does the motion use more calf muscles or more quads? or gluts?
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It is better than riding in a stationery position even if you don't go far. I am not in competition with anyone, just trying to keep on the move anyway I can and go some place. I also have a recumbent trike, bike and Trikke.
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its a stairstepper not an elliptical . I would answer all of them .It has a long step , so you can stand toward the front, middle or toward the back of the step to work different muscles and make it harder or easier to peddle.I prefer this to bikes .I have a gt and a nishiki .I like the zike better. you can find videos on the zike website or on u tube. It took me a while to get used to it. I never did stairsteppers longer than 5 minutes, before buying the zike. I rode 10 min first time next time 20 ,than 30 and 40. I regularly do 45 minutes, 3 times a week. You burn 30% more calories than a bike. I cannot do as much distance as I do on a bike ,roughly 2/3 the mileage,in my 45 minutes. It has only 7 speeds. It Is hard if you have hills. I ride a rail trail only. It is mostly flat .One bridge I go over always makes me walk, because the gear shifter is only recommended to change 1 gear at a time. You cannot go from 7th to 1st gear quickly, but one gear at a time. All in all its well worth it. I am 56 the bike was giving me a sore butt amongst other things. The zike I got in sept 2014. So I used it 2 months. I had a little knee sorenes at first ,probably because I use different muscles ,nothing serious. I think a full season will be a better test.
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It uses more quads, gluts, core & then calf muscles like an elliptical machine
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You're working your thighs, not really your calves, but I find it to be a decent workout. You can adjust the tension as you wish. I honestly love this little bike. It's small, light-weight, and for the money, it's exactly what I wanted.
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There is no option for resistance but you can do it depend on how long you want to split your legs and the speed to do it , it is better than resistance option
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Not sure how much movement you mean by 'jiggle' but our has a slight amount of play when closed. The little amount of movement is most likely due to the space allowed for the lock pegs to meet with the receptors in the frame. Again, the jiggle in our unit is rather minimal. Hope that helps you.
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Yes, the whole movement starts with a strong push downwards with your legs. Once that first movement the rest is relatively easy but the first push is strong.
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There are many different exercises better for upper body and trunk than legs.
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Part of the workout is done standing and part on the floor, but you don't have to repeatedly get up and down. There is a section where you do many pliés and small squats while holding on to the back of a chair. These could be hard on the knees.
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It does not contain a lot of jumping, etc. They show you variations too so you can alter the routine. It's a great workout!
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sorry for delayed reply, I was out of town. It's either foot. and FYI . . it works "ok". If you have big calves like I do, it's hard to maintain the position. Try it.
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There's actually very little dancing. They try to hide the workout by making it look like dancing, but it's really not. There is a lot of twisting & the modified is very little modification (essentially walking instead of jumping). I don't recommend it for anyone with weak knees, he constantly gives safety reminders due to all the knee action involved.
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It's a full body work out. Burpies, Plank mountain climbers, speed skaters. After a workout I feel my legs very tired. If you have done insanity then you would want to do 2 20 minute workouts
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Yes! I do them regularly. The technique is to do one leg at a time. Stand next to the machine, hands on hips, place knee on upper padded bar and slip leg between and engage ankle, and then curl. With practice it's easy.
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One of the three instructors in each workout is doing a low impact version. There are some plyometrics, but you could easily change them to something else (I am thinking specifically of the plank jacks - you could just do step ups to the knee or something similar during those intervals).
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There is both, depending on what workout you are doing.I am putting mine on e-bay, it is not worth the money
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As you adjust the resistance for the arms you will also find it more difficult to straighten the legs. Its a very good total body workout and great for exercising when viewing at home media.
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Yes, the leg and knee action are the same. There are 15 levels of resistance to choose from. I love mine!
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It's not up and down per se, it can be I'd you make the pitch of the stride steep. I like it on 4 with 2 for resistance. Irs very smirk and your quads will look great!