I’ve now changed my body shape enough for people to start noticing. I don’t mind, other than the word skinny, I don’t think you could ever use the word skinny with me but each to their own. Of course as well as friends and family noticing people in the gym are going to start noticing, including the gym instructors.
Now back in the day a few of my friends were (are still) personal trainers. We used to drink together (ironic?) and so I knew quite a bit about their own little world. So when I was asked recently about how I lost weight somebody got an argument they weren’t expecting:-
Them:- Looking well, you lost more weight?
Me:- Yeah, been really hitting the gym this year
Them:- Oh right, what you been doing?
Me:- Mainly cardio, 30-60 minute blasts on the cross-trainer with some weight work
Them:- Cross-Trainer, they don’t work!
Me:- But I’ve lost a lot of weight?
Them:- It would have been the weights
Me:- Ha ha, you only don’t like them because they are effective and people can use them on their own
Them:- Ha ha, no. But yeah they’re good for burning cals
Me:- Yep, there would be no “weight loss” money for you guys if everybody knew how easy it was to burn the cals on a cross trainer
It seems to be a fact that the majority of fitness experts/personal trainers don’t like cross trainers. I’ve heard every excuse from “it’s not a natural motion” to “it’s not an effective calorie burner”. The truth is that going on a cross trainer is an excellent way of burning calories. Depending on your own weight and fitness levels then 6-700 calories an hour isn’t that hard to achieve. Maybe it isn’t the most natural motion but it’s also extremely low impact, combining that and swimming can be part of an effective recovery program for those with knee injuries. As with any excerise you need to mix things up and not do the same thing every day but to say that cross-trainers don’t work or are bad is just plainly incorrect. Personal trainers would much rather have you bent double over a fitness ball where you need constant guidance and support because it looks a lot better when you go to pay their £40 an hour invoice. If your goal is to lose weight then there is no better exercise than a good cardio workout on a cross-trainer, exercise bike or treadmill. If you’re looking at strength training, flexibility or toning then sure there is a lot of technique that personal trainers can pass on and can really earn their money. In fact if you need the motivation of having somebody tell you to “keep it up” whilst your on your Cross-Trainer then that’s money well spent, just be sure that if your main goal is weight loss to ignore your personal trainer the next time he says Cross-Trainers aren’t effective and tries to make you balance on a board on a fitness ball instead 
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