Cardio Machines - Burn the Calories to Reveal Your 6pack Abs

You now know that a large portion of your 6packQuest is burning calories.  How do you burn calories most effectively?  If you've been reading along you should already know that.

Some machines are more conductive to burning calories than others.  Some of them will allow you to get a great core and abs workout while you're burning those calories.

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Adjustable Jump Rope A great cardio exercise does not have to come from an expensive machine.  Jumping rope can be done almost everywhere and can burn over 1000 Calories per hour.  Being adjustable is important for the best Calorie burning.   You can work a tremendous interval program alternating jumping rope and crunches on a Swiss or BOSU ball.  Any ab exercises between intervals of jump rope will give you a killer workout using up very little space!

StairMaster Stepper The Stairmaster stepper is a forgotten cardio machine sometimes.  One of the more difficult cardio machines burns a large number of Calories.  The stairmaster is a good machine to use for short interval sessions.  It also takes up less space than a treadmill which makes it an ideal home cardio machine.

StairMaster Stepmill The stepmill or stairmill is one of the best pieces of cardio equipment.  It is large and takes up a lot of space vertically and horizontally.  It feels natural, if you think walking up steps is natural.

Cardio Timing

In the morning on an empty stomach?

Have you heard this before?  Doing your cardio exercise on an empty stomach in the morning will burn more fat than doing cardio any other time.  This is actually not true.  The best time to do your cardio exercise is when you feel like doing it.  This is true because if you are in the mood to do cardio exercise, you will have better focus and eventually burn more Calories.

So get out there and do some cardio!

Bowflex Treadmill The Treadmill is a great piece of equipment if you like to run.  What most people don't know is that if you walk at an incline (up hill) you will burn just about as much calories as running at a low speed.   If you have kids or just don't like to run outside a treadmill is a very good piece of cardio equipment for you.

Schwin 431 Elliptical Elliptical Machines improperly used are ineffective cardio machines.   If you use them properly (i.e. both arms, interval program with proper resistance) they are a very effective cardio machine.   Just don't let the elliptical be your only form of cardio.  Non-impact means no positive effect on your bone mass.