does the motion use more calf muscles or more quads? or gluts?
11379
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.
11380
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
1788034
Really it's a lot or not much, sounding contradictory but isn't. It makes a big difference doing different exercises, your desired weight to use doing them (as if you have small hands, knees, legs, etc you're using more muscles instead of concentrating on one area @ a time thus giving you less of a workout. Larger hands/body parts will give you more resistance on the muscles you're working on). Also if you're grip is tight (just as important as form) you're working out at 100% instead of going through the motions. I hope I answered your question, my 2 cents may not be as informative as others but sometimes it takes 1 out of 100 answers to get the one you are seeking. Really it's a lot or not much, sounding contradictory but isn't. It makes a big difference doing different exercises, your desired weight to use doing them (as if you have small hands, knees, legs, etc you're using more muscles instead of concentrating on one area @ a time thus giving you less of a workout. Larger hands/body parts will give you more resistance on the muscles you're working on). Also if you're grip is tight (just as important as form) you're working out at 100% instead of going through the motions. I hope I answered your question, my 2 cents may not be as informative... » Read More Really it's a lot or not much, sounding contradictory but isn't. It makes a big difference doing different exercises, your desired weight to use doing them (as if you have small hands, knees, legs, etc you're using more muscles instead of concentrating on one area @ a time thus giving you less of a workout. Larger hands/body parts will give you more resistance on the muscles you're working on). Also if you're grip is tight (just as important as form) you're working out at 100% instead of going through the motions. I hope I answered your question, my 2 cents may not be as informative as others but sometimes it takes 1 out of 100 answers to get the one you are seeking. « Show Less
396649
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).
338
It depends on the resistance you select. Most importantly, you will tone your leg if you follow the instructions.
1238924
It has a lot of squats, but not a lot of lunges. Lunges are worse on the knees in my opinion.
396652
There are three instructors doing the exercises and one is always doing the low impact version. There are a few of the workouts I just can't do with a knee injury so I refer to the instructor doing low impact here and there.
1238930
Hi Lynne, parts of the workout are tough o knees, but there are alternative moves that I do instead. The lunges are hard on the knees.
637126
I don't know. I bought a (independently written) book which discusses the method of exercise. I really like the machine and feel it helps me.
1873681
Yes, it has quite a bit of lunges and squats. There is also a lot of high intensity jumping. It is a wonderful program, however, and they do show modifications.
874735
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.
443774
Both. It's an Ok DVD workout, Very energetic. Just need to go at your own pace in the beginning.
559625
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.
1454017
Neck to lower back, calves and "seat", which does the gluts to some extent. Nothing really for the hamstrings.
1016537
I personally do low intensity with fast motion but I don't step all the way down on the step I only move half the way. I think it makes me go faster and last longer.
1653283
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.
951073
Yes. Not as good of a workout. I started with just a slight up/down motion and increased gradually til I got to max.
293877
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.