With the alarming rate of health issues associated with a sedentary lifestyle like lack of exercise and poor nutrition, many people are starting to become more health conscious nowadays. Let's face it, your health is of vital importance, without it, you can't live your life to the fullest. If you're just starting to go to the gym and want to burn calories for a slimmer physique, it's good to have some knowledge what kind of cardio machines you can use so that you can burn the most calories. Here is a list of cardio machines that burn the most calories.

Treadclimber - A treadclimber is the first on my list because I consider it the king of cardio machines. This innovative cardio machine incorporates three types of motion in one movement notably running on a treadmill, using a stair climber and using an elliptical trainer. By merging three motions in one movement, you're actually benefiting from a triple workout which means you will burn more calories. Even just a walking workout on a treadclimber can burn quite a good amount of calories. For typical users, a treadclimber can allow you to burn between 300-500 calories in just 30 minutes of usage. You can train 30 minutes a day, 3 times per week to get some great results. Of course, results will vary from individual to individual as getting results on a treadclimber depends on the person's weight, exercise difficulty and time spent.

Apart burning calories, a treadclimber provides a great cardiovascular workout and one major benefit of using a treadclimber is it's easy on the knees and ankles as the landing is softer as compared to a treadmill for instance.

Bowflex TreadClimber TC20

Treadmill - A treadmill is still one of the most commonly used cardio machine at the gym for good reasons. Many people prefer running indoor and a treadmill is really convenient for that purpose. A treadmill also burns a good amount of calories. For a person weighing 200 pounds and running at 4 mph for 30 minutes, you can expect calories burned to be around 216 which is not bad. If you adjust the difficulty to just 5% incline, that would give a whopping 330 calories burned.

Some people like to adopt the High Intensity Interval Training(HIIT) on a treadmill. This training method consists of alternating the running speed from fast, moderate to slow for a couple of sessions and it has been proven to burn more calories than running at a steady average pace.

Horizon Fitness T101-04 Treadmill

Stationary Bike - Cycling provides many cardiovascular benefits and can also help you burn a hefty amount of calories when done right. If you use to cycle leisurely, it's time to up the intensity. To give you an idea how many calories you can potentially burn on a stationary bike, let's take the example of a 200 pound person cycling at an average speed of less than 12 mph for 30 minutes. The total calories burned can be around 336.

Schwinn 170 Upright Bike