I don't see this machine in very many people's work out logs, and I'm not sure if there is an equivalent machine... BUT... I use the Arc trainer by Cybex (i think) and I love it because it really pushes me.
However, the way my feet go into the pedals makes my toes hurt. I did it for over an hour today and my big toes were burning when I got off.
Anyone have any ideas about what I'm doing wrong or any shoe suggestions??
Well, I love the Arc Trainer too! I don't go on any machine more than 40 minutes, my trainer says its good to switch things up..so I'd try switching it up...lol the people at my gym would shoot me if I ever stayed on a machine for an hour. The other day I went on it for about a half hour and burned 377 calories..that machine rocks!
It is great!!
I usually try to do about 35 minutes on it, but today was my double cardio day. And, just so I don't sound like a machine-hog.. I work out at my university's gym and so we have lots of machines (even arc trainers) and there is nobody there when I'm working out.
But I think you`re right, switching it up is probably key!!
LOL- we have health nuts up here in DC...we only have 8 of them at my gym and everyone wants it. Its always good to double up the cardio! Good luck to you.
Wow! 8 arc trainers? My gym is small - we have 2! I had to give it up and use the stairmaster most of the time because they are always in use. I really found that my feet got used to the arc trainer movement. After a week or two I just stopped hurting. Maybe your shoes don't fit right? Just FYI - when I got my heart rate monitor I discovered that the arc trainer was over estimating the calories burned. If it said I burned 50, it was more like 35/40. The heart rate monitor attached to the machine was all over the place and not very consistent for me. It still burns a lot of calories and is a great workout - just not as great as they would like you to think.
I figured when it said I burned 1000calories that it was overrestimating! I try not to use what the machines as far as calories burned too often because so many of them are so far off. It just seems like there are a lot of factors in calorie burning and it is so beneficial to the manufacturer to make people believe they are burning a ton. I still feel like I get a good work out on it because it took me so long to like it! When I first started I could barely do 15minutes, even when I could do 45minutes on the elliptical.
I'm surprised that more gyms don't have it. Or maybe all the gyms I'd been to before were just behind on technology.
Arc trainer question....
