What do you prefer an Elliptical Workout or Treadmill Workout. For my cardio I prefer the Elliptical as it seems to be harder and don't put any pounding on your knees. I feel I burn more sweat on an Elliptical than a treadmill. Any thoughts?

I think the treadmill is better for improving cardio and getting a great workout, but it is harder on your knees and running outside is better exercise overall.

I think the elliptical is also a good workout, but not as good as the treadmill. If you do it for a longer period of time you may get the same benefit cardio and calorie wise, and you save some of the impact on your knees. Maybe if you are putting it on a very high resistance you are getting a better workout but I am not sure.

To me the best is to mix it up - I definitely use the elliptical on a regular basis but I think it is better for maintaining and getting into great shape (this depends on how you use it though). The True Strider seems to be the best I have used so far - its like a cross between cross country skiing and running. I get a great workout on it, and I also like to run 1-2 times per week.

to each their own... running is a better workout because your exerting your body how it was intended to be exerted. elliptical is a smoother motion (except with how the bars jerk your arms) but it isn't as intense of a workout--all things be equal. I suppose you're sweating more because you're pushing yourself harder, faster, better, stronger on the elliptical. Sweat has a lot to do with level of exertion and length of respiration.

my advice is to go what works for you and if that's elliptical keep on keepin on

The treadmill is OK if you want to walk fast on an incline, but you can't hold on to anything for that. If you do hold on to the bars or whatever though, then you're not getting much.

Otherwise, I prefer the elyptical because it's easier on your knees and you're also using more muscles. The precor is a little better though.

You might as well just wake up and go for a run if you're in the mood for the treadmill.

give you a gold star DJ short and to the point

In the "orangeblobman" way of thinking, the tread mill is the best but you have to turn it off, let the gears get rusty, glue glass shards in the tread, get nakit, and put a rabid squirrel up your ass.

The calories you'll burn fighting off a deadly disease is great!!!!

Elliptical on the highest level of difficulty is a killer workout

Cut wood with an axe for 45 minutes and let me know how it goes--

Posted by mattshaw78:

guess doing the rocky 3 workout is no good with all that roids he takes

*ahem* Rocky IV



Rocky III is when Rocky and Apollo have buttsex on the beach



[Edited by - supremecommander on 08-27-2009 2:12 PM]