When you’re sober at work, spending an entire hour at the gym isn’t always an option, but even the tightest schedules can squeeze in a 30-minute session. This fast-paced elliptical workout alternates between periods of maximum body pushing with short recovery, which is a great technique to quickly take advantage of midday training.

Are you there, done it on an elliptical? Pedaling on an elliptical day after day can certainly be an attraction, but this workout at often changing intervals will keep you interested and motivated, so time really flies!

If you stick to the handles of your stepper or elliptical, you put less stress on your bigger, stronger lower body muscles and burn fewer calories, says Stephen Cabral, a personal trainer and weight loss coach in Boston. If necessary, loosen only the balance.

Are you there, done it on an elliptical?
Pedaling on an elliptical day after day can certainly be an attraction, but this workout at often changing intervals will keep you interested and motivated, so time really flies!

SPM is how many times your feet walk on an elliptical minute tracked by a machine.

If you want to burn serious calories, try to keep your steps per minute between 140 and 160.

As you make intervals, increase your steps closer to 160.