Warming up or losing weight? - How to lose weight on the cross trainer
The cross trainer is a popular training device that is easy on the joints and is preferred by many athletes for warming up in the gym. With the right training, the cross trainer is also great for losing weight and can even help you lose a few kilos if you otherwise only exercise very little. You can find out all about the right workout on the cross trainer here.
Losing weight on the cross trainer - you should know these basics
The cross trainer is very easy on the joints as the feet and hands are in a fixed position. As a result, there is no long and hard bouncing that your joints have to do. This also makes the cross trainer good for losing weight if you are just starting to exercise. It allows you to lose some weight and train your muscles before you put any strain on your joints; this prevents injuries, even though the motion sequence is very similar to running. The cross trainer is also a good way to stay in training after a joint injury, and at the same time it has one of the biggest advantages in common with running: a large number of muscle groups are challenged.
When training on the cross trainer, you have to use both your front and rear thigh muscles, activate your core and also use your arms - the extent to which you do this is entirely up to you. This high muscular load ensures high energy consumption on the cross trainer.
The cross trainer is therefore well suited to weight loss if the training is really intensive and you don't focus on training for as long as possible. A higher intensity workout will help you lose weight faster because your muscles will continue to burn after the workout. This means you will not only burn more calories on the cross trainer itself, but also after your workout.
Don't focus on burning fat, but on your basal metabolic rate
To make your workout on the cross trainer suitable for losing weight, you should pay less attention to the heart rate range for burning fat. For years, this now outdated way of thinking ensured that cross trainers were used for very long and very slow workouts. However, a higher load on the muscles is much more relevant for burning fat and therefore for weight loss. And precisely because the workout on the cross trainer is so easy on the joints, you can challenge your muscles without having to worry about joint-threatening strain.
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Published on: 2 January 2018