67 year guy with shot knees here. can't run, but can use the stairclimber to get heart rate up.
6 day cycle:
day 1: 100 flrs in 20 mins 50-70% max heart rate (a rest recovery after day 6)
day 2: no stairs, 68 minutes quick walk/slow jog w/ poles on slightly hilly loop
day 3: 120 flrs in 24 mins 50 - 70% max heart rate
day 4: 140 flrs in 28 mins 50-70% max heart rate
day 5: 2 easy flat walks (active rest day)
day 6: hard effort: typically 145 floors in just under 20:00 min. I dread this workout! I never put any of my body weight on my arms! the last 16 mins of this workout are at 90-100% of my maximum heart rate.
fyi: I walk (and climb stairs) about 150 mins per day. I have my max heart rate being around 163. hope this helps!
Just did 45 mins on one. It is pretty low impact gets the heartrate going.
Do any of you use one regularly? If so, what does your routine look like?
I use it when I can't run because of hamstring or calf injury. It definitely gets the HR up there and seems to help the healing process. I'll go for 45-90 minutes, always as a progression, sometimes a steady one, sometimes in sets of several minutes at, e.g., levels 7-8-9-7, or 8-9-10, or 8-9-8-9. Love it.
67 year guy with shot knees here. can't run, but can use the stairclimber to get heart rate up.
6 day cycle:
day 1: 100 flrs in 20 mins 50-70% max heart rate (a rest recovery after day 6)
day 2: no stairs, 68 minutes quick walk/slow jog w/ poles on slightly hilly loop
day 3: 120 flrs in 24 mins 50 - 70% max heart rate
day 4: 140 flrs in 28 mins 50-70% max heart rate
day 5: 2 easy flat walks (active rest day)
day 6: hard effort: typically 145 floors in just under 20:00 min. I dread this workout! I never put any of my body weight on my arms! the last 16 mins of this workout are at 90-100% of my maximum heart rate.
fyi: I walk (and climb stairs) about 150 mins per day. I have my max heart rate being around 163. hope this helps!
Just did 45 mins on one. It is pretty low impact gets the heartrate going.
Do any of you use one regularly? If so, what does your routine look like?
I use it when I can't run because of hamstring or calf injury. It definitely gets the HR up there and seems to help the healing process. I'll go for 45-90 minutes, always as a progression, sometimes a steady one, sometimes in sets of several minutes at, e.g., levels 7-8-9-7, or 8-9-10, or 8-9-8-9. Love it.
Thanks, good stuff.
I've got some pretty bad knees. It seems to not bother them nearly as bad as running.
I had a stress fracture on a metatarsal in my left foot when I was stationed at 29 Palms. Walking a flat surface hurt like hell but I could do the stair master with no pain. I hammered intervals every morning while the rest of my platoon did PT. A week after I was able to start running again I ran a 16:50 PFT (3 miles). That was pretty damn good for me since my 5K PR was 16:41.
The stair master, stairclimber, or whatever you want to call it is the best damn cardio machine in the gym. It keeps your heart rate up and if you do it right leaves you dripping sweat. I do 40-60 minutes of intervals daily (with an injured knee). So yes it is a very low impact machine.