NounPlural exercise machines exercise machine (plural exercise machines)
Synonymsfitness device
From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. An exercise machine is any machine used for physical exercise. These range from simple spring-like devices to computerized electromechanical rides to recirculating-stream swimming pools. Most exercise machines incorporate an Ergometer. An Ergometer is an apparatus for measuring the work a person exerts while exercising as used in training or cardiac stress tests or other medical tests. Resistance machinesWeight machinesMain article: Weight machineWeight machines use gravity as the primary source of resistance, and a combination of simple machines to convey that resistance, to the person using the machine. Each of the simple machines (pulley, lever, wheel, incline) changes the mechanical advantage of the overall machine relative to the weight. Other kinds of resistance machines
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