The Stairmaster is one of the best machines in the gym. Low impact and very high intensity training. And the best thing is that in most gyms they are always available no matter how busy it gets - most people don't use them or they try them a few times and then stay away!
At the two gyms I go to they are the most used pieces of cardio equipment, including one planet fitness, so I guess it depends where you are. There are six at each gym, but if they are all in use you can check back in ten or fifteen minutes and get one most of the time. You can get your heart rate wherever you want, at least for me, that's what I like about them. They are by far the best machine for helping with a heart situation for me- I've kept a heart problem in check for many years with the stairmaster, and there's nothing else even close. For my nephew he says the stairmaster bothers his knees and so he uses the elliptical, but it is the opposite for me. The stairmaster allows free range of motion for your knees and the elliptical locks them into an unnatural movement, at least for me. If the elliptical fits your body just right it apparently can work.
I have been doing the treadmill daily for years and am looking for something different. I like your very thorough presentation of this machine. I shall try it this weekend, thanks!
@@transformwithwill8629 I was unable to go to that gym until today. I took the 2 flights of stairs going up to the gym which was good preparation and I successfully did 4 stair master minutes. Totally good starter session. My normal everyday workout is 40 minutes of a fast uphill walk up the treadmill, and today's stair climb was after all that. I liked the 4 minutes well enough to drop to 30 minutes of the treadmill, and shoot for 10 minutes on the stair master and see how that works! So far, so good, and thanks again!
Going to be my third time doing the HIIT on the stairmaster. It’s challenging but I’m going to stick with it. I do five minute warm up then alternate levels 7 and 8 for 30 seconds. After that I do 90 seconds on level 1 then repeat for 20 minutes total.
This definitely varies per person. I start out with the slow pace of 6-8, then I challenge myself on the speed pace of 12-15. But this has come from experience, so make sure you take your time and don't hurt anything
Yea you know how to amp it up for sure. I don't recommend going high speed without holding on, or even the skipping steps would be difficult. But I definitely love the challenge brotha
The Stairmaster is one of the best machines in the gym. Low impact and very high intensity training. And the best thing is that in most gyms they are always available no matter how busy it gets - most people don't use them or they try them a few times and then stay away!
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At the two gyms I go to they are the most used pieces of cardio equipment, including one planet fitness, so I guess it depends where you are. There are six at each gym, but if they are all in use you can check back in ten or fifteen minutes and get one most of the time. You can get your heart rate wherever you want, at least for me, that's what I like about them. They are by far the best machine for helping with a heart situation for me- I've kept a heart problem in check for many years with the stairmaster, and there's nothing else even close. For my nephew he says the stairmaster bothers his knees and so he uses the elliptical, but it is the opposite for me. The stairmaster allows free range of motion for your knees and the elliptical locks them into an unnatural movement, at least for me. If the elliptical fits your body just right it apparently can work.
People who don’t know any better are scared of the stair master which works great for me because I can get on do my HIIT and I’m done
Thank you for this video! The stair master doesn’t get enough attention.
So true! You use it right it can do wonders for your legs and cardio health
I’ve just started doing the Stair master. Always previously avoided it. This video is very helpful thanks.
Ty!
I have been doing the treadmill daily for years and am looking for something different. I like your very thorough presentation of this machine. I shall try it this weekend, thanks!
Nice! I hope you have given it a try and felt the difference!
@@transformwithwill8629 I was unable to go to that gym until today. I took the 2 flights of stairs going up to the gym which was good preparation and I successfully did 4 stair master minutes. Totally good starter session. My normal everyday workout is 40 minutes of a fast uphill walk up the treadmill, and today's stair climb was after all that. I liked the 4 minutes well enough to drop to 30 minutes of the treadmill, and shoot for 10 minutes on the stair master and see how that works! So far, so good, and thanks again!
Going to be my third time doing the HIIT on the stairmaster. It’s challenging but I’m going to stick with it. I do five minute warm up then alternate levels 7 and 8 for 30 seconds. After that I do 90 seconds on level 1 then repeat for 20 minutes total.
Nice sequence, it really get my legs pumped up.
Thank you! this sounds like a very sane workout! not the stuff I see a lot here on You Tube 🙈
Simple and Effective! I add it in to finish up a workout 3 days a week
@@transformwithwill8629 same! Goal is to get to 6000 steps in an hour haha. We‘ll see how that goes.
15 minutes with these intervals. Great challenge! Mahalo man 🤙🏽
I absolutely love doing HIT on the stairmaster. I do intervals of 10 5 days a week. I use to do HIIT on the treadmill but it got boring
What is the maximum speed or level of this machine
This great I’m going to try it out tomorrow. What speed(s) are you using
For my slow speed, I'll do 5-7. Then when I take it up, I'll go 10-13 sometimes. Depends on how the legs are feeling
What speeds would you recommend?
This definitely varies per person. I start out with the slow pace of 6-8, then I challenge myself on the speed pace of 12-15. But this has come from experience, so make sure you take your time and don't hurt anything
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Yea you know how to amp it up for sure. I don't recommend going high speed without holding on, or even the skipping steps would be difficult. But I definitely love the challenge brotha
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