There is little difference between elliptical machine and treadmill as fitness equipment to lose weight. You can choose your own fitness equipment according to your actual situation, which can effectively exercise your body muscles and accelerate fat burning. But for the same exercise time, the intensity and slope of the treadmill can be adjusted, so the treadmill will consume more heat than the elliptical machine.
The difference between elliptical machine and treadmill
The difference between elliptical machine and treadmill can be seen from the advantages and disadvantages of elliptical machine and treadmill respectively
Advantages and disadvantages of treadmill
Advantages: Treadmill can provide a wide range of speed, slope and various training items, such as fast walking, slow walking and fast running. , with many functions; Both low-intensity and high-intensity training help to burn calories, which is relatively simple to use.
Disadvantages:
1, there is no effect of outdoor running, although it can avoid all kinds of resistance of outdoor running, but the weight loss effect is also discounted accordingly.
2. Running on the treadmill is boring, and it takes 30 minutes to really burn fat, so it is difficult to stick to the time of burning fat.
3. Treadmill has the risk of hurting knees. Although the heat consumption is smaller than that of outdoor running, the impact and wear on the knees are similar, and it is easy to slip or fall and get injured.
Advantages and disadvantages of elliptical machine
Advantages:
1, the elliptical machine can imitate the running movements in your body, but the impact on your knees is not as great as that on the treadmill.
2. The elliptical machine is equipped with handrails, which can exercise the upper limbs during exercise, and play the role of exercising the upper limbs and lower limbs at the same time, which is helpful to improve the coordination of the upper limbs and lower limbs.
3, you can do more training changes of elliptical machine injuries, such as increasing resistance and increasing exercise intensity, or walking backwards, which is not easy to complete on the treadmill.
4. Elliptical machine exercise is more like standing and riding a bike, which is a more natural and relaxing exercise method.
Disadvantages:
1, the exercise amount and intensity are smaller than those of the treadmill, and the fat burning effect is not so strong.
2, it is easier to numb, because in the process of elliptical machine, the sole of the foot can't leave the pedal, that is, the foot can't move, and it is easy to numb after a long time.
3. The pedal of elliptical machine is suspended from the ground, so it is impossible to carry out weight-bearing exercise. Weight-bearing exercises to strengthen muscles and bones are helpful to prevent osteoporosis.