| Everyone hurts themselves at some point in their | | | | on the upper part of the machine that you grip in |
| lifetime. Whether it be a hip injury, a knee | | | | unison with the movement of your legs on the lower |
| reconstruction, or a minor shoulder displacement, | | | | pedals, to induce a total body workout. The Ironman |
| they all have major consequences later on in life. | | | | 500 Magnetic Resistance DLX Programmable EKG |
| Though your scars may heal, the internal injury will | | | | Elliptical machine features a 17-1/2 inch stride, a water |
| often leave your body in chronic pain. First off, this | | | | bottle holder, extra-large foot pedals, automatic |
| makes it extremely difficult to continue your active | | | | resistance control, and forward and reverse capability. |
| and healthy life. Take for instance the torn ACL I | | | | Another great thing about the elliptical trainer, is it's |
| conceived during my senior year of high school | | | | ability to track your progress while you are exercising. |
| soccer. My knee has never been the same since that | | | | An LCD monitor that is attached to the machine |
| incident. | | | | allows you to view the time that you have |
| For the first 8 months after my injury, I gained a | | | | exercised, the distance you've gone, calories burned, |
| solid 10 pounds just from the inactivity that I was | | | | heart rate increases and decreases, speed, and your |
| forced to endure. I was just used to running the | | | | RPM. This feature makes the elliptical machine an |
| treadmill at the gym, or jogging the 5 miles from | | | | invaluable resource for athletes that are training for |
| school to home every afternoon. With the issue | | | | events. |
| posed in front of me, I looked into alternative | | | | Elliptical trainers are great for all ages and levels of |
| exercise options. The first thing that I tried was | | | | fitness. You get to control the level of difficulty and |
| swimming. Swimming is an amazing sport to throw | | | | the intensity of your workout. No more worries |
| yourself into for a full body-low impact session. | | | | about missing out on your favorite tv series or not |
| However, it can quickly start to produce large | | | | having enough time for that new book that has been |
| amounts of muscle mass in unwanted areas. | | | | sitting on the shelf for the past 3 months. You can |
| If you're just trying to lose a few pounds and | | | | exercise comfortably in your own home, without the |
| possess a leaner body image, a low-impact elliptical | | | | distractions of big gyms, and loud noises outside. |
| trainer is the best device on the market that you can | | | | They are continuing to grow exponentially in |
| find. Made out of solid steel, the elliptical trainer from | | | | popularity, and the results that you can see from |
| Ironman offers a wonderful exercising experience. It | | | | only a few months of training, will get you hooked |
| improves on your balance, muscular strength, | | | | for life. |
| flexibility and weight management. There are handles | | | | |