Time-Managing Workout
ROM: The 4-Minute Cross-Trainer Machine
How “High-Intensity Interval Training” Works
The ROM is the 4-minute solution to stretch all your muscles through long ranges of motion and in addition it increases muscle strength and it yields significant cardio benefits.
- The quality of the workout determines the time required. More muscle cells involved means higher oxygen consumption means less time required.
- The amount of oxygen consumed during any activity is determined by 4 factors:
- Total muscle mass involved in their activity.
- Range of motion of the muscles determines the percentage of muscle cells involved.
- Number of repetitions of muscle movement per minute.
- Resistance or workout load worked against by the muscles.
- Comparing 60-Minute Treadmill Walking to 4-Minute ROM
| Treadmill & ROM Comparison | Walking | ROM |
| % of Body Muscles used | 25.00% | 55.00% |
| % of Full Range Of Motion used | 15.00% | 80.00% |
| % Total Body Cells used in oxygen consumption during workout | 3.75% | 44.00% 12 X’s |
| Total Calories in 24 hours | 415 | 465 |
| Calories during first 60 or 4 minutes | 350 | 40 |
| Calories burned during next 2 hours | 25 | 150 |
| Calories burned during remainder of 24 hours | 40 | 275 |
- ROM works for a 90 year old that is out of shape, as well as, the highly trained athlete
- The ROM will automatically adjust the workload every second during the 4-minute workout, exactly matching the user’s ability at every moment during the workout.
- The ROM works with an 85-pound flywheel that has a centrifugal brake that applies more resistance to the flywheel the faster the flywheel spins.
- The ROM gives you a score based on the average RPM. It will gradually increase over time reflecting your improvement of total physical condition; including cardio system, muscle strength and flexibility.
- The ROM workout will never get easier; it actually gets harder the more your total condition improves because you will be able to spin the flywheel faster and the centrifugal brake makes you work against higher resistance.
