Warmup-down 10:00 [3] +135m
Tried out a platform stairmaster at the gym after my run. Maybe this is a way to get some hills in Indy.
For amusement, I did its fitness test. 5 min was little to commit so I got on, programmed my weight and age and was off. Weird machine, do I push hard, little steps, big steps, I didn't know. Was I trying to work as hard as possible exerting the most, hmm. So 5 minutes are up and my fitness rating.... Poor! Maybe I could train differently, but poor seemed pretty hilarious. I was doing tiny fast steps, so maybe I needed big deep steps so let's go again. This was harder work especially keeping it above 65 steps/min. Time's up and what is the new rating....VERY POOR! At least my year has only one way to go ;)
(Apparently, after searching the manual the goal is to minimize your effort and keep your heart rate as low as possible. So doing it after working out for 40 min and thinking you need to exert one's self is apparently not the target of the exercise).