Comparison of the CardioGlide, CrossWalk, and treadmill walking in development of cardiovascular endurance, dynamic strength, and flexibility in middle-aged men and women.

The purpose of this study was to estimate association of exercise on the CardioGlide, CrossWalk, or treadmill with changes in cardiovascular endurance, dynamic strength, and flexibility and to ascertain if there was any advantage of training with one type of equipment compared to the others. 67 sedentary men and women participated. Fitness components were assessed at baseline and following the intervention. Subjects trained three days per week increasing exercise duration and intensity to 30 minutes at 80% of age-predicted maximum heart rate. Analysis showed that training was associated with significant improvements in all of the measured components of fitness; however, there was no advantage to using one exercise machine over the others.