The stairmaster is a very simple machine with one sole purpose. To allow you to keep on climbing stairs!
Yet so many gym-goers often overlook this fabulous machine, especially when it comes to cardio and leg-days.
The stairmaster is without a doubt one of the most effective machines for having a successful workout and there are so many reasons why It can be better than the obvious treadmill, cycling machine or rowing machine.
You might be wondering, what is the stairmaster good for? You can check out a quick snippet of some stairmaster benefits down below, but I’m going to go into a little bit more detail as well…
Whether you are aiming for a more cardio orientated workout, strength training or building muscle, the stairmaster machine has no problem being able to help in these departments!
These are the reasons why you NEED to use a stairmaster when working out and why they can be some of the best leg machines to use:
When people think of cardio and improving their stamina, it’s safe to say that going for a run or a bike ride are the first workouts that come to mind.
And yes, while these are certainly some of the best things to do to improve stamina, many would argue that the stairmaster offers equally as good if not better benefits for improving your cardio and here’s why…
Stairmaster machines predominantly target your leg muscles which when worked hard exert a lot of energy. Hence, a lot of blood needs to be pumped to your legs to provide that energy. This is what helps to improve your cardiovascular conditioning, as your heart is working twice as hard to pump that blood to your legs!
So you can imagine that using the stairmaster machine at a steady speed for roughly 30 minutes can really push your body to the limits.
A majority of gyms will have stairmasters scattered throughout them, so it certainly isn’t hard to get hold of them and integrate them into your workouts!
From experience, I’ve personally been using the stairmaster in my workouts and I can assure you that after just 20 minutes of intensely climbing the stairs, you’ll be lying of the floor in a pool of your own sweat!
Are you looking to get bigger glutes, calves, quadriceps and hamstrings?
if so, then the stairmaster is an incredible machine to help you get those toned legs and improve their strength and size!
The stairmaster machine is especially perfect if you can’t do a leg workout with dumbbells at your disposal and can also make for the perfect beginner leg workout!
Some people who are new to the gym may be uncomfortable doing a leg workout with dumbbells or squatting barbells, which is nothing to be ashamed of.
That’s why using a stairmaster machine is a great way to slowly climatize to the gym and can act as a perfect starting machine to work your leg muscles.
That’s because the action of your lifting up your legs to get to each step and pushing your bodyweight upwards can definitely stretch your glutes, quadriceps and hamstrings as well as your calves, training them to get stronger and potentially bigger!
This is a perfect way for gym beginners to prepare for squatting or lunging especially when doing a leg workout with dumbbells or barbells.
So start incorporating the stairmaster into your workouts now!
If you’ve ever done a high intensity workout, whether it’s burpees, swimming, cycling 0r especially running, it’s safe to say that you’ll get pretty sweaty especially over a long period of time!
Climbing the stairmaster machine is no exception and can really bring out the sweat in you.
And yes, while sweating a lot does not equate to more fat loss, I can guarantee you that the consistent use of the stairmaster machine coupled with a solid diet will demonstrate clear fat loss results in just a couple of weeks!
There’s no magic to why this is the case as well.
Climbing on a stairmaster machine requires a lot of energy to be exerted by your leg muscles just like running and cycling.
With all that energy required, your body is eventually going to tap into your body’s fat reserves, burning off the fat in your body – it’s that simple.
Plus the stairmaster is a great alternative to the obvious running or cycling, especially for those who want to improve their cardio but struggle to get into a consistent habit of doing so.
So if you want to lose weight, the stairmaster is an awesome machine I’d highly recommend!
Leg and core stability are something that the majority of us will require!
It’s what stops us from falling over everyday and being able to just walk down the street without having to look awkward. It’s what makes us more coordinated by improving our mind-muscle connection.
So what better way to improve our core and leg stability with the stairmaster machine!
This point links to the previous point about increasing the strength of our muscles in our legs.
The stairmaster requires a lot of coordination. That’s because our legs need to get into a rhythm of being able to climb the oncoming steps on the machine smoothly without tripping over the steps or wobbling and falling over.
Using the stairmaster consistently helps us to train and overcome these problems, because they are what test our core and leg stability.
As you use the machine more often, you leg strength increases and you realise that the mind-muscle connection to your legs is getting better, allowing your to manage your upper bodyweight with your legs more easily!
This is what allows you to climb up the stairs more effortlessly over time with less wobble and tripping over and is what will increase you core stability.
Now don’t think that you can get away with using the stairmaster without escaping the pain that it offers! I know it’s a great substitute to a treadmill or cycling machine, but that doesn’t mean it’s not going to challenge you to your limits.
Just think of it like this…
You’re five minutes into using the stairmaster machine. Your quads, glutes and calves are already on fire – that’s what it’s like for the majority of beginners especially. Your sweat is dripping all over the machine as other people in your gym workout around you.
It can be really unsettling how uncomfortable you feel with how hard your legs are working as well as how much sweat is dripping from you, but this is what truly tests your conscious discipline.
By setting targets on the starimaster, whether that be to complete a 30min or 1 hour workout, you’re pushing your body to be able to reach these certain goals.
It may be challenging, but using the stairmaster to get into this routine of setting challenging goals can help develop your discipline and unyielding spirit to achieve them.
So don’t be afraid to step out of your comfort zone and shy away from a challenge. The stairrmaster is a great way to test your mental strength and improve your conscious discipline with consistent usage!
Overall, stairmasters are some of the most useful and versatile gym machines that you could ever use in your workouts.
They are criminally underrated and are not used nearly as much as the likes of a treadmill or cycling machine in particular, yet they offer remarkable benefits that even those machines may struggle to offer.
Whether it’s helping to increase the size of your quads, glutes, calves or hamstrings, improve your core and leg stability or test your mental strength, the stairmaster machine is without a doubt an excellent go-to piece of gym equipment to use.
It’s definitely worth trying out!
