Last week I mentioned that the Student Recreation and Wellness center offers Zumba classes. This week I am going to talk about the different machines the rec has to offer.
My favorite machine at the rec is the traditional treadmill. The nice thing about the treadmills here is you can change the setting to as high or low you want and can even make it so you are running on an incline. I also find myself using the elliptical quite a bit. The elliptical is like a treadmill but with a place to put each foot in and has bars to keep your arms pumping. Both are a great way to run without having to go out on the track.
There are also machines that help with legs and arms. I like this machine called the hip flexer. You place your legs on the outsides of the bars and push your legs closer together and back out again to feel the insides of your legs working. An arm machine I have used before is a simple bar that hangs above your head and you select the weight you feel comfortable with and pull down on the bar. I am not a big muscle builder because of how tiny my arms are, but these machines are simple and easy to use without worrying about pulling a muscle.
The Student Recreation and Wellness Center offers several other machines that I encourage everyone to look into and try out. These were my favorite machines and I hope you get a change to try them out and hopefully see an improvement in your strength and stamina after experiencing them.
I have just recently utilized the rec, and the equipment you talk about makes me want to go more often.
ReplyDeleteI don't like the idea of going to a gym because of all the germs, but it's good to know they have these things there.
ReplyDeleteI am kind of curious about their swimming pool, but only because it's low-impact. I have some troubled knees, so maybe you can do a post about such low-impact activities. :)
~Z.