Comment by xnx
1 month ago
My favorite is stair climbing, but it's very difficult to find publically accessible space (e.g. 20+ story building) to do this.
1 month ago
My favorite is stair climbing, but it's very difficult to find publically accessible space (e.g. 20+ story building) to do this.
I have a Planet Fitness membership which is stupid cheap and they have stair machines. I guess a lot of people like them a lot. Also the treadmills are great if you increase the incline. Lets you get a workout without having to break into a run.
Love max incline treadmills to warm the body up and exercise the calves. Stair machines are OK, but not nearly as satisfying to me as lifting my whole body through space with legs and arms on real flights of stairs.
I love walking up stairs and detest stair machines (and treadmills to an extent). You have to tell your brain to not look ahead to where you are stepping and use your peripheral vision and memory, but instead trust that there will always be a step in front of you, or stare at your feet. It's a bit unnatural.
I prefer to exercise outdoors as well. Unfortunately I live in a suburb so there isn't much enjoyable outdoor space. The gym is my goto for when I don't want to drive a half hour out of town and I can watch my shows on my phone while I walk on an incline treadmill.
Agreed. Also much less of a workout per stairs since your center of mass roughly hovers in the same place. Also difficult to resist the temptation of hanging most of bodyweight on hands as I see most people doing.
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