The recumbent bike ends up in first place in our ranking of the most inefficient fitness equipment in the gym. Why? You sit on a cushioned chair and kick your legs a bit. That takes the muscle off a lot. You really do not work up a sweat. Plus: From the half-sitting / half-lying position, the power transmission works badly. The result: the effectiveness decreases in addition.
Ladies, now you have to be strong. Our beloved crosstrainer does not keep what he promises. Not only that the movement on the device is totally unnatural. If we are completely honest with ourselves: rarely do we really go to the limit on the cross trainer.
Per se, nothing speaks against cycling in the gym. The problem here is just that office people here often fall into the same attitude as at the desk, which does not do the neck and back muscles well. On top of that, many people are distracted while watching TV and so distracted from their training. The training effect: as good as not available.
You can safely ignore the stepper. Why? The movement pattern is not functional or natural, the range of motion is limited and apart from the fact that the heart rate increases during exercise, there is no obvious benefit to using the stairstepper. Better: use the stairs more often in everyday life.
