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My New Find

[ 6 ] 12/05/2008 |

I have been eyeing this machine at the gym all month long! Our gym just added two of them when they finished their remodel at the end of October. It looks odd and awkward, sort of like a cross between an elliptical machine and a stair stepper.

It’s called the Precor AMT (adaptive motion trainer). It actually allows you to move the way you WANT to move. You can adjust your stride without even having to press any buttons. You can take shorter , “bouncier” steps, or you can take long strides. Almost like running, but without the knee and foot strain. You can set the resistance to make it even tougher; I left it at 1 and it was an awesome workout. I loved the fact that you can change your motions at any time. It kept the workout from getting boring, like on the elliptical machine where your legs must move in a set pattern.

I am pretty sure this is going to be my new go-to machine at the gym! I absolutely love it! It may not be for everyone, but I am actually finding myself excited to use it again! Give it a try!

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Category: Fitness, Fitness Friday, Melissa, MOVE IT

About Lissa: Melissa is the Co-Founder of Shrinking Kitchen and the Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans She has been married for a dozen years and is mother to four children (15,12, 8 and 8), with more soon coming her way through the foster care system. Melissa has a love/hate relationship with food (okay, mostly candy) and cooking. This isn't improved by the fact that her husband, the true family chef, works in another city half the year, leaving Melissa to figure out how to feed her growing family something other than Pop-Tarts. Melissa loves her camera, enjoys traveling, kickboxing, creating beautiful things she finds on Pinterest, and planning her dream home that will be built… someday. melissa@shrinkingjeans.net :: @lissajoy :: whereverimaywander.com :: pinning here View author profile.

  • http://www.whatjensays.blogspot.com Jen @ I should be cleaning

    my mom swears by this machine at the gym and I think it is suppose to be easy on the knees and hips. Have fun with it!

  • http://www.whatjensays.blogspot.com Jen @ I should be cleaning

    my mom swears by this machine at the gym and I think it is suppose to be easy on the knees and hips. Have fun with it!

  • brian

    Wow that thing looks fancy ! I have always used the elliptical machines, but they definitely don’t allow you to adjust your motion the way this thing does.

  • brian

    Wow that thing looks fancy ! I have always used the elliptical machines, but they definitely don’t allow you to adjust your motion the way this thing does.

  • http://www.melrene.net Mel

    Eek! They put one of those in at the colleges gym (I’m a student). They are testing it out…and I love it! It’s soooo cool!

  • http://themelodramatic.net/ Mel

    Eek! They put one of those in at the colleges gym (I’m a student). They are testing it out…and I love it! It’s soooo cool!