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| Fitness | Just how wrong are the calorie counters on precor/ellipticals? | Sep 14 2009 07:51 (UTC) |
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No idea but it is apparent that the calorie counters are off a fairly decent amount. And using the fact that precor machines are supposed to be low impact on knees if properly used suggesting that they're designed to be used in such a fashion where your feet don't leave the foot-pads at all so there is no impacts from foot-falls. Eitherway next time you use precor try to keep your feet firmly connected to the foot-pads at all time, no lifiting of the heel. You'll find that you can really feel your muscles in your legs start to get tired after a bit of excercise (probably matches the 4 light-up leg-muscle zones the precor machine shows for different inclines of the tracks). |
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| Fitness | Just how wrong are the calorie counters on precor/ellipticals? | Sep 13 2009 01:02 (UTC) |
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I have a running theory that people are improperly using the precor ellipticals which causes the calorie count discrepancy... just about 100% of the people I've seen bounce up and down on the machine like they're on a stepping machine. I think the calorie count is calibrated to be if you're minimizing that bouncing motion and your heels do not or barely leave the footpads at all.
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