Gazelle Instructions

The Gazelle is an fun and efficient way to tone your upper and lower body muscles, provide better stamina and endurance, reduce body fat and improve your energy to help perform daily tasks. Fun, effective cardiovascular exercise can be completed in as little as three 20-minute sessions per week. With consistent use, along with a healthy diet, the Gazelle acts as a conduit to dramatically increasing your fitness levels while steering you toward better health.

Things You'll Need

  • Doctor's visit
  • Gazelle exercise machine
  • Gazelle owner's manual
  • Solid carpeted surface
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Instructions

    • 1

      Speak with your doctor before beginning your Gazelle exercise program to make sure it is an exercise program suitable for you. This is especially important for those who are pregnant, those with health conditions and those over the age of 35.

    • 2

      Read the owner's manual for your Gazelle to familiarize yourself with it and how it works.

    • 3

      Assemble the equipment as per the instructions in the owner's manual.

    • 4

      Place the Gazelle on a solid, carpeted surface, ensuring that it is level.

    • 5

      Provide extra clearance both in front of and behind the Gazelle. Ensure the area surrounding the equipment is free of furniture, debris and all other equipment and objects to allow the swinging foot platforms to move freely. Allow no less than a three-foot clearance in front of and behind the Gazelle.

    • 6

      Perform a warm-up stretching session before you begin exercising. Be sure to stretch your hamstrings, hip flexors, calves, quads, shoulders, back and triceps. It is recommended that your stretching session last at least three minutes.

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      Stand behind the Gazelle, directly in front of the cross bar, and place both hands on each back bar. Ensure that your left foot is centered behind the foot pedals.

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      Move your hands one at a time to the front cross bar, keeping them there until you are fully standing on the equipment.

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      Step on the right foot pedal with your right foot. Then step onto the left foot platform with your left foot, all the while, keeping your hands on the front cross bar to keep your balance.

    • 10

      Operate the Gazelle by standing upright with your feet on the foot platforms and your hands just inside the handles. Start moving your feet in small, but controlled gliding motions back and forth. After you begin feeling more comfortable, slightly increase your speed by taking longer strides. Ensure you are keeping your posture upright and your knees slightly flexed throughout the motions. This movement is called the "Basic Glide."

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      Conclude your Gazelle session with a cool down by gradually slowing down your tempo and range of motion.

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      Balance your feet on both platforms. With both hands on the front cross bar, carefully place your right foot down, centering it behind the foot platforms. Afterward, place your left foot down behind the back bar, planting it solidly on the floor. Release your hands from the front cross bar, lifting your right foot out from the Gazelle.