Comments on: Today’s Thoughts on Elliptical Machine Excuses

By: C(h)ristine

C(h)ristine — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

This is when you save up your money and buy one at home — not the Tony Gazelle (sp?) kind, the real kind. And you can ellipticize into oblivion — beyond 20 minutes, beyond an hour!

Weeks later you will have a rock hard gluteus maximus the size of J.Lo’s (nay, bigger!) and people will be standing behind you, commenting with large sighs and “ahems” and you will be a cautionary tale about the dangers of elliptical trainers.

So maybe the 20 minute rule is for your protection after all!

By: C(h)ristine

C(h)ristine — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

oh p.s. I am sorry — J.Lo isn’t calling herself that anymore. I should have said: Jennifer Lopez

By: Pauly D

Pauly D — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Sure, but if the elliptical is in my house, I will take breaks to answer the phone and eat eggs and watch TV or just go back to bed for five minutes, which will, in turn — screw up everything.

Home gyms do not work. They don’t. Really, trust me on this. Bad idea.

By: Katherine

Katherine — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

In the Midwest, we move at least 5 minutes slower than other cities. That must explain why we get 25 minutes.

By: charm

charm — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Home gyms definitely don’t work. My elliptical machine doubles as a clothes hanger when I’m doing the laudry.

By: Esther

Esther — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Dude, New Yorkers get 30 minutes.

But if someone exceeds the time limit, we bust a cap in his ass.