The top cardiovascular exercise equipment follows including basic facts about those pieces of cardio exercise machines.
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* VersaClimber (pictured above) is not one of the most popular pieces of cardiovascular exercise equipment in fitness centers. Perhaps it's because it simulates climbing ladders which may offer views to others that users may not wish to project.
Like other step up machines, your legs get quite a workout. If you plan to buy one for your home, you will need fairly high ceilings.
* Rolling stairclimber: Simulates a moving escalator going down while you keep stepping up. Like stairclimbers, this gives you quite a workout. Here too, the legs and butt get a great workout.
Here too, the workout may be too vigorous for beginners. Also, the movement takes a bit of getting used to.
* Elliptical trainers are very popular and, I think, for good reason. They give a great workout while sparing the legs from the pounding of running.
Still, not everyone likes the motion. It also demands more of your attention than some cardio equipment. So, for example, you can't read on it.
* Rowing machines are another staple of fitness centers. They offer very good workouts and give the upper body much more attention than most cardio machines.
Also, just the idea of working out on a piece of equipment that is different from the typical steppers or walkers is a notable positive.
* Stepper: Okay, so these are not really cardiovascular exercise machines. The steppers used when doing step aerobics is not exactly an “ooh, aah” piece of equipment. But a simple stepper, sometimes referred to as a “platform,” and access to good step videos, lends as good a workout as most machines costing thousands of dollars.
They're cheap, versatile, scalable and take up little space.
Some people may find the continuous stepping up hard on the knees. My advice, start with a low step and a slower workout.
One negative is that they obviously do not provide readings on calories burned, distance traveled, etc. that other cardio equipment can. So what?
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