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EXERCISE EQUIPMENT DOs and DON'Ts

STAIR-CLIMBER
-Do keep a straight back with your head up and shoulders back.
-Don’t lean or crouch forward.
-Do rest lightly rest your hands on the top of the rails. For a more
advance workout, pump your arms and hands as though you’re actually walking up stairs.
-Don’t grasp the railing and use it to hold yourself up.

STATIONARY BIKE
-Do adjust the seat so your knees are slightly bent when the pedal is at its lowest point.
-Don’t round your back and hunch your shoulders forward.
-Do hold the handle bar grips comfortably without clenching them.

TREADMILL
-Do step heel-to-toe, good posture, with your arms slightly bent swinging naturally at your sides.
-Don’t hold onto the handrails unless you need them for balance and are moving slowly.
-Do take long, full strides.

CROSS-COUNTRY SKI MACHINE
-Do position the stomach pad just slightly below your belly button.
-Don’t let your feet slide forward beyond the stomach pad.
-Do lean slightly forward using your whole torso while resisting against the stomach pad.
-Don't bend forward at the waist over the stomach pad.
-Do lift your heel as you push backwards off your foot.

by Vicki Pierson, A.C.E. Personal Trainer, The Fitness Jumpsite

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