Short and tough vs. long and moderate?
Hey, everyone! I've been going to the gym every weekday for a week and a half now, and on cardio-only days (MWF). The first few days, I was doing 30 minutes on the bike, and then I started doing a little elliptical and then moving to the bike when I got too tired on the elliptical. Today, I did 10 minutes on the elliptical on the hill/cross-training mode on the elliptical, then I did 10 minutes on the Stairmaster's weight-loss interval mode.
I kind of hate the bike — I don't feel like I'm getting enough caloric bang for my time, and I always feel like my butt is sliding out. The elliptical I'm starting to love. But the stairmaster today...I'm pretty sure it was trying to kill me, and I just barely made it through the 10-minute set of intervals, but I felt like I'd gotten a great workout afterward. I was sweating like a madwoman and out of breath for a good 5 minutes afterward.
So....my question is should I keep at the elliptical/Stairmaster duo and build up my endurance on them, or should I go with the bike since I can do it for longer? Or does it even matter which?
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