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Total body conditioning with an elliptical crosstrainer

The basic idea behind a crosstrainer is that it takes all the principles of treadmills, cycle machines, steppers and skiers to provide a machine which exercises all the same muscle groups but in a much more low impact fashion. We are all familiar with the pain that can accompany pounding along a virtual road provided by a treadmill, the relentless stair climbing movement that represents a stepper session, and the novelty of the action of a skier quickly wears off – and the elliptical crosstrainer is designed to relieve all of these annoying attributes of fitness equipment.

There are two very important points to consider when shopping for a crosstrainer, and they both involve the variety of exercises that you can carry out on these amazing machines. The first point is that there should be variety within the same movement, and this means variable incline as well as variable speed and tension.

Since the system is built around a cycling-style movement which is a cross between stepping and cycling, a kind of oblong motion, the same principles for adjusting the experience on a crosstrainer apply as for those other machines. It is, as all fitness enthusiasts know, the variety of movement which will keep you interested, and this is vital to keeping going, day after day.

The second important point is whether there are any subsidiary exercises that can be performed, such as upper body exercises at the same time. Many variations on the crosstriner theme include some form of upper body workout possibility, and this is vital to maintaining interest whilst getting an efficient and balanced workout experience.

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