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.
11381
It uses more quads, gluts, core & then calf muscles like an elliptical machine
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With the hinged base you have more fine movement from left to right.Just the turn of a screw instead of trying to fine tune the legs
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Tried it on feet just to answer your question & yes it feels pretty good to roll back & forth with foot. Engages calf muscle a bit too.
701610
Hey there. I did Insanity when I lived in an apartment. Got complaints! This has an eighth of the jumping. One section has burpees and another has jump squats and 180 turns. For those-I'd use a yoga mat to vent out the sound.
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I can't exactly answer your question but I might be able to help you make your decision. This machine gives no resistance itself. only the muscles required to move your legs. It will create movement of the foot, ankle, knee and hip joints much easier than an exercise bike. The sitting position can be adjusted depending on what you sit on. So if a doctor said to lightly exercise the hips, this is a good bet.
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It is gear on gear. slightly jerky or maybe just not smooth. i bought it to improve my flexibility for martial arts. i returned it after three weeks. the motion is a little unnatural. it puts alot of pressure on hip flexor causing me pain. i hope this is helpful.
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The pelvis has four joints as you know: the two hip joints femur / pelvis both of which have full free motion, the pubic symphasis that is fused and the sacral pelvis that in this case has minimal motion. Without the effect of the gluts that control the pelvis it would be difficult to see the motion of the pelvis. The skeleton is probably not the best place to try to understand the motion of the hips. If you can understand the trandelenberg test for hip musculature weakness then you can understand the hip motion.
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For abs I lie down with my feet hooked under the leg bar and do sit ups. For the gluteus I would use the strap behind the heel and do straight leg pull backs. I haven't done a lot of work on this and I am certainly not an expert.
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For me, it feels more up and down. I haven't noticed much side to side movement. You can feel the workout in your thighs after about 15 mins.
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There's a lot of independent movement throughout the workout, you're not always going in a side to side motion and you will sometimes be using the discs on your hands for floor exercises, so overall, I think the discs are preferable.
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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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Not certain what you mean by "activating" quads-I am using on injured knee (MCL)-helps with pain and mobility-fairly comparable in strength of pulses to the one that is used in my Physical Therapy-hope this helps...ann
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There is a lot of jumping, but not on the scale of Insanity. Turbo has more kicking and rapid moving between exercises compared to Insanity. Turbo uses resistance bands quite a bit, which is much easier on the joints. Hope this helps.
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Yes. I purchased this for my gf who is the same build. It is more about how you use the roller (location of use and amount of pressure you put into it). She uses the roller on a daily basis mostly for her back but I use it for quads, lats, calves, and ham string muscles.
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I've just ordered one but have had similar machines in the past. You can basically do "pistol squats" and get just as good of a workout as you can with a leg press machine (which I use all the time at the gym too).
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On the contrary, I don't think operating Rodeo Core requires strong legs at all. Maneuvering can be a little awkward at first, but once you get accustomed to it, I think it's easy. I want to add to my statement by saying that although I'm a pretty good walker, I don't consider my legs to be overly muscular. Good luck!
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Yes it does...but since the calves of the legs tend to be larger, more pressure will be exerted on the calves than the ankles.