[Blindtlk] exercise equipment information

[Michael]

Hi Sarah
I have been a bodybuilder in the past and am now trying to maintain good 
physical conditioning as I grow older.  I own an eliptical machine that I 
bought from WalMart as nothing but a supplement to my gym workouts.  But 
after losing my vision it is now my primary cardio workout.  I don't use any 
of the controls on the machine but instead measure the success of my 
workouts by my heart rate.  If I need to get my heart up I just go faster. 
>From my past experience I can fairly accurately tell that if I have my heart 
rate at the target rate I am burning about 11 - 12 calories per minute.  Yes 
it would be nice to have those numbers showing me my efforts but I honestly 
don't think they influence the efforts of my workouts.  Save the extra money 
you would have spent on an accessible machine

and buy a pulse monitor.

Michael-----Original Message----- 
From: Sarah
Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2012 11:26 PM
To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Blindtlk] exercise equipment information

Hello everyone. I have a rowing machine from concept 2 but am thinking about 
purchasing an elliptical or a treadmill? Is there an elliptical or a 
treadmill that is accessible for the blind? Thank you.
    Sarah
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