Nordic walking is an effective method to keep your muscles toned and get into shape without exhausting workouts. Those who do not have the opportunity to walk on the street with special sticks can use a stepper that imitates this type of activity.
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What is Nordic walking?
Nordic Walking was originally one of the summer training regimes for Scandinavian skiers, helping to maintain their fitness before the onset of the winter season. Using ski poles while walking made it possible to train the upper shoulder girdle along with the leg muscles.
And in the nineties, this type of sports activity was patented and instructions were created by Mark Kantan.
Over time, this technique was included in physical therapy in order to improve the rehabilitation of patients. When doing this kind of walking, a person uses much more muscles - almost half as much as when running or cycling.
Also, due to physical and aerobic exercise, calorie consumption increases - twice as much as with running and cycling.
The main disadvantage of this sport when practicing outdoors is that there is a direct dependence on the weather, since rain, slush or snowfall seriously slow down movement.
To correct this situation, professionals have created a simulator - the Nordic Walking stepper, which will be discussed below.
Benefits of classes
The benefits of this type of walking have been confirmed by numerous studies. Such training is useful at any age because:
- strengthen muscle tissue;
- tone the heart muscle and blood vessels;
- reduce blood pressure and enrich with oxygen;
- regulate blood cholesterol levels;
- relieve pain in the shoulders, back and cervical region;
- reduce the likelihood of developing many chronic diseases;
- relieve muscle tension;
- allow you to effectively lose weight and remove fat deposits;
- improve coordination of movements;
- train joints;
- increase immunity and improve digestion;
- During exercise, all the main muscles of the body are involved.
It has been proven that after exercising outside or on a walking machine for an hour, a person burns about four hundred calories. That is, to lose weight, for example, you need to exercise only three hours a week.
Possible contraindications
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Considering that walking is natural for almost any person, the stepper does not cause any particular concern. It seems that it is absolutely safe. However, this is not quite true. Training on a simulator requires some effort, which requires consultation with a specialist.
It is not recommended to exercise on this sports equipment in the following cases:
- In the presence of untreated injuries, including fractures, dislocations and sprains.
- The presence of diseases of the joints and spine in serious stages.
- After a stroke or heart attack.
- If you have chronic diseases of the kidneys, liver or respiratory system.
- During late pregnancy.
- Diabetes mellitus and hypertension during exacerbation.
- Colds accompanied by elevated body temperature.
Exercise technique on the simulator
In case of a recent injury or surgery, as well as in cases of cardiovascular or spinal diseases, an individual training program should be drawn up by a doctor in a physical therapy room.
The use of a walking machine, as well as other sports equipment, should be careful and dosed: for cardio training at the initial stage, it is enough to do one and a half hundred minutes a week.
General recommendations from fitness program instructors include the following:
- loads should increase evenly and gradually;
- for the purpose of losing weight, the movement technique is fast steps with a small amplitude and a small load;
- A ten-minute warm-up before class is required;
- the legs should rest on the pedal with the entire surface of the foot and be bent at the knees;
- monitor overload of the knee joints;
- end the workout with a five-minute breathing exercise.
How to lose weight with a stepper?
The Nordic Walking exercise machine for home, numerous reviews confirm this, is a very effective tool for weight loss when used correctly. This is achieved by increased burning of calories in adipose tissue formed during a sedentary lifestyle.
To achieve the greatest effectiveness from your training, you need to consider some points:
- Clearly understand what the goal is. If the goal is to quickly lose weight, then the intensity of exercise should be daily for at least an hour. After all, fat will begin to be burned only after half an hour of active muscle movements.
- When using poles on a stepper, be sure to tense your arm muscles, as if pushing off with a ski tool, and not just hold on to the machine.
- Gradually, as the muscles get used to it, increase the load.
- In order to lose weight, it is good to use interval training - alternating fifteen-minute intervals of heavy load with low load.
In addition to physical benefits, the Nordic Walking exercise machine for home, reviews eloquently testify to this, also provides psychological help: athletes stop taking antidepressants, their mental state normalizes.
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Nordic walking exercise machine
— is quickly gaining popularity among us. Many people use it in the gym, but some have already purchased it for home use. Now let’s take a closer look at why it’s so good.
Let's look at the Nordic walking technique and learn how to properly prepare your body for exercise. In addition to the benefits, can it cause harm to someone, etc. Using our recommendations, you can easily get rid of excess weight, improve the health of the body as a whole, protect yourself from the development of many serious diseases and not make mistakes in the process.
Types of stepper simulators
A stepper is equipment designed for training to simulate the load that the human body experiences when climbing a staircase. All modifications involve the muscles of the back, legs, and abs.
Its light weight and size allow those who wish to use the Nordic Walking machine for home training. The price of this device depends on its functionality.
Walking simulation sports equipment is divided depending on the following parameters:
- design;
- simulator size;
- modification of pedals;
- type of intended load.
Large exercise machines with movable handrails are called steppers.
Their small analogues - platforms with a pair of pedals and a support handle or expanders on ropes - are called mini-steppers.
If the equipment is driven by pistons, it is a mechanical stepper.
A device on which training occurs by overcoming the electromagnetic resistance of the pedals is called electromagnetic.
In addition, there are rotary modifications, when the body turns while walking, and balancing modifications, in which one has to maintain balance.
In simple steppers, the legs are loaded equally. In more advanced models, you can set the load for each pedal separately.
Let's sum it up
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The rotary stepper and its varieties allow you to lead an active lifestyle using the exercise machine at home. Sports equipment will not only keep you in shape, but will also help you lose weight. When choosing, take into account the recommendations of experts and user reviews. They will help you decide on the choice of brand and the availability of options for the device you are purchasing. The effectiveness of training largely depends on the correct and regular use of the simulator, desire and compliance with safety measures.
Advantages of the GymBit exercise machine
The Jim Beat Nordic Walking stepper is a worthy representative of equipment designed for such training. It makes it possible to put the body in order, increase muscle tone, strengthen the immune system and health.
Among the advantages of this simulator are:
- the device is equipped with a screen that displays various information about the training process;
- the stepper can be adjusted in height, resistance level and rotation;
- perfectly trains the muscle areas of the thighs, legs and buttocks;
- The work includes the areas of the back and abdomen;
- you can do not only Nordic walking, but also regular walking;
- safe and reliable due to the reinforced frame and pedals covered with anti-slip material;
- The design of the Nordic Walking simulator can significantly reduce joint load, which is important for people with problems in these organs.
Characteristics and reviews
Let's consider the main parameters of home steppers of the above brand:
- There is a function for adjusting the height of the pedals.
- There is an anti-slip coating on the working surfaces.
- The permissible user weight is no more than 100 kilograms.
- The power source is an LR-44 type battery cell.
- The weight of the unit is 8.95 kg.
In reviews of the Gambit stepper, users point out the following advantages:
- Compactness.
- Effective in developing muscles and losing excess weight.
- Practicality.
- Availability of heart rate controller.
- Multifunctionality.
The disadvantages include the rather high cost of the device and the weight limit.
Where should beginners start?
Before starting training on the simulator, it is necessary to conduct a preparatory period for one month. Training regimen – three times a week with an approximate program according to the following scheme:
- in the first seven days - alternating two minutes on the stepper with one minute of gymnastics for three approaches;
- in the second week - similar to the first, but with three minutes on the simulator;
- in the third seven-day period, the first approach on the stepper increases to four minutes, the remaining two – three minutes each and finish with a three-minute walk;
- in the last week, the first approach on the simulator was 5 minutes, the other two were four minutes each and the same amount was walking.
In the process of such preparation, the body gets used to the load. After this, the duration of training should be half an hour three times a week.
For those whose goal is to lose weight, the intensity of exercise should be higher and be twenty minutes twice a day three times a week.
The principle of operation of the Nordic walking simulator
Describing the operating principle of the stepper is not difficult, since it is simple but at the same time effective.
The load on the handles of this equipment is regulated separately from the load on the pedals, so the athlete is given the opportunity to determine the degree of tension in the upper and lower parts of the body.
The exercise machine's walkers are also designed with adjustable stiffness. The special thing is that they can rotate and twist, and not only move vertically like other steppers. This greatly expands the range of muscles involved during exercise: hip, lumbar, gluteal, leg and abdominal muscles.
The Nordic Walking stepper is equipped with computer control, the data of which is displayed on the LCD screen:
- duration of training;
- the total number of steps taken and the same parameter, but per minute;
- the amount of calories burned.
