By
Tarun Sharma
Over the past four decades, numerous ailments seem to have become
the 'order-of-the-day' in the present day society. The root causes for
this malady are the sedentary habits in almost all walks of life, both
at workplace and on the home front. Thus, those among the classes as
well as the masses have endeavoured to devote some time for fitness
exercises and similar pursuits to stay healthy.
However, with
decline in the number of playgrounds or restricted usage in case they
exist, it has become a catch-22 situation for these fitness aspirants.
Despite such a scenario, all the hopes need not be lost since there are
viable options to stay healthy. And these choices happen to be schematic
workouts at the gymnasia in the neighbourhood.
Of course, one has
to stick to the pre-scheduled timings here, and also a well-equipped
gym or club charges quite a hefty sum for membership. But one need not
lose heart as there is still another choice and that is the market of
exercise equipment for home. Indeed, this is ideal considering the fact
that this system will be your own for lifetime although it may sound a
little bit expensive at the time of purchase.
Some of these
fitness systems are the treadmills and the stationary bicycles. A wide
range of high-intensity exercise bikes is available in the market, and
it is said a mere 10-minute session on these is as good as a 45-minute
run. These sessions include a three-minute warm-up followed by a
20-second sprint, followed by a three-minute recovery session, another
20-second sprint and finally a three-minute cool-down. Keeping in view
the level of intensity, the users are advised a brief rest between each
of the workouts.
Interestingly, this exclusive bike is also known
by other names like elliptical cross trainer or X-trainer. It literally
simulates stair climbing, walking, or running without causing excessive
pressure to the joints as such risk of impact injuries is almost
eliminated. Hence, people prone to injures can safely use an X-trainer
to stay fit. As for its functional applications, it offers a non-impact
cardiovascular workout that can vary from light to high intensity in
variable speeds and also the resistance preference set by the user.
In
less than half a decade of making debut in the market in 1995, the
elliptical trainers gained immense popularity around the globe. They
function on the user's upper and lower body parts. By and large, they
are self-powered although there are other versions that can be plugged
in for adjustment of motion and also for energising electronic consoles
and resistance systems in the bike.
There are three models of
elliptical trainers, classified as per the location of the motor
'driver' in the system. The first is the 'rear drive' while the
subsequent version is known as the 'front-drive' and the latest model is
the 'centre drive'. There are provisions for several value added
facilities can be incorporated in the latest versions. These add-ons in
the 'front and centre driven models are integrated in the console for
iPhones of various generations.
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