Stair Mill

[ReneeG]

So does walking up the stairmill backwards have any more of a positive effect that just walking up it forwards? I saw two girls yesterday on them yesterday side by side chatting and walking backwards up the mill.

[quickie]

I think it has the benefit of being stupid. :p

[ReneeG]

I wanted to roll my eyes, but decided to give them the benefit of the doubt. I am sure I do some things that people want to roll their eyes at. (but come on, I know what I am doing. :p )

[Natalie]

I can't walk frontwards on the treadmill without having to concentrate...so I don't know how they did that walking backwards and talking at the same time!! :lol:

[Kristy]

Originally posted by quickie@Jun 13 2006, 05:42 PM
I think it has the benefit of being stupid. :p
:lol:

I actually LOL'ed here. Thats unusual for me.

[RussianBlue]

If we are talking about the same thing we have at the gym, I'd break my neck if'd try to walk backwards.

[momoftwins]

I am a stepmill queen and I have honestly never seen that? I would break my neck for sure :lol:

[spicy~d]

Funny I saw a girl doing this last week. :blink: I'll never try that shit. I hurt myself enought in the gym the way it is.
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[GqArtguy]

I dont think many women would benefit from the stair stepper in general. Most women have horribly balled up calves from the heels that they wear all day. The last thing I have my clients do is get on something that contributes to lower leg imbalance.

[Sunshine]

Stepmill? No, I think I'd break my head.
Stairmaster...when I was in Physical Therapy school there was one PT I knew that would have people backwards on the StairMaster with the toes hanging off a bit to try to target the VMO more (for people with patellar tracking problems.) I have no idea if this actually does anything, but I would be inclined to doubt it.

[Strive2Define]

Originally posted by GqArtguy@Jun 14 2006, 01:02 AM
I dont think many women would benefit from the stair stepper in general. Most women have horribly balled up calves from the heels that they wear all day. The last thing I have my clients do is get on something that contributes to lower leg imbalance.
I don't think they are referring to the stepper..they are talking about the stairmill, the one that moves like an escalator.Try running 60 sec sprints on that thing at level 20..DEAD.

[amyloo]

I can't believe they could even manage this?? I'd definitely kill myself if I tried going backwards on the step mill. They must be super coordinated, so I give them credit for that even if they are stupid!

[tamlvscarl]

[QUOTE]

I don't think they are referring to the stepper..they are talking about the stairmill, the one that moves like an escalator.Try running 60 sec sprints on that thing at level 20..DEAD.

I completely agree with you Strive--the stepmill is killer to do HIIT on. I am literally drenched when I get off that thing! Why is the stair stepper bad for women?? I feel it alot in my a$$ when I do it.