Fitness: What to buy ? Elliptical bike OR Treadmill?

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By pedroh• 2 Jun 2009 13:15
pedroh

i agree with notnapster...you have to take into account your age/physical health..cus running on a treadmill can be jarring to your knees.

and as sadaf pointed out there's not much difference in the calorie burnt...you might as well go for the "safer" alternative...go for elliptical bike

By sabrang kidul• 2 Jun 2009 13:13
sabrang kidul

What about a rowing machine. How does it compare with both?

By gdbls• 2 Jun 2009 13:12
Rating: 2/5
gdbls

i think treadmill. easy and slowly.

By anonymous• 2 Jun 2009 12:17
Rating: 4/5
anonymous

That would depend on your needs. Both my knees are bad and hence my Treadmill has less than 20 hours of use.

I definitely need an elliptical trainer. And I completely agree with Sadaf about the calories burned. Although if you run on a treadmill for 30 minutes, you'll burn approx the same as the elliptical trainer (I guess sadaf took into account walking on a treadmill).

By sadaf19852• 2 Jun 2009 11:59
Rating: 5/5
sadaf19852

ofcourse elliptical if the main purpose to buy is to lose weight......dont go for treadmill evn if u r getting it for free...treadmill helps only in increasing the lower body muscle stemina...

a simple fact...at treamill 30min birsk walk burns nrly 150-200 calories but at the same time elliptical burns 300-400 calories (nearly double)...

By Omar Waheed.• 2 Jun 2009 11:04
Rating: 4/5
Omar Waheed.

Ofourse Treadmill

Cheers !!!

By t_coffee_or_me• 2 Jun 2009 11:04
Rating: 5/5
t_coffee_or_me

Go for treadmill as Elliptical bike needs lots of dedication, but it gives guicker results.

By Shahazada• 2 Jun 2009 10:51
Rating: 4/5
Shahazada

Go for Treadmill...all d best.

By Shahazada• 2 Jun 2009 10:51
Shahazada

Go for Treadmill...all d best.

By nadzmyrah• 2 Jun 2009 10:45
Rating: 5/5
nadzmyrah

Treadmill.

By Geechee_bu• 2 Jun 2009 10:38
Geechee_bu

Thanks but I am not having enough space at home.

By b4gupta• 2 Jun 2009 10:34
Rating: 5/5
b4gupta

I think both.

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