I'm determined to get over my anxiety tommorow and do the stair master for 25 minutes. And then as I get more comfortable I will do it for 45. I'm afraid of heights and being off the ground thinking I'll fall back. But imma stay focused.
youll be all good im afraid of heights myself and get vertigo start out with streching then see where you comfortable on the stairs i hold on to the side rails and its all good
Went to the gym, used the treadmill, elliptical and cycle /spin. This is the first gym I've joined that has a stairmaster. Didn't use it coz of my anxiety about being judged if I use it wrong. Thanks for the vid, will try this tomorrow.
Very good video. I like that you are not complicating anything like the other videos. "green button go, red button stop" You show us there is speed, and admirably you mention slower steps for muscle and flexing. Very good.
I added this after my 45 minutes of light weights. It crushed me after only 6 minutes. Next time trying 10 excited to see how far I can go. Thanks for the proper breakdown.
I think it depends a lot on your weight, the heavier you are, the more it kills your. I can do between 30 and 60min, and I really like this machine, and my husband does 10-15min max, and it’s definitely more difficult than any other machine for him. It’s crazy
I do 60 minutes @ 10.8 MET - Level 76 usually burns 1000 calories - then jump off this onto a treadmill for an hour 15.0 gradient 6kph 11.2 MET and burn another 1000 calories - not bad for 61 years of age - and I do it 5 times a week
Thanks for explaining, there was no body to guide oh how to use this machine. I missed a step on my way down and fell on my butt. Am 282lbs looking to drop 115lbs and definitely will be using this machine every time I go to the gym.
I can do the stair master for an hour on 7 trying to work my way up on it I don’t lean on the rails either I just hold them for balance so far this has given me some serious calves and upper leg strength. I usually will do 30 mins on the treadmill though and 30 mins on the stair master.
HAH I got it on this last week and I was doing two steps at a time because I wanted to work my muscles more. I mean I think it worked pretty good? But I probably looked crazy or something. I stepped normally too but for most of the time I skipped a step lol
Is going faster easier or is it just me? Haven’t done these in a few years so I don’t want to go hard. This seems like a better workout than leg press.
Are you keeping your body from the hip up at a constant height? If you do this, it's harder, especially at slower speeds. I think it's better to climb it like you would real stairs, letting yourself quickly raise with each step and slowly descend inbetween the steps.
@@curlygurlxo everyone was new at some point in their journey. Most people don’t care about people around them, they’re in the gym to work on themselves. Don’t let your worries and anxiety stop you. If anything they will be proud to see someone starting a healthy habit. Good luck 💪🏼
You have to start out low level low time and work your way up but whatever you do. Don't stop progressing! I use to be able to do 20 min at level 4 but I stopped for a few months. Now I'm barely doing 12 min at level 3! I'm working my way back up..
It's mostly genetics. I've known people who work their calves hard and barely have muscle tone, while others who are just lucky and have naturally big calves
