The elliptical cross trainer is an exercise machine operated from a standing position. Of the many benefits this machine has to offer, low-impact is one of the most common. This is especially advantageous to back pain sufferers. Having large breasts often leads to back pain, due to the excess weight pulling the shoulders forward. If you are looking to reduce your breast size, the elliptical machine might be just the ticket, but be aware that this is conditional.
Cardiovascular Exercise
When you step onto the elliptical and move the poles and platforms back and forth, you perform cardiovascular exercise. This repetitive motion causes you to burn calories and lose weight throughout your entire body, including your breasts.
Time Devoted to Exercise
If you use the elliptical cross trainer only whenever you feel like it, you will not obtain adequate weight-loss results in your breasts. This is the same concept as yo-yo dieting. To effectively lose weight with physical activity, the American College of Sports Medicine recommends 60 to 90 minutes of exercise performed five days a week. If this sounds extreme, perform workouts two or three times a day to accumulate your time. Incremental exercise is just as beneficial as long duration.
Effect of Muscle Activation
When you go into a stride during an elliptical workout, you not only burn calories, but you also recruit a number of muscles. This will not make you big and bulky, but it will cause a slight gain in muscle, which helps raise your resting metabolic rate. With a higher resting metabolism, you will burn more calories while sitting still and lose breast fat faster. A gain of just 1 lb. of muscle will increase your daily caloric expenditure by 30 to 50 calories, according to the University of Michigan Health Center.
Changing Resistance
The elliptical cross trainer comes equipped with a resistance adjustment. This can help you in two ways when you are trying to reduce breast size. First, by turning up the resistance, you will have to work harder, which will increase your caloric expenditure. Second, you will increase the emphasis on your muscles.
Interval Training
Interval training is a method in which you alternate between high and to low intensity. This helps boost your caloric expenditure and it also helps improve your aerobic capacity, according to MayoClinic.com. During an interval workout, either alternate between fast and slow speeds or alternate between high and low resistance. You also have the option of combining speed and resistance changes together.
Tips
Exercise is only one part of the weight-loss equation. If you fail to watch what you eat, you will likely put back the calories that you burn with exercise. For enhanced results, cut back on your daily intake and eat foods that are high in nutrient value.
References
- Spine-Health: Elliptical Trainer; Megan Tyner ACE; May 2007
- American College of Sports Medicine: Physical Activity and Public Health Guidelines
- University of Michigan Health System: Beginning Strength Training; August 2008
- MayoClinic.com: Interval Training: Can It Boost Your Calorie-burning Power?; Mayo Clinic Staff; February 2010
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