cross trainer or treadmill?

[VillicusVTR]

im going to get one of the above, basically to improve my cardio and for fat loss, which one do you think would be most effective, considering price is a major factor.....

[Robin91]

Cross trainer, as cheap treadmills are balls and you can't run on them without fear of the belt slipping and you smashing your face on it as a result.

[rick_VTR]

or go out running for free, best fat burner IMO, much better training.
you hardly use as much energy on a treadmill as you do naturaly running.
as long as you can lift your legs up constantly you can go on a treadmill for ever, but when dragging your body round the hills its much harder.

dont bother with either.

[VillicusVTR]

rick im with ya on that one, i just thought to myself, just go running for free lol !!

[rick_VTR]

aha, dont get me wrong, treadmills and cross trainers are good, i use CV equipment like that every morning in work if i dont go out running/biking
it certainly gets your heart rate going, im always dripping with sweat after, but never as tired as i am after going out running around the hills.
i only use the CV equipment purely because its free and good when its shite weather outside , if i had to pay id just go running/biking outside everyday haha.

[VillicusVTR]

treadmills are a fuckin rip off maaaaaaaaaaan