Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Losing Weight: Jogging Alternative by Boning

Jogging is probably the most well known cardiovascular exercise among people. Like if you would talk to your friend about losing weight and say that you want to do some cardio exercises, Jogging would always come up. And of course, jogging is effective as almost everyone talks about when it comes to losing weight.

Getting yourself to jog on a regular basis can be challenging since it usually takes a long time for your body to recover from the fatigue caused by jogging. And on most occasions, even if you're wearing the most comfortable exercise outfit(pants, sneakers, etc.) you have, your body seems to resist jogging.

Jogging is probably the most effective cardiovascular and weight loss exercise. But there are times when it is impossible for you to go outside to jog. That's when jogging alternatives come in.

If high intensity workout isn't your thing, you can try using elliptical machines. They became popular for their less stress on leg training while giving you maximum workout results.

Elliptical machines, despite being known for their low intensity workout, can give challenge to their users depending on their preferred personal adjustment to their work out routine. Once you decide to get an elliptical machine and use it regularly, you won't have to worry about skipping your regular exercise routine.

When using elliptical machines, training in intervals can provide a one straight route for maximum fat burning results. There elliptical machines that are packed with preset exercise programs you can choose according to your personal preference. Setting up the right amount of resistance level should be the only challenging part of your workout. Once you have a complete grasp of using the machine correctly, your body will have the right amount of physical challenge to burn your excess fat.

There are also elliptical machines that used advanced technology features that can help you get useful information such as time, burned calories, current heart rate and blood pressure

Since gyms have been using elliptical machines for a long time, these machines are becoming more affordable and many people are now getting them for their home gyms.

So if circumstances are stopping you from jogging, don't get discouraged and take a day off from jogging, use an elliptical machine for your workout and you'll get effective results.


About the Author

The author of this article is a successful weight loss trainer. You can check out his blog at http://tipsforloseweightathome.blogspot.com/

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