I’m sticking to my plan! I’m in my 3rd month of trying a new cross training for Kim’s “New to You Cross Training” (See previous ones on spinning and pilates).
I actually tried this last week and hinted at it in Monday’s post. Who knew that this machine would hurt so bad??
I’ve eyed the machine since I joined the gym over the summer but I’ve been too intimidated to try it. I wasn’t sure how it even worked. At first I thought it was a newer version of an elliptical. But it’s not.
From the precor website…meet the adaptive motion trainer.
Well let me just tell you, this machine is tough. I actually found it more challenging than running. I struggled with my breathing a bit and definitely felt an all-over workout. I think this is what caused my soreness in my quads last week (we will pretend a 1/2 marathon, fartleks, and weights weren’t involved too).
I went with longer strides for most of my workout and stayed on the machine for about 20 minutes. You burn around the same amount of calories as you would running.
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| similar to an elliptical screen |
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| the stride length lights up as you go along (I didn’t like attempting “stairs” here) |
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| my final workout stats |
Would I recommend it? Yep. It is a great change up from the regular ole elliptical and treadmill. I can’t guarantee I will use it often, but I will keep it in the mix.
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Interesting machine!
Since I'm not going to a gym anymore, I totally miss out 
My gym has a couple AMTs and they're always busy. I also thought it was just another version of an elliptical until my trainer pushed me to try it. It kicked my butt the first few times, but I think I'm getting more used to it now.
We have one of those at the gym but I haven't used it. There's normally someone using it so I figured that means it must be good!
Why doesn't my gym have all these cool machines?