improve your aerobic conditioning.

But once again, before jumping into anything, do your research. Read some books – as compared to web pages – to get a deeper knowledge. Books are generally more thorough in their coverage than web pages that are by their general nature short.

Here are some intervals that you can use during your workout.

During the work time, work at a speed that challenges you but at the same time, one that allows you to stay at that speed until you get to the rest time. So you would work harder during a 2 minute work interval than during a 5 minute interval.

Work Rest
2 min. 30 sec.
5 min. 1 min.
3 min. 45 sec.
2 min. 1 min.
5 min. 30 sec.

You can use the same work rest interval over an over for your entire workout, or you can vary them as you see fit. A typical workout might last 20 to 30 minutes.

There is much more to interval training than just using it on an elliptical machine. And there are many much higher intensity workouts than this aerobic routine. Do take the time to read about how much they can do for you, even when you are not on your elliptical trainer.

Here are some good books:

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