A gym at home, you're tempted?
To maintain your form, bet on the cardio training and its smart devices. Today, between the elliptical, the rower, the stepper, the treadmill or the exercise bike, playing sports at home is in tune with the times.
As the name suggests, the cardio training is a sports activity that aims to strengthen the cardiovascular system. The work is done in resistance: prolonged effort of average intensity, but constant and prolonged. Thus, one muscle his heart and improves his breath.
Each device meets objectives (strengthen the upper body, legs, glutes ...) that it is important to consider before buying and install in a corner of his living room.
The treadmill works!
Long disadvantaged by its size for use at home (it measures an average of 80 cm wide and 150 cm long), it returns to the front of the stage with foldable models that can be moved and stored in two swings. This type of device allows you to practice jogging, running or walking by programming entirely the desired course: coast, descent, speed, etc. It is a very good device to maintain the heart and burn excess fat.
The elliptical, the most complete!
The principle: it is an alternating "pedaling" which aims to bring back the arms, at the same time as the movements of legs, just like the cross-country skiing. The movement requires 80% of the body's muscles: shoulders, arms, back, lumbar, small pectoral, abs, legs, calves and glutes ... so it is very complete! Just make sure to put your feet on the pedals and not remove them for the duration of the movement. Be careful to keep your back straight, buttocks and abs contracted, and the knees should not touch each other. We use the levers for the arms and work the upper body. Price: from 179?
The rower, for the beefy!
Rowing is an effective exercise for the work of all muscle groups: back, thorax, glutes, thighs and abs. It increases lung capacity by about 10%, more than just walking, running or cycling. The rate of calories burned is also higher than with other efforts. However, it is a difficult machine that requires some strength in the upper limbs. It is more suitable for confirmed athletes. Price: from 129 to 2,000?
The bike, for a complete fitness
Today, so-called apartment bikes are real computers. They have many functions: customizable training program with distance traveled, calories burned, number of heartbeats reached, electromagnetic resistance that manages the effort automatically, etc. They are ideal for a discount form general, a warm-up, cardiovascular development and joint rehabilitation of the knees and ankles. Price: from 129 to 6,000?
The stepper, ideal for the lower body
Composed of 2 pedals that move one after another from bottom to top, the stepper is a device that reproduces the movement made when climbing steps, except that you can choose the speed and difficulty. It is ideal for those who want to work and firm their calves, hips, thighs and glutes while improving their cardiovascular and respiratory system. Price: from 500 to 8000?
And the vibrating or oscillating plates?
Today, vibrating or oscillating plates are available at home. More compact and more or less reasonable prices and accessible, you can now practice your sport gently, you build at your own pace, without tiring you on a Power Plate and other Sismo fitness at your house ! Price: From 2000 to 5000?
Rowers on hire, satisfied or repacked!
WaterRower, creator of the wooden rowing machine with water resistance, thought of your thighs as winter sports approached and rented his equipment. Proposed for a minimum period of 3 months, the lease is then renewed each month until, at any time, the tenant decides to return or acquire the rower. In this case, its price is then recalculated according to the amount already paid for the lease. Rental Rate: from 9.95? the week. Tel: 03 20 67 20 07.
Patrick's opinion, sports coach
Do we have to train a bit before buying a machine cardio training at home ? You can already install a drawbar between two walls, a bench to work the pumps, a floor mat thick enough not to be embarrassed at the level of the back, some dumbbells and elastics. However, before loading with dumbbells, when one begins a sport activity, one must carry out a work of physical rehabilitation, posture and sheathing because the majority of the beginners have a poor control of their body and adopt chaotic postures during the exercises. The other priority is working with strength and flexibility. Question cardio training, it is better to have a complete machine that allows you to move in 3 dimensions. The elliptical is effective because it makes work the whole body without forgetting the upper limbs. And, compared to the treadmill, it is not traumatic for the joints. It is ideal for someone who is starting or starting an activity and can be used for warm up and recovery.
Are there any precautions to take? The machines must complete a general work of type abs, pullups, be a tool to work his endurance, warm up and stretch, but absolutely not a priority. Indeed, they tend to work only certain muscles while the whole body needs to move. In addition, they are not always adapted to the morphology of people or their physical weaknesses.
