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Stairmaster

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
edited January 2023 in General Chat
Opinions, pros, cons?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    What the hell is it?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    how big do you want your thighs?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Big Gay wrote:
    how big do you want your thighs?

    That has to be nominated for post of the week!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    The people I've always seen do them always have quite thin very nicely toned legs. I've been going to the gym this week (yay lets see if i can keep it up) and was contemplating it. I remember doing the old school stairmasters like 5 or so years ago and they reeked havoc on my knees, but these ones look nice. Are they good cardio? Are they still harsh on people with bad knees?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    my_name wrote:
    I've been going to the gym this week (yay lets see if i can keep it up)
    I'm trying to squeeze the gym into my life, but it is difficult.
    Are they good cardio?
    reasonably - good range of motion, but a lot of the work comes from how heavy you are - which I doubt is very much given how thin you've said your wrists are.
    Are they still harsh on people with bad knees?
    yes, you take your whole weight onto a bent knee and then straighten it. The cross trainers are also bad apparently.

    I find the rowing machines to be good CV, and have low impact on my knees, but they do rely on you performing the exercise correctly.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Oh I forgot about the rowing machine. I think theres only 2 shoved in the corner somewhere :p But I shall have a looksie. Thanks.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    oooh, so a stairmasters not one of those things for taking old people up stairs then :p
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    SkiveSkive Posts: 15,286 Skive's The Limit
    Replicant wrote:
    oooh, so a stairmasters not one of those things for taking old people up stairs then :p

    That's what I thought at first. :lol:

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