March 2018 – Page 2

Gym Equipment Maintenance and Reviews for UK Buyers Treadmills

Posted on March 16, 2018 by blogger

In combination with elliptical trainers, treadmills are remarkably preferred pieces of fitness equipment. The exercise on a treadmill is somewhat low energy and the machine is intended to take up force, not make it go back to your body. Next is some info concerning a couple of treadmills, the NordicTrack C2500 and the Proform 3.6. Except first, let’s take a look at what to consider when looking for a treadmill, and what it has to have regarding usual upkeep.

Characteristics of an Excellent Treadmill

A high-quality treadmill will have a solid, sturdy feel as a result of remarkable construction. The belt needs to be sufficiently wide and long enough to facilitate your walking type and gait length. A specifically critical quality is the level of cushioning and shock absorption that the machine supplies. A excellent treadmill also will help you vary your training by changing the rate and deck angle (elevation). To continue to keep you motivated and involved, many treadmills have built-in programmes with different levels of strength.

Taking Care of Your Treadmill

Keeping your treadmill dirt-free is probably among the most imperative things you can do to keep it in quality operating form. If dust and dirt mix with the dampness from sweat, a gummy substance forms that ultimately will negatively effect the machine’s capability. Sweat also can cause rust. Clean the machine down with a sanitary, dry cloth following each use. Should you find it necessary to apply a cleaner, be sure it is a brand and type recommended through the treadmill’s creater. Lastly, in no way try to adjust or repair the mechanical and electronic elements of the treadmill alone. Doing so may invalidate the machine’s guarantee. It’s a great idea to speak with a gym equipment maintenance company to provide for usual maintenance by a service contract.

The NordicTrack C2500 Treadmill

This innovative layout comes with 15 pre-programmed workouts in combination with fitness journal software to track your project on your personal computer. Another high-tech feature is a slot for an iFit SD card with many other programmes. These cards are widely on hand and cost around 20.00 to 25.00. The motor on this treadmill is a durable commercial quality type with plenty of energy. This is moderately priced machine with a solid feel that even offers speakers in the console for the iFit programmes. Another function is excellent cushioning equipment that lowers the force on joints by up to 30%.

The Proform 3.6 Treadmill

This is in addition a mid-priced machine with lots of components and functions, including a calorie counter that’s based on your weight. Pace and incline adjust in .1% additions, an enhancement over equally priced contenders. The frame offers a heavy feel and stays steady although the user is running at 10 MPH. The treadmill is fairly quiet while working and the motor has a 5 year guarantee. With a wider running deck than most and 9 pre-set programmes, you’re not likely to outgrow this treadmill.

The Proform 3.6 or Nordic Track C2500 will provide you with years of reliable service, in specific in the event you maintain your machine with a gym equipment maintenance programme.

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Biggest Home Gym Shopping Mistakes

Posted on March 13, 2018 by blogger

Biggest Home Gym Shopping Mistakes

Finally, Beverly Hills celebrity fitness trainer rescues home gym consumers by sharing his secret 7 biggest home gym shopping mistakes.

So you want to build your very own, private, time saving home gym. Your goals are probably to decrease your body fat, maintain or increase your lean body mass (muscle), and get fit, all in the comfort of your own home.

There are many advantages to owning a home gym. It is always nice to know the equipment is waiting for you, and you don’t have to travel to the equipment. Saving time is a valuable advantage in having your own home gym equipment. It can help with exercise adherence in using the equipment. The biggest home gym shopping period is quickly approaching. That is, of course, New Year’s Resolution time – January 2006. Many people are driven to home gym equipment specialty shops, quickly pulling their credit cards out after seeing a Saturday morning infomercial, or surfing the web for that special, secret quick home fitness solution to click and buy.

Being an Exercise Physiologist in Beverly Hills for 15 years, I see these seven, all to common home gym shopping mistakes year after year. My intention is for you to understand these mistakes, and prevent them from happening.

1. No Home Fitness Plan Prior To Shopping

If you don’t have a clear cut, rational, fitness plan designed prior to shopping for home gym equipment, you will be making a big mistake. By not having a fitness regimen, people tend to buy on emotion, and not logic, thus, making a rather poor investment on the wrong equipment. The wrong program and equipment will not deliver good fitness results. I suggest consulting an exercise physiologist, qualified personal trainer, or physical therapist to help you plan the perfect home fitness program.

2. Listening Too Much To The Sales Person

It is important to be educated prior to walking into a fitness store, or clicking the purchase now button on the internet. The store sales associate does not always know what is best for you, and may not be looking out for your best interest, but their very own. Get professional program and equipment advice found in such home gym resources as the ebook Home Gym Shopping Secrets.

3. Pay Full Retail

Too many people are wasting their money by paying sticker price. Don’t be afraid to ask for a discount, or a price guarantee. Many stores will price match, or guarantee pricing. Don’t be shy, save a few dollars, and spend them an perfecting your program by consulting with a professional trainer.

4 . Don’t Try Before Buying

Once again, people get excited when they think they finally have that perfect piece of equipment that will solve all their problems. The sales associate tells them it is on sale, and can be delivered by tomorrow morning. The shopper thinks, good, my fat burning solution can start tomorrow. But wait, is it the ideal piece of home gym equipment for you? How can you answer that question without a good 10 minute workout on it? Trying the equipment will help answer a lot of questions, and prevent you from getting it home only to discover you will never use it.

5. You Get What You Pay For

Beware of real inexpensive equipment with little or no warranty! In the home fitness equipment industry you generally get what you pay for. If you buy junk, you will end up either not using it or buying something else when it breaks. Invest wisely for your home gym health and fitness program!

6. Thinking The Equipment Will Solve Your Problem

Please note that the equipment will not accomplish your goals, but what you do with the equipment that will. Too many people get into the infomercial state and think by buying a particular piece of equipment their problem will be solved. You have to use the equipment consistently, as well as being on the proper fitness program for your specific goals and medical history. Think logically when buying.

7. Don’t Consider Space, And Other Users

Don’t forget to determine if you have enough space for the equipment you are purchasing. It is also wise to consider the size and weight of other potential users of the machine.

By avoiding these 7 home gym shopping mistakes above, you will be taking a step in the right direction by maximizing your investment, while improving your chances of excellent results. Good luck in your home fitness quest!

Resources for additional help can be found at

http://www.HomeGymShoppingSecrets.com and http://www.HomeGymResources.com

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Jim O’Connor – Exercise Physiologist / The Fitness Promoter

Choosing Comfortable Spanx Bodywear For The Gym

Posted on March 11, 2018 by blogger

Spanx is one of the most popular workout materials available on the market today. With its ability to stretch and move along with you, it is great for not just workouts in the gym but bike riding on the trails as well. It is very comfortable for all kinds of exercising or just walking or running on the track or in the neighborhood. Spanx first appeared some years back in the form of biker shorts for those who enjoyed bicycling. They never lost their popularity and soon became a common sight in the gym or fitness center as well.

The ability of Spanx makes it a very popular material for all kinds of exercising whether its walking, running, biking, or working out in the gym. Unlike many other materials that are used for exercising, Spanx allows the body to breathe and thus doesnt create the heat that many other materials used for exercising do. Its essential for the body to stay cool when exercising in order to prevent heat exhaustion but a certain amount of heat is necessary in order to increase the heart rate and allow the metabolism to work efficiently to help you burn calories.

Its important when you choose Spanx shorts or bodysuits that you make sure it is tight enough to do the job but not tight enough to constrict and cause problems with your blood flow. There is a limit to the ability of Spanx to stretch to allow the body to move and breathe, so the essential of exercise forbids the clothing from being too loose, but you dont want it to be too tight, either. You need freedom of movement without restriction and that comes from wearing Spanx that is just the right size for your body type. Bliss Spa has Spanx that will provide you with the right amount of movement without being too loose or too tight.

From Gym To Gmail – The Future Of Fitness Part One

Posted on March 8, 2018 by blogger

Having been in and around the health and fitness world for many years, and being a self-confessed technophile, I think that the gym world needs widespread innovation in both technology and service provision. As digital technology marches toward a seemingly obvious convergence of the human mind and digital information, how will our exercise activities change, if at all, from their current state? That’s a question I’d like to answer, but will likely throw up more questions! Consider the basic stage of readiness model: [COUCH] Pre-contemplation-one has no thoughts to undertake exercise. Doesn’t feel a need to change [GOOGLE] Contemplation-starting to think about change; does some research on gym locations and prices, reads health articles [PHYSICAL ACTIVITY] Action-Joins a gym, tries a boot camp, attends a slimming club etc. [MORE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY] Maintenance- Has been exercising regularly [STOPS] Relapse “” Due to boredom, lack of motivation, no results, or perceived and actual barriers such as time restraints.

Aside from the contemplation phase where the internet is likely to be used in making choices, technology (aside from an iPod or heart rate monitor) could be used at more stages to give a better chance of starting exercise and adherence. Surely technology should have a bigger impact on our exercise activities. A good example of inspiring hi-tech is the KiFit monitoring device designed to be worn 24/7 that captures every move you make and turns it into easily understood visual graphs. With the data uploaded to the internet you have your very own virtual scientist telling you precisely how much energy you used, what you consumed (you have to tell it though) and how close you are to achieving your targets. This type of device could be the precursor to a symbiotic future where human and machine meld into one “information processing system’.

Technology shouldn’t stop with just information processing. You can: Get yourself a personal trainer on your mobile phone watching your session live via your phone cam; download exercise videos to your iPhone and follow the instructions; get an email giving you your weekly programme and teaching tips from a personal trainer (real or artificial intelligence!); virtual instructors giving indoor exercise classes (with or without 3D glasses). Some will say “we’re in a service industry; it’s all about the people, not machines or technology’. Tell that to the 90% of the population who don’t go to the gym. And of the 10% that do go to the gym, attrition rates are high across many operators because members don’t get enough attention from instructors. Digital technology could help reduce attrition rates (or improve retention depending on your glass half full/empty opinion). Technology such as email reminders, text alerts, intelligent data collection systems such as Technogym Wellness System Key, Ki-Fit, Nike Plus and others are already available to send updates on progress, suggest new exercises and book appointments.

What about the other 90% who don’t go to the gym but are likely to have a phone and/or internet connection? If the health and fitness industry invested more in researching that “killer app’ to educate the masses in fitness it would benefit us all. In PART 2, I’ll continue the article by looking at various technologies such as WiiFit and EA Personal Trainer that show the potential of introducing exercise and technology to the mass market.

Simon Bubb 2010

Setting up your home gym

Posted on March 5, 2018 by blogger

With so many of us cutting out the expensive gym memberships and looking to home based fitness programs, investing in some items of home fitness equipment can be a motivating way to get you on the road to slim, fit and toned. Here are a few tricks and tips for getting you thinking about what you would like to create at home.

Even if you do not have much room there are ways to maximize your floor space to squeeze as much in as safely and effectively as possible. There are many choices out there from rowing machines, treadmills, elliptical machines and bikes and it can be rather overwhelming.

All in all there are three areas to think about when designing your home gym.

1. Consider what your physical fitness goals are for your gym. Is your aim to tone, build cardiovascular fitness, build up muscle or lose weight? These factors will depend on your sex, age and your health and fitness levels and social factors like whether you have a partner or family.

2. There are some real ‘must haves’ in the range of home fitness equipment like free weights, at least one cardio machine, and dumbbell sets. Look for equipment combinations that are most suitable for your home gym while considering your personal fitness goals and the practical things like your budget and floor space.

3. Bear in mind the floor plan and layout you would like. Consider things like which pieces of gym equipment fit together in dedicated workout areas, floor space requirements, window positions along with mirrors and other exciting accessories.

Building Home Fitness Goals

Regarding your physical fitness goals, consider the areas of cardio, fat burn and weight loss and assess how overweight you are, if at all. It may be helpful to take a look at some height and weight charts to determine the type of aerobic and cardiovascular exercises suitable for you and how much weight training equipment is needed.

Notice how your weight is distributed. Are you top or bottom heavy? For example, if you are bottom heavy, focus on exercising the legs, so a bike or treadmill is better than an a cross trainer. If your weight is pretty much balanced, then having a general range of equipment is best.

Other things to think about regarding your objectives for your home fitness equipment are whether you have any injuries, your current level of fitness and who else will be using the equipment. Also, it is important to be clear about your objectives when you go to the store or buy online so you stick to your plan and are not influenced.

Where to put your equipment?

Regarding layout, basements are ideal as they can support the heavy weight of gym machines and weights. Be sure that you have enough space to stretch in all directions for mat based workouts. Keep cardiovascular equipment next to windows that you can open to get fresh air while you work out. Have the step, bench mat and weight rack in the same area.

It is a good idea to use mirrors in your gym and in fact is it essential when using free weights to ensure a good posture, so mount them on as many walls as possible. Put a full length mirror in your stretch area. Mirrors help to ensure you keep good posture at all times.