With Tony Little's Gazelle fitness equipment, you can work both your lower and upper body muscles. Its low-impact gliding motion allows you to transition between movements with no sudden stops or pauses. The company recommends starting with basic exercises and advancing to more intense exercises after you master the basics. Perform about 20 to 40 repetitions of each exercise, depending on your comfort level. One repetition is completed when both legs glide both back and forward.
Basic Glide
The basic glide is the recommended exercise to start with before advancing to other exercises. Stand straight with your feet centered on the foot platforms. Keep your knees a little bent, not locked. Glide your feet back and forth in a smooth, consistent motion. Push and pull your arms back and forth just enough to assist with the leg motion. Keep your shoulders aligned over your hips during this exercise.
Wide Glide
The wide glide starts with the basic glide movement. While you are using the basic glide, increase your stride length as far as it feels comfortable to you. Your heels should lift a little from the foot platforms when your legs move back. Keep good posture throughout the motion with your knees slightly bent. Maintain good posture and balance while gliding only as wide as you can.
Low Glide
Starting with the basic glide exercise again, start to bend your knees as deep as it feels comfortable while increasing your stride length. Your heels will naturally lift from the foot platform as your legs move back. Maintain good posture with your shoulders in line with your hips. Do not bend your knees so much that they bump against any part of the equipment.
High Glide
When performing the basic glide exercise, lift your heels so you completely rise to your toes. Keep the heels lifted throughout the exercise. Do not let your ankles roll outward. Lift your entire body and contract your abdominal muscles to maintain balance. You should feel this exercise working your calf muscles primarily.
Power Jog
Start out in a basic glide, but as you feel you have proper balance, release your hands to your side as if you are jogging. Pump your arms as you would if jogging. Perform the gliding motion at a faster jogging pace. Keep good posture throughout and slightly bend your knees. This is one of the more advanced exercises and you should only advance to this exercise when you feel comfortable with the other exercises.
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