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telophase ([personal profile] telophase) wrote2011-05-18 09:39 am

Question...

Does anyone here have any recommendations for compact, small cardio exercise equipment? Something that takes up space in use, but which easily folds away, like those treadmills that can fold up, is also an option. (No non-recumbent bikes, plz, those things hurt me!)

I'm just looking at things that take significantly less floorspace than the recumbent bikes. My current bike needs about 6' x 3.5' of space.
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[personal profile] rydra_wong 2011-07-06 09:22 am (UTC)(link)
You can get ridiculously small mini-steppers. Also pedal exercisers, which you can plunk in front of a chair for a recumbent bike effect. I suspect they're pretty flimsy, but they're very cheap and take up minimal space.

There are rowing machines that can be folded and stood on one end when you're not using them.

If you have more money and wish to splash out, a Versaclimber has a pretty small footprint.