Hello Steemians! I hope everyone is having a great week! In my last post I talked about lateral trainers. In this edition, I would like to talk about their even newer counterpart, the recumbent lateral trainer. With the lateral motion that works a lot of muscles we do not engage with a lot of standard cardio, i.e treadmills, bikes, etc, this is a great addition to your fitness workout.
So why would you choose to use a recumbent vs. the regular upright? There are many reasons for this. Maybe you are not in the physical condition yet to do the advanced motion of the upright. It is also going to be a great piece for physical therapy. Maybe you have had a knee or hip surgery. This is going to allow you to recover in a way that just a straight recumbent bike will not do. It is also going to make doing the workout for a longer duration much easier. So much of our movements in every day life are not in straight lines. Plus I always like to change up my cardio. If I do an hour of cardio, doing it all on one machine can get a little monotonous. For me it is easier to do sets of 15 or 20 minutes on different pieces of equipment. If you have the opportunity, I would say that adding these into your fitness routine to change up your cross training will be highly beneficial. I hope you find this equipment, and the article helpful and interesting.
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