Breathing
Use a steady breathing rhythm that you can sustain. Slow the pace or recover if your breathing becomes uncontrolled.
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The Stairmaster primarily works the quadriceps, with the calves, glutes and hamstrings supporting the movement. It is a cardio movement performed with machine.
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Movement instructions
To begin, step onto the stairmaster and select the desired option from the menu. You can choose a manual setting, or you can select a program to run. Typically, you can enter your age and weight to estimate the amount of calories burned during exercise.
Pump your legs up and down in an established rhythm, driving the pedals down but not all the way to the floor. It is recommended that you maintain your grip on the handles so that you don't fall. The handles can be used to monitor your heart rate to help you stay at an appropriate intensity.
Stairmasters offer convenience, cardiovascular benefits, and usually have less impact than running outside. They are typically much harder than other cardio equipment. A 150 lb person will typically burn over 300 calories in 30 minutes, compared to about 175 calories walking.
Technique guidance
Use a steady breathing rhythm that you can sustain. Slow the pace or recover if your breathing becomes uncontrolled.
General guidance based on the exercise and equipment. It is not personal coaching or medical advice.
Your progress
Keep the same machine setup, range of motion and recording method when comparing Stairmaster sessions.
Duration and completed sets.
Example: a 30-second set, followed by a 25-second set. Record the time you completed, not the target.
Review duration alongside your notes about the variation and control. Longer is a recorded result, not an instruction to extend every set.
Read the tracking guideThe examples show how to keep a record. They are not workout targets or a personalised training plan.
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Muscle guide
Quadriceps is the primary muscle group. The lighter highlights show the supporting muscles involved in the movement.
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Different equipment, same muscle
These movements also target the quadriceps using something else.
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