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    san ba pwede makabili nito na good quality pero medyo mura lang.. tumingin ako sa Toby's and the lowest they got is 7k... for personal use lang..

    which is better... magnetic or roller (is this the right term)


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    get something with atleast a heart rate monitor, so that you'll know if your training is effective or not.

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    magnetic is better. mas mahirap resistance ng roller. para kang tumatakbo may posas sa paa. hard on the joints too.

    although the heart rate monitor is an extra, get one which is motorized magnetic. yung parang sa mga gym. or else, di mo rin yan gagamitin, sayang lang pera.

    sa heart rate monitor, you can just get one na nasa watch (parang suunto or polar or timex), mas accurate.

    with regards to your query, i think dahil 7k lang ang price nyan, mukhang manual roller yung nakita mo sa toby's.

    ngayon kung talagang 7k lang budget mo, my advise is for you to just get a stationary bike....more friendly on your knees.

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    get something with an incline too.

    h_gilmore... baka masmahal pa yun suunto kesa treadmill I was looking also for a similar watch
    Last edited by cardo; August 14th, 2006 at 08:53 AM.

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    try mo raon. friend ko nakabili ng motorized for 15k. sa tobys nasa 20+k yata yun eh.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cardo View Post
    get something with an incline too.

    h_gilmore... baka masmahal pa yun suunto kesa treadmill I was looking also for a similar watch
    OT: hwag na suunto bro.. ako im using lang a polar watch with heart rate monitor. got it for 5k sa tobys.

    timex also have one for 7k....

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    Yup, mas maganda yung motorized. Tsaka yung adjustable incline. Syet, dahil tapos na ang business namin, I better get back to the gym one of these days.

    Dati kinukulit ako ng pinsan ko na mag-canvass ng treadmill para sa kanya. Sabi ko, pagawa na lang siya ng pang-exercise sa hamster, pero human-scale yung laki. :lol:

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    tip... when buying gym equipments.

    shop around sa mga gyms (slimmers, ff, golds). i think these gyms change equipments every 3 years. baka makatyamba.

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    Mas efficient and effective yung parang ellipse with twisting na binebenta sa TV... sakit sa tuhod treadmill IMO and boring as hell hehe.

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    mahirap ang treadmill na hindi motorized, pagod ka na in just a few minutes. and hindi ka pwedeng tumakbo or sobrang hirap sa non-motorized treadmill.
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    Quote Originally Posted by boybi View Post
    mahirap ang treadmill na hindi motorized, pagod ka na in just a few minutes. and hindi ka pwedeng tumakbo or sobrang hirap sa non-motorized treadmill.

    afaik, these kind of treadmills, mimic and imitate mountain climbing..... so bring on yer ropes and hooks while you are on this.

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    Quote Originally Posted by theveed View Post
    Mas efficient and effective yung parang ellipse with twisting na binebenta sa TV... sakit sa tuhod treadmill IMO and boring as hell hehe.
    theveed, timeworx ba yung sinasabi mo? meron din kami nito, full body workout na ito in just under 10 min. pero 2 min lang tinatagal ko dito
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    Quote Originally Posted by boybi View Post
    theveed, timeworx ba yung sinasabi mo? meron din kami nito, full body workout na ito in just under 10 min. pero 2 min lang tinatagal ko dito
    sir boybi, mas effective ba ang timeworx than threadmill, kasi balak namin bumili ni mrs. yung threadmill parang d ko type kasi tingin ko may malaki ang impact sa paa at tuhod.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cyrusblutrooper View Post
    sir boybi, mas effective ba ang timeworx than threadmill, kasi balak namin bumili ni mrs. yung threadmill parang d ko type kasi tingin ko may malaki ang impact sa paa at tuhod.
    dapat mas ok ang timeworx kesa treadmill. para ka kasing naglalakad at nagba-bike dito, tapos pati upper body naeexercise din. pero mabilis ka kasing mapagod dito. less than 10min per day lang ang recommended dito.

    ang ginagawa ko is treadmill ako ng mga 30min, tapos mag timeworx ako, pero matagal na sa akin ang 2min dito.
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    boybi: magkano yung timeworx?

    tama kayo boring yung threadmill but effective.

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    diba 4 min a day lang ang timeworks?

    total body workout na ito, however i suggest you do a cardiovascular workout firsst before proceeding to timeworks, siguro start at 15 min cv like treadmill, stationary bike, aerobics, etc, then 4 min timeworks, and increase the time as needed=)

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    bumili kme timeworks pero wala na gumagamit. Nakaka 30 na movement lang ata ako dito nyahaha less than 2 minutes lang. :lol:

    Alam nyo same work out na parang treadmill na nde boring?.... window shopping!

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    how does timeworx look like? wala ako makita sa google eh

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    Quote Originally Posted by happy_gilmore View Post
    with regards to your query, i think dahil 7k lang ang price nyan, mukhang manual roller yung nakita mo sa toby's.

    ngayon kung talagang 7k lang budget mo, my advise is for you to just get a stationary bike....more friendly on your knees.
    i'm not sure kung roller nga yun, but sabi nung staff ay pwede daw i-adjust ang incline nun..

    maganda sana timeworx but limited kasi space sa bahay. balak ko sana ilagay sa TV room para habang nanonood ay maka-exercise pa..


    magkano pala timeworx...

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