So there are two other things that I forgot to add to my original post - both related closely to the other.
Stairmaster - Correct me if I'm wrong, but the idea of the stairmaster is that you actually carry your weight on the stairs, just as you would if you were climbing floors in the Empire State building. It seems that an in-proportionate number of people like to hang all of their weight on the front or side railings and then just lift their legs through the motions as the stairs roll by. I can't really speak to the benefit of that particular method, but I'm sure it's a good shoulder workout!
Treadmill - Similarly, I noticed a lady the other day who had the elevation on the treadmill maxed out to what looked to be about a 30-degree angle. Seems like that would be a great workout, except she was holding the front bar with both arms and leaning back at a 30-degree angle so that she was actually walking perpendicular to the treadmill belt! So again, she wasn't actually using any muscles to walk the incline, she was just holding on to the bar as if someone tilted the entire room. I think it was a good back workout!
Couldn't resist adding those to the list... now get back to work!
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