How to Choose an Aerobic

Training Method

How

hard

 

you

work out during

your

Lifestride

exercise

sessions

depends

on

your

fitness

goals

and

physical

condition.

If you

don't

 

enjoy

your

workouts,

 

you

won't

continue.

Basically,

you should

design

 

workouts

you

can

live with.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This

section

describes

an aerobic

training

method

that

is

available

on

the

Lifestride

 

aerobic

trainer

- interval

striding.

 

 

 

 

 

Interval Striding

Interval striding combines the best features

of walking and interval training. Like walking, interval striding is a natural, comfortable motion which is easy for

virtually

everyone

to

master.

By

combining

walking

with

progressive

hills,

interval

striding

allows

you to

achieve

the

important

benefits

of interval

training.

Previous

 

 

 

research

studies

on

the progressive

Hill Profile

have

shown

that it is

superior

to steady-paced

training

for improving

aerobic

capacity.

 

By adding incline to striding, you partially lift your own weight with each stride. This is great for shaping and toning the major muscle groups of

the legs and buttocks. This is the same physiology that has made stair- climbing and step aerobics so popular.

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Interval Striding Compared to Running

Interval striding has many features that make it superior to running for

most individuals. Compared to running, interval striding is much less

stressful on the bones and joints. This reduced stress is enhanced

through the Lifestride trainer's flexible striding surface. When you run (whether on a treadmill or outside) you leave the ground with every stride and land with three to four times your body weight. With interval striding, one foot is always in contact with the ground, so you land with only one to one and a half times your body weight.

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Figure 6: Interval Striding Versus Jogging. Caloric Expenditure

Minutes to Burn 300 Calories (K cal)

54 min

By An AverajJe-Sized (68 kilogram) Individual

 

Interval Striding Versus Jogging

 

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