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Chapter 9: Using Cardio Machines 137 other versions of group indoor cycling; these contraptions are designed more like road bike ...

Get to know the display panel. For instance, notice how many levels the bike has. Some bikes feature 12 levels; others have 40. ...

Photograph by Sunstreak Productions, Inc. For bikes with arm handles, adjust the seat height as you would with a regu- lar bike, ...

equipment stores. Stair-climbing on a machine is a big improvement over jog- ging up and down the bleachers at your local high s ...

Rest your hands — or better yet, your fingertips — lightly on the bar in front of you or on the side rails. Don’t grip the rail ...

142 Part III: Getting to the Heart of the Matter continuously, like Sisyphus up the mountain, ever upward, but never getting any ...

Chapter 9: Using Cardio Machines 143 VersaClimber .............................................................................. ...

Who will hate it We have a theory about why the VersaClimber isn’t more popular: People don’t like to be up high with their butt ...

Photograph by John Urban Who will hate it Some people get bored with rowing in a matter of seconds. Others are intimi- dated bec ...

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Chapter 10 Exercising Outdoors In This Chapter
Walking or running your way to fitness
Bicycling on a mountain bike or road bik ...

However, we’re not going to sugar-coat this: Some exercisers find walking to be a big, fat bore. Suzanne hates walking so much t ...

Chapter 10: Exercising Outdoors ................................................................................ against your hi ...

No single type of exercise is better than all the rest. It’s merely a question of what’s best for you. Many runners develop freq ...

and pounding off your heels. Otherwise, your feet and legs are going to cry uncle long before your cardiovascular system does. I ...

Essential cycling gear ....................................................................... If you haven’t owned a bike since ...

Finally, carry gear to change a flat tire, and learn how to use it. There’s no cycling equivalent of the auto club to come save ...

In-Line Skating ............................................................................................. In 1980, Rollerbla ...

By the way, we don’t recommend that novices try off-road skates, which have fat, nubby wheels similar to mountain-bike tires. Sk ...

156 Part III: Getting to the Heart of the Matter Don’t skate on the side of a busy road, where a cyclist might ride. Stick to b ...