Inside the gym
A cardio zone in Wisbech
that is not a punishment
The cardio zone in Wisbech: treadmills, cross-trainers, Wattbikes, air bikes, stair climbers, a Skillmill and a sled track with lanes painted into the floor. Pick your poison.
More than a row of treadmills
The reason most people hate cardio is that they have only ever done one kind of it, on a machine that felt like a conveyor belt. There are at least six different things here and they feel nothing like each other.
The Skillmill is the one to try first. Curved, non-motorised, you drive the belt, which makes sprint intervals genuinely brutal in a way a normal treadmill cannot manage.
And the sled track with lanes painted into the floor turns conditioning into something closer to sport than to a machine.
The kit
What to use, and when
Star Trac treadmills
For steady state, incline walks and easy running. Screens, so you can watch something and stop thinking about it.
Wattbikes
The most honest cardio machine in the building. Real power numbers, which makes intervals measurable and progress visible.
Air bikes
The one everyone dreads. Resistance rises with effort, so you can never coast. Twenty seconds hard is enough.
Stair climbers
Low impact, high heart rate, and much harder than it looks from the outside.
Technogym Skillmill
Curved and self-powered. Sprint work, sled-push mode, and the closest thing to running outdoors that lives indoors.
Concept2 and rowing
Full-body conditioning, and the 1km ski challenge on the erg has become a recurring gym competition with real prizes.
Sled track
Painted lanes, prowler work, sled drags and carries. The best conditioning in the building and it does not feel like cardio at all.
Questions
Common questions
What cardio equipment does BoxCross have?
Star Trac treadmills, Wattbikes, air bikes, stair climbers, a Technogym Skillmill, rowing and ski ergs, and a functional sled track with painted lanes.
Is the cardio area air conditioned?
Yes, both buildings are air conditioned throughout, all year.
Can I use cardio equipment at 3am?
Yes on Silver and Gold, which include 24-hour access, 365 days a year.
Half price
for month one.
Code FIRST50 at checkout in the app. Free induction with a coach, no joining fee, no contract.