is the bike vs elliptical?

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Do whichever you like more, you'll burn about the same ;)

I think the elliptical offers more potential to burn more if you get your arms involved. Better yet, don't hold on to the handles and you'll incorporate more stabilizing fibers during the workout, the potential to burn more is there. Don't do this, if you're doing HIIT though.

It depends...what are your goals? Fat loss? Maintenence? Bulking or cutting?

It does not really matter what machine you use as neither is going to "spot reduce" any areas. What you need to decide is whether LISS or HIIT is going to be best for you and then monitor your HR on whatever machine you decide to use to ensure that your Heart Rate stays within the range it needs to be based on your goals.

if you use the search option there are plenty of commentaries on LISS vs. HIIT...bottomline you just need to determine which is best for your personal goals, as you will see everyone really differs on what is most effective for them.

I prefer the elliptical 75% of the time doing LISS with HIIT sessions thrown in the other 25% to mix things up and keep my body guessing.

is the bike vs elliptical?

It's less beneficial in a some ways since your body weight is not supported. Of course, if you are way overweight and supporting your own body weight is a problem, then the bike is better.

Other than that, it's a toss up. Cardio is cardio - you can do almost anything that works a good mass of muscle, that you can keep up for a while. Put on a heart monitor, you can see how much the different kinds of cardio are.

In the future, please ask your full question in the subject line of your post.

One thing I've found is that, so far, all the bikes I have tested do not have as high a resistance setting as elipticals. Any bike I've tried out I don't even break a sweat at the highest setting. Not so with the elipticals I've tried. There probably are bikes out there that are very challenging but I haven't run into one yet.

One thing I've found is that, so far, all the bikes I have tested do not have as high a resistance setting as elipticals. Any bike I've tried out I don't even break a sweat at the highest setting. Not so with the elipticals I've tried. There probably are bikes out there that are very challenging but I haven't run into one yet.

WHAT???? Ever consider the Tour De France?

I mean...how is that even possible? On the highest setting, or any setting for that matter, you're telling me that you can pedal at incredibly high speeds for extended periods of time without it being a challenege?