Cardio – Stairmaster / Stairmill
- Position yourself on a Stairmaster so that your core is braced and your back is flat. Keep your chest up along with your gaze. Set the Stairmaster to the appropriate program and begin.
- Lift one leg up after another, focusing on the quadricep muscle (front of the thigh) pushing your body weight up.
- Move at a slow pace while maintaining good form. Refrain from hunching over or placing all of your weight on the side bars.
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Cardio – stairmaster / stairmill is a gym work out exercise that targets hamstrings and quadriceps and also involves calves and glutes & hip flexors. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Standing long jumps, dumbbell squats and high box jumps are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as cardio – stairmaster / stairmill. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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