Saturday, December 15, 2007

Perfect Pushup

Perfect Pushup: "The Perfect Pushup puts a new spin on one of the oldest exercises, the pushup. Invented by someone who knows a lot about pushups, former U.S. Navy SEAL, Alden Mills, the Perfect Pushup’s rotating handles allow your arms to rotate naturally when you do pushups the same way they do when you throw a punch or press up a dumb bell."

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Heart Rate Monitor

Heart Rate Monitor: "The stylish Polar F6 heart rate monitor is a great choice for using in large groups, where other exercisers might be using wireless training gear that could interfere with your own signal. The F6’s coded transmission prevents crosstalk with other monitors so you’ll get a personalized workout–even in a class environment. It’s packed with innovative training features to help you toward your exercise goals, including:"

Friday, October 5, 2007

Womens Workout Clothing is More than Fashion

Womens Workout Clothing is More than Fashion: "Women’s yoga pants and legging tights are commonly made from a cotton/lycra blend with a wide, stretchable waistband. Specialized moisture wicking microfibers are not as common in yoga workout clothes and not as necessary in yoga pants as with tees and tops. You can find yoga workout clothes and pants with microfiber if you look online. Be sure to read product descriptions and customer reviews because size can run large or small with different brands. If you are hard fitting look for exercise pants that are preshrunk and that will not unravel when cut short."

Katana Swords | Lean and Mean

Katana Swords | Lean and Mean: "Among the 3 sizes of traditional samurai swords the katana has always been the most popular among collectors and martial artists alike. In addition to the katana sword there is also the Wakizashi, or short sword and then the tanto sword, about the size of a large knife."

Refurbished treadmill | Lean and Mean

Refurbished treadmill | Lean and Mean: "Refurbished treadmill enables treadmill buyers to save thousands of dollars. Commercial grade treadmills cost high, but a refurbished treadmill can be purchased at half the price of a new treadmill. Everyone cannot afford to spend a lot of money on a treadmill. Refurbished treadmill is a pretty good way to enable these users to save money and buy a used treadmill. Refurbished treadmill is very enticing because its cheap and offers the pleasure of money saving."

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Lean and Mean

Lean and Mean: "Today’s women’s workout clothing is made from breathable microfibers that wick moisture away from the body, and more importantly, allow the moisture to evaporate from the surface of the clothing. This is the body cooling advantage that modern women’s workout clothes have over cotton which is too absorbent to encourage the necessary evaporation. One other advantage of special workout clothes is that exercise tees, shorts, and pants are designed to accommodate the full range of motion of the body. For obvious reasons womens workout clothes are made differently than men’s workout clothes, and plus size exercise clothes are different still. Often it is not just the design but also the stitching pattern and placement that make an exercise tee feel so much more comfortable."

Friday, September 28, 2007

Schwinn Elliptical Machines

Schwinn Elliptical Machines: "Schwinn makes two machines in the low to mid price range for elliptical trainers. They are the Schwinn 418 elliptical trainer, and the Schwinn 438. Both these ellipticals are highly rated by consumer testing organizations and draw praise from customer reviews. Schwinn ellipticals are considered the best elliptical machines in this price range. The Schwinn 418 elliptical trainer is made by Nautilus and is the lower priced of these two models."

Friday, September 21, 2007

Heart Rate Training

Heart Rate Training: "Are you looking for a 5k training program? When you start looking you see many program offering beginner programs and advanced programs. What is interesting is that most beginner programs are too many miles for the average beginner. The key to effective 5k cardio plans is for every person to have their own heart rate profile. With optimal heart rate training every workout will be optimized for the greatest impact for your results. Heart rate training is for advanced and beginners; the difference is the heart rate profile not using a heart rate monitor."

Heart Rate Monitor | Lean and Mean

Heart Rate Monitor | Lean and Mean: "Almost three years ago I started attending spinning classes. My health has improved fantastically since then, and I thought I would never need one of these monitors. About two months ago, a friend of the family had a fatal heart attack while jogging, and this was more then enough to send me flying to the computer, to check at Amazon.com what they had for monitoring the heart while exercising. I am very glad I did, because I got a fantastic monitor that does what I expected, and much more. And the price, wow!!"

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Exercise Bikes

Exercise Bikes: "Stationary exercise bikes provide all the benefits of riding a bicycle. They provide good cardio workouts, have much less impact on knees, hips and other joints than walking or running, and can be used at any time it’s convenient. Most stationary bikes have manual or computerized controls to allow you to adjust resistance and speed. Many also come with heart monitors and cardio workouts already programmed in. There is a huge selection of price and style, and stationary bikes tend to be the most affordable cardio exercise machine."

Simple Ways for Busy Moms to Look and Feel Younger | Lean and Mean

Simple Ways for Busy Moms to Look and Feel Younger | Lean and Mean: "The challenges of being a Gen X mom are more demanding than ever. Whether it’s alternating between soccer practices and ballet recitals or library nights and professional careers, keeping all the balls in the air can take a toll on a mom’s state of mind, as well as the state of her appearance. In response to these everyday challenges, moms are finding ways to feel better and look younger with new exercise trends, fashion, nutrition and even medical procedures."

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Sole F80 Folding Treadmill | Lean and Mean

Sole F80 Folding Treadmill | Lean and Mean: "The Sole Fitness F80 treadmill has been reviewed as “One of the best value treadmills in its price range”. The F80 treadmill steps up to the Cushion Flex Whisper Deck running surface, shown in a study to reduce impact by 365% compared to running on asphalt. The strong, 2.5 Cont. Duty HP motor delivers challenging speeds up to 11 mph and inclines up to 15%. And when not in use, the treadmill deck safely locks into place, 100% secured. Sole’s folding treadmill frame design originated as a hotel treadmill - as mobile as a room service cart, yet still stable and powerful."

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Sunday, August 19, 2007

reppertus » Blog Archive » Smooth CE Elliptical

reppertus » Blog Archive » Smooth CE Elliptical: "The Smooth CE 7.4 elliptical cross trainer is a built for those who take health and fitness seriously. It offers all the “features that count” and more. Plus, with its extra-heavy, welded steel double frame the CE 7.4 supports a remarkable 350 pounds - as much or more than most commercial units."

Saturday, August 18, 2007

Lean and Mean » Calorie Expenditure Chart

Lean and Mean » Calorie Expenditure Chart: "This table will help you figure out how many calories you burn per minute or hour for any given physical activity. We have highlighted the stationary run and the 10 minute mile because putting your feet on the ground is an easy reference point. Note that an essential variable in the amount of calories burned is your body weight. Heavier people burn more calories for the same activity and intensity."

Friday, August 17, 2007

Lean and Mean » Plus Size Workout Pants

Lean and Mean » Plus Size Workout Pants: "The Danskin Plus Size Supplex Lycra capri pants are cut to fall just above your ankle, and are constructed with Supplex nylon and Lycra spandex for an exceptional fit and superior comfort. The CoolMax gusset provides you with moisture-managing performance."

Lean and Mean » Free Weight Equipment

Lean and Mean » Free Weight Equipment: "Free weights with a simple program of free weight exercises deliver direct results on two of the components and contribute to body composition by burning fat and replacing it with muscle. It is intuitive that weight lifting will increase muscular strength but it may not be as intuitive that to actually achieve a training effect you must exercise three times a week and gradually increase the intensity and duration of your workout on a continuous basis."

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Lean and Mean » Bowflex Dumbbells

Lean and Mean » Bowflex Dumbbells: "If you want to get a good strength workout at home, but don’t have much space, the Bowflex 552 SelectTech Dumbbells are an ideal solution. The 552 SelectTech Dumbbells combine 15 sets of weights into one using a unique dial system. It’s one of the most space-efficient and flexible strength-training options available. Say goodbye to 16 different dumbbells cluttering your workout space. With just the turn of a dial, you can automatically change your resistance on each dumbbell from 5 pounds all the way up to 52.5 pounds of weight. It adjusts in 2.5-pound increments (up to 25 pounds), enabling you to gradually increase your strength without bulking up."

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Thursday, August 9, 2007

Treadmill Fitness Should Be Cheap Not Easy

You want to start an effective cardiovascular fitness program but you are put off by the high cost of personal trainers, club memberships, and fancy exercise equipment. You could always get a pair of properly fitted running shoes and hit the pavement, but that is impractical for many.

Even if cost were not a concern there are always the questions about how much and how hard you have to workout to get a positive training effect. Complicate your training effect questions with your desire to sensibly lose 20 or 30 pounds in a reasonable amount of time, and your fitness and weight loss program becomes either expensive or hit and miss. There is nothing more discouraging to continuing a fitness program than doing the work and not getting the result.




Merit 710T Treadmill

Features
Folding treadmill with 1.25 horsepower continuous duty motor
Speed range of 1.5 to 10 miles per hour, 0 to 1.75 percent incline
Four preset programs, two cup holders, thumb contact heart rate monitor
Weight capacity of 250 pounds
Five-year frame warranty, one year for the motor





Here is a specific plan for an effective cardio fitness and weight loss program that will cost you from nothing to a couple hundred dollars, and that provides you with the specific information you need you know about "how much" and "how hard."

The plan includes a manual treadmill that sells new for between $100 and $200. I assume you have a watch or a clock with a second hand, so if you want to go for a no cost program you can dump the manual treadmill and substitute running in place, or jumping rope if you want. The equipment is not critical. You exercise your body after all, not the equipment. By the same token if you already have a motorized treadmill that works too.

Your ability to monitor your heart rate is the key to success in cardiovascular training. Your heart before and during exercise will tell you exactly how hard you have to train to get a beneficial training effect. Generally, any activity that works the large muscle groups (legs) continuously for 20 minutes or longer can produce some effect.

But why generalize or guess when you can know for sure what heart rate, within a few beats per minute, you need to maintain during exercise. This specific heart rate is called appropriately your Training Heart Rate (THR), and it varies by age and physical condition.

Here is the quick formula to determine your THR in beats-per-minute. Subtract your age from 220. Call the answer your MHR (maximum heart rate). If you are in excellent physical shape your Training Heart Rate is 90% of your MHR; in good physical shape 80% of MHR; and if in poor shape 70% of your MHR. If you feel any discomfort exercising at 60% of your MHR then stop and go get a complete medically supervised physical exam. Exercising at less than 60% of your MHR would have almost zero cardiovascular training effect anyway so why take the risk.

You can go with an electronic heart rate monitor, or you can take your own pulse to get your heart rate. Do not take your pulse until five minutes after beginning your aerobic exercise. You can put your hand over your heart, or the tips of your fingers on the radial artery, which is on the wrist just above your thumb. Count your pulse for 10 seconds and multiply by six to determine your heart rate in beats-per-minute. You can pick up the pace or slow down to get to your THR. Exercising at more than 90% of THR can be dangerous.

Here is another simple and accurate formula to determine how much exercise you have to do to lose weight. This assumes no change in your normal diet or weekly caloric consumption. 1 pound of fat = 3,500 calories. To burn 2 pounds of fat per week (a realistic and sensible goal) you must burn an above-normal 7,000 calories of energy per week.

Picking up and putting down your feet on the treadmill at about 75 counts per minute burns .078 Calories/Minute/Pound of Body Weight, or more easily remembered, 7.8 calories per minute, or 468 calories per hour, per 100 pounds of body weight.

A 200 pound person would require about 7 1/2 hours per week of exercise that put their feet on the treadmill 75 times per minute. Use this formula to convert for your situation:

(Your Body Weight/100) * 468 * (Steps Per Minute/75) = Calories Per Hour. Divide 7,000 by the Calories Per Hour figure and that is how many hours of exercise per week you must do to lose 2 pounds of body fat.

You can play with the number of hours of exercise per week by changing the steps per minute or by changing your caloric consumption per week. Make sure that you get your heart rate to THR for 20 minutes during three sessions, and you know for a scientific fact that by continuing your program you will accomplish your cardio fitness and weight loss goals.

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Sunday, August 5, 2007

Measure Fitness By Body Fat Percentage

Because your body is about 50-55% water, you can temporarily stage-manage your weight with diet pills and fad diets but, you cannot manipulate your body fat percentage. Body fat percentage is a more meaningful metric for gauging physical fitness than what you can get out of height and weight tables.

The U.S. Army established a maximum allowable body fat percentage standard that applies to everybody from recruit to four-star general. Failure to meet the body fat percentage standard means no promotions and no career training. Repeated failure to meet the standard will result in an early exit from the Army. That's a harsh result.

At least with the Army people know what to expect as a consequence of ignoring their own physical fitness. The world we all live in may not be as honest as the Army in defining those consequences but, the results may be as unkind.

Excessive body fat connotes a lack of personal discipline and can lead to low self-esteem. It detracts from appearance and suggests a poor state of health, physical fitness or stamina. That is what researchers found from measuring the responses of people to photos of different body types.

The maximum allowable body fat percentages for everybody in the U.S. Army are shown below. Chances are you are not in the military and never intend to be but, can you suggest a more thoroughly researched or carefully crafted standard?

Maximum allowable body fat percentages are categorized by age and gender. For males this is the breakdown:

Age 17 - 20: Max Body Fat is 20% Age 21 - 27: Max Body Fat is 22% Age 28 - 39:. Max Body Fat is 24% Age 40 and over: Max Body Fat is 26%

And for females:

Age 17 - 20: Max Body Fat is 28% Age 21 - 27: Max Body Fat is 30% Age 28 - 39:. Max Body Fat is 32% Age 40 and over: Max Body Fat is 34%

It's fair to say that knowing your body fat percentage is a necessary first step to getting fit and trim. Because your body is about 55-60% water, you can stage-manage your weight with diet pills and fad diets but, you cannot manipulate body fat percentage.

Consider making your physical fitness goal to get your body fat percentage in line with the U.S. Army standard for the maximum allowable body fat percentage for your age and gender. Once you get there you will have accomplished something meaningful and made physical fitness a positive habit. You will be able to take your body-building and fitness ambitions anywhere you want to go.

Fortunately determining your body fat percentage is easy. If you cannot or do not want to get it done at a gym or anywhere else other than privately there are new devices that measure body fat weight and percentage in seconds, at the push of a button. The readings as accurate as you would get at the gym or the doctor's office.




Body Fat Analyzer #HBF-306 by Omron


The Omron HBF-306 Body Logic measures your body fat weight and percentage in seconds, at the push of a button. This is accomplished with clinically proven accuracy, with the help of Biolectrical Impedance (BI). BI is a widely accepted method for measuring body fat levels, both at the surface and between the body's organs. This internal fat is often overlooked by surface testing methods but can play an important role with other measurements of wellness. Athlete mode for accurate results with those in training.

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Body Mass Index (BMI) is a number calculated from a person's weight and height. BMI is used for creating statistics from large groups of people and in that role is considered a reliable indicator of body fat percentage for an entire population. You're a population of one. Get the body fat analyzer.

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Phase Into Fitness Training

A physical fitness training program is divided into three phases: preparatory, conditioning, and maintenance. The starting phase for different individuals will vary depending on their age, fitness levels, and previous physical activity.

Young, healthy persons may be able to jump right into the conditioning phase, while those who have been exercising regularly may already be in the maintenance phase. Factors such as extended inactivity, injury or illness can drop you from a maintenance to a conditioning phase.

Persons who have not been active, especially if you are age 40 or older, should start with the preparatory phase. The preparatory phase helps both the cardiorespiratory and muscular systems get used to exercise, preparing the body to handle the conditioning phase.

The work load in the beginning must be moderate. Progression from a lower to a higher level of fitness should be achieved by gradual, planned increases in frequency, intensity, and time.

Preparatory Phase

The preparatory phase helps both the cardiorespiratory and muscular systems get used to exercise, preparing the body to handle the conditioning phase. The work load in the beginning must be moderate. Progression from a lower to a higher level of fitness should be achieved by gradual, planned increases in frequency, intensity, and time.

Initially, poorly conditioned persons should run or, walk if need be, three times a week at a comfortable pace that moderately elevates their heart rate for 10 to 15 minutes. Continue at this until you have no undue fatigue or muscle soreness the day following the exercise. After that you can lengthen the exercise session to 16 to 20 minutes and/or elevate your heart rate by increasing the pace. If you feel breathless slow down to a walk.




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The preparatory phase for improving muscular endurance and strength through weight training should start easily and progress gradually. Beginning weight trainers should select about 8 to 12 exercises that work all the body's major muscle groups. You should use only very light weights the first week (that is, the first two to three workouts). This is very important, as you must first learn the proper form for each exercise.

Light weights will also help minimize muscle soreness and decrease the likelihood of injury to the muscles, joints, and ligaments. During the second week, you should use progressively heavier weights on each resistance exercise. By the end of the second week (four to six workouts), you should know how much weight will let you do 8 to 12 repetitions to muscle failure for each exercise. At this point the conditioning phase begins.

Conditioning Phase

To reach the desired level of fitness, you must increase the amount of exercise and/or the workout intensity as your strength and/or endurance increases. To improve cardiorespiratory endurance, for example, you must increase the length of time you run. You should start with the preparatory phase and gradually increase the running time by one or two minutes each week until you can run continuously for 20 to 30 minutes. At this point, you can increase the intensity until you reach the desired level of fitness.

You should train at least three times a week and take no more than two days between workouts. For weight trainers, the conditioning phase normally begins during the third week. You should do one set of 8 to 12 repetitions for each of the selected resistance exercises. When you can do more than 12 repetitions of any exercise, you should increase the weight used on that exercise by about five percent so you can again do only 8 to 12 repetitions.

This process continues throughout the conditioning phase. As long as you continue to progress and get stronger while doing only one set of each exercise, it is not necessary for you to do more than one set per exercise. When you stop making progress with one set, you should add another set on those exercises in which progress has slowed. As training progresses, you may want to increase the sets to three to help promote further increases in strength and/ or muscle mass.

For maximum benefit, you should do strength training three times a week with 48 hours of rest between workouts for any given muscle group. It helps to periodically do a different type of exercise for a given muscle or muscle group. This adds variety and ensures better strength development. The conditioning phase ends when all personal, strength-related goals have been met.

Maintenance Phase

The maintenance phase sustains the high level of fitness achieved in the conditioning phase. The emphasis here is no longer on progression. A well designed, 45- to 60-minute workout (including warm-up and cool-down) at the right intensity three times a week is enough to maintain almost any appropriate level of physical fitness. These workouts give you time to stabilize your flexibility, cardiorespiratory endurance, and muscular endurance and strength. However, more frequent training may be needed to reach and maintain peak fitness levels.

Of course, once you get to this level, maintaining an optimal level of fitness should become part of your life-style and should be continued for life.

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5 Components of Physical Fitness

Physical fitness is the ability to function effectively throughout your workday, perform your usual other activities and still have enough energy left over to handle any extra stresses or emergencies which may arise.

There are five components of physical fitness:

* Cardiorespiratory (CR) endurance - the efficiency with which the body delivers oxygen and nutrients needed for muscular activity and transports waste products from the cells.

* Muscular strength - the greatest amount of force a muscle or muscle group can exert in a single effort.

* Muscular endurance - the ability of a muscle or muscle group to perform repeated movements with a sub-maximal force for extended periods of times.

* Flexibility - the ability to move the joints or any group of joints through an entire, normal range of motion.

* Body composition - the percentage of body fat a person has in comparison to his or her total body mass.

Improving the first three components of fitness listed above will have a positive impact on body composition and will result in less fat. Excessive body fat detracts from the other fitness components, reduces performance, detracts from appearance, and negatively affects your health.

Factors such as speed, agility, muscle power, eye-hand coordination, and eye-foot coordination are classified as components of "motor" fitness. These factors most affect your athletic ability. Appropriate training can improve these factors within the limits of your potential. A sensible weight loss and fitness program seeks to improve or maintain all the components of physical and motor fitness through sound, progressive, mission specific physical training.

Principles of Exercise

Adherence to certain basic exercise principles is important for developing an effective program. The same principles of exercise apply to everyone at all levels of physical training, from the Olympic-caliber athlete to the weekend jogger.

These basic principles of exercise must be followed.

Regularity
To achieve a training effect, you must exercise often. You should exercise each of the first four fitness components at least three times a week. Infrequent exercise can do more harm than good. Regularity is also important in resting, sleeping, and following a sensible diet.

Progression
The intensity (how hard) and/or duration (how long) of exercise must gradually increase to improve the level of fitness.

Balance
To be effective, a program should include activities that address all the fitness components, since overemphasizing any one of them may hurt the others.

Variety
Providing a variety of activities reduces boredom and increases motivation and progress.

Specificity
Training must be geared toward specific goals. For example, people become better runners if their training emphasizes running. Although swimming is great exercise, it does not improve a 2-mile-run time as much as a running program does.

Recovery
A hard day of training for a given component of fitness should be followed by an easier training day or rest day for that component and/or muscle group(s) to help permit recovery. Another way to allow recovery is to alternate the muscle groups exercised every other day, especially when training for strength and/or muscle endurance.

Overload
The work load of each exercise session must exceed the normal demands placed on the body in order to bring about a training effect.

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Friday, August 3, 2007

Cardio May Be A Waste of Time Without This Knowledge « ThingsToBuy

Cardio May Be A Waste of Time Without This Knowledge « ThingsToBuy: "The most important factor for improving cardiorespiratory fitness (cardio or CR) is the intensity of the workout. Changes in CR fitness are directly related to how “hard” an aerobic exercise is performed. The more energy expended per unit of time, the greater the intensity of the exercise, the greater the effect on cardiorespiratory fitness.

You have to know how hard is “hard” to determine if an aerobic exercise like running is producing a CR training effect or if it’s just burning a few calories. The heart rate during work or exercise is an excellent indicator of how much effort you are exerting. Only by keeping track of your heart rate during a workout can you be sure that the intensity is enough to improve your CR fitness level. In other words, your ability to monitor your heart rate is the single most important key to success in CR training."

Monday, July 30, 2007

COMPONENTS OF PHYSICAL FITNESS « ThingsToBuy

COMPONENTS OF PHYSICAL FITNESS « ThingsToBuy: "Improving the first three components of fitness listed above will have a positive impact on body composition and will result in less body fat. Excessive body fat detracts from the other fitness components, reduces performance, detracts from appearance, and negatively affects one’s health.

Factors such as speed, agility, muscle power, eye-hand coordination, and eye-foot coordination are classified as components of “motor” fitness. These factors most affect a person’s athletic ability. Appropriate training can improve these factors within the limits of each person’s potential. A sensible weight loss and fitness program seeks to improve or maintain all the components of physical and motor fitness through sound, progressive, mission specific physical training."

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Designing a Weight Loss Specific Fitness Program, Part 1

Designing a Weight Loss Specific Fitness Program, Part 1: "Many individuals try to achieve weight loss with an overly simplified approach''burn more calories than I take in and I will lose weight.' Even though this is still emphasized throughout the fitness industry and in our educational system, a truly effective weight loss program needs to be more specific. In this three-part article I am going to discuss some of the specifics of a weight loss program."

Lean and Mean » Drink Up the Thirst-Quenching Facts About Your Favorite Beverages

Lean and Mean » Drink Up the Thirst-Quenching Facts About Your Favorite Beverages: "It’s a simple fact. As the weather heats up, your thirst for fun, refreshing drinks increases. We all know it’s important to stay hydrated, especially when we’re outside working or enjoying ourselves under the hot sun. But with so many choices and so much news swirling around about what’s safe and what’s healthy, choosing the right beverages for you and your family’s lifestyle can seem complicated.

“There’s a lot of inaccurate information out there about beverages and the role they play in overall health and well being,” says registered dietician and nutrition-culinary expert Kim Galeaz. “It’s important for people to have the facts so they can make informed choices.”"

Friday, July 27, 2007

reppertus » Blog Archive » Chin Up and Sit Up Bars

reppertus » Blog Archive » Chin Up and Sit Up Bars: "Chin up bars are adjustable to fit tightly in standard doorframes. Most come with foam to soften the grips and minimize fatigue."

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

reppertus

reppertus: "“Consumer trends show that women in their 40s are becoming more and more focused on looking and feeling good. With a higher disposable income than ever, American women are seeking new ways to maintain a youthful lifestyle and appearance,” says Finola Hughes, host of The Style Network’s “How Do I Look?”

But Hughes says you don’t have to win the lottery to have a more youthful appearance. She says there are simple practices anyone can do everyday — for a lot less money. Here’s her top ten list of easy and inexpensive ways to keep moms looking and feeling young:"

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Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Using A Gym Ball In Your Workout

Using A Gym Ball In Your Workout: "Using A Gym Ball In Your Workout

Using a gym ball in your workout will help you to fulfill your fitness goals. This is one gym workout equipment that you can rely on. It is easy to use and fun to workout with. The gym ball is also known as the stability ball, fitness ball, therapy ball, body ball or the exercise ball. Some types made of large plastic are called the Swiss ball. Different names, yet they are essentially the same. These gym balls are good for workouts. They come in various sizes and materials so they can serve different ends. They can also be very flexible with the level of the user.

The smaller ones can be used to give a different twist to an otherwise very ordinary exercise. The larger ones also serve the same purpose. The materials also vary. There are the plastic types. There are also those made of rubber foams. These qualities add to the flexibility of the ball. At the same time, it requires some degree of care. Be wary that sharp objects can pierce the ball."

Exercise Ball

Exercise Ball: "Gaiam Balance Ball Chair (Black)
Amazon Price: $79.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Review (rating: 4):
Don't be discouraged when you first inflate the ball. The exercise ball is going to look too small for the average desk. Let it sit a few days and then you can inflate it more. At home, in my big living room, it still looked too small. I thought I wouldn't be able to reach my keyboard. Once I got it to my office, I found that it's the same height as my executive chair.
It truly made me realize how immobile and rigid my regular chair has been all these years. Now I'm constantly moving my spine and flexing. What a wonderful change from sitting in the same position ALL day and getting stiff as a board. My back pain hasn't disappeared (probably never will) but this is much better."

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Exercise Ball: "Perfect Pushup
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Review (rating: 5):
This exercise equipment is very solid! I'm in the military and can knock out 60 or 70 pushups in 2 minutes (depending on how hard I've been training recently). These grips make pushups tough and challenging, and I can barely do 35 straight on them! I've been training on them for 3 weeks, and while I haven't yet measured the difference in terms of my performance on 'regular' pushups, I'm sure it's appreciable. I highly recommend this product to anyone looking to improve muscular endurance in their upper body."

Cheap Elliptical Trainers « ThingsToBuy

Cheap Elliptical Trainers « ThingsToBuy: "Fist things first. Elliptical trainers are primarily cardiovascular machines. Ellipticals work the big muscles in your legs to get your heart and lungs working hard enough to achieve a cardio training effect. If you wanted, you could achieve exactly the same cardio training effect by running in place in your underwear and bare feet that you can with the most expensive elliptical cross trainer. You exercise your body, not the equipment."

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

interior-decorating-ideas.com » Blog Archive » Wrought Iron Wall Decor

interior-decorating-ideas.com » Blog Archive » Wrought Iron Wall Decor: "This beautiful wrought iron cross wall hanging measures 29 inches tall, and 17 inches wide. Featuring wonderful scrollwork, with a wagon wheel medallion in the center, this cross has fleur-de-lis finials on all 4 tips, and has an antiqued verdigris finish. It looks great on any wall, and makes a great housewarming gift."

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Monday, July 16, 2007

alittleabout.com » Blog Archive » Tony Little Gazelle Edge

alittleabout.com » Blog Archive » Tony Little Gazelle Edge: "The Tony Little Gazelle Edge is not an elliptical trainer although it sometimes referred to as such. Even the most basic (under $100) model of the Tony Little Gazelle does provide you with a good, low-impact aerobic workout.

The machine is very easy to use and is suitable for all fitness levels and ages. You can integrate a full range of motion into your workout that lets you go from a slow walk to a full run with no sudden stops. You work all the big muscle groups - legs and arms - so you get aerobic and resistance training in one easy workout."

Saturday, July 14, 2007

BodyCraft Galena Home Gym

BodyCraft Galena Home Gym: "The Galena Strength Training line of exercise equipment is the BodyCraft flagship brand. BodyCraft home gyms are built to last a lifetime and have the warranty to back that up. No other gym in the price range offers a greater variety of exercises than the BodyCraft Galena.
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Friday, July 13, 2007

The Bean Exercise Equipment

The Bean Exercise Equipment: "You can get into shape quickly with The Bean exercise equipment - the Total Body Exerciser. The comfortable, ergonomic shape of The Bean supports your body while The Bean workout works every important muscle group. Effective for all ages.

The exercise tool flips over for a relaxing back stretch that takes pressure off discs and nerves. The Bean is made of high-grade PVC puncture resistant vinyl, and the set includes an inflation pump, instruction manual and DVD with 6 workout programs. Individual air chambers means The Bean will not collapse if punctured."

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Exercise Ball

Exercise Ball: "
Valeo Body Ball (75 cm)
Amazon Price: $14.99
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Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Aerobic Exercise Equipment Overview

Aerobic Exercise Equipment Overview: "Aerobic exercise equipment can be as simple as a jump rope or aerobic step or as sophisticated as a treadmill, elliptical trainer or elaborate home gym. Aerobic exercise equipment is used to build the foundation of physical fitness - cardiorespiratory endurance."

Friday, May 11, 2007

Essential Treadmill Buying Guide

Essential Treadmill Buying Guide: "Most home treadmills allow you to create a hill effect by changing the incline up to a 15% grade. You want to check for manual incline adjustment only (stop the belt, get off and make the adjustment), push button power incline, and programmable incline which would allow you to program different inclines into your workout. High end treadmills have an automatic incline feature that will change the incline during the workout to increase or decrease your desired heart rate."

Treadmill Fitness

Treadmill Fitness: "A treadmill is ideal exercise equipment to benefit from a cardio fitness program because it satisfies the three requirements: air volume, large muscles, rhythm. Plus, a treadmill will increase bone density and build leg strength more than an elliptical. The FitnessQuest® Manual Treadmill is inexpensive and effective. Combine the treadmill with a Polar M52 Exercise/Fitness Monitor and some cardio fitness knowledge into a meaningful cardio fitness treadmill exercise program.
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Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Exercise Ball

Exercise Ball: "Exercise balls are effective for toning the trunk muscles - the abdominals, lower back, and buttocks. The body automatically engages these muscles to keep balance so the muscles become stronger and better shaped. First used by physical therapists for low back pain, the exercise ball is now standard exercise equipment for stretching, strengthening, and toning core body muscles. If this is all new, get an Exercise Ball with Workout DVD. There are guidelines for determining the right diameter exercise ball for your height and weight."

Thursday, May 3, 2007

Dumbbells For Weight Training

Dumbbells For Weight Training: "Weight training does not mean looking like a gorilla. Bodybuilding exercises shape, firm, and tone muscles. The dumbbells weight provides resistance to make your strength training routine a cardio and fat burning workout too. Dumbbells are the most simple fitness equipment yet offer the most natural bodybuilding training you can get."

Omron HBF-500 Body Composition Monitor & Scale

Omron HBF-500 Body Composition Monitor & Scale: "omron body composition monitor Want to know more about your fitness level and overall health? The Omron HBF-500 Body Composition Monitor with Scale is a big step in the right direction. The device offers highly accurate full body sensing technology, and monitors your weight, body fat, and visceral fat for healthy weight loss. You can even use this highly sensitive measuring device to monitor your skeletal muscle and resting metabolism to keep weight off. Meanwhile, a memory display helps you track your progress."

Saturday, April 28, 2007

Cardio May Be A Waste of Time Without This Knowledge

Cardio May Be A Waste of Time Without This Knowledge: "The most important factor for improving cardiorespiratory fitness (cardio or CR) is the intensity of the workout. Changes in CR fitness are directly related to how 'hard' an aerobic exercise is performed. The more energy expended per unit of time, the greater the intensity of the exercise, the greater the effect on cardiorespiratory fitness."

Sunday, April 15, 2007

alittleabout.com » Blog Archive » Bowflex Sport Home Gym

alittleabout.com » Blog Archive » Bowflex Sport Home Gym: "Engineered to offer a deep and varied workout, the Bowflex Sport home gym offers a quick, convenient route to improving your physique. Offering a total body workout in as little as 20 minutes a day, it incorporates specific circuit training into one workout and provides more than 50 different exercises and up to 210 pounds of Power Rod resistance. Additionally, the Bowflex Sport can be expanded with 100 or 200 additional pounds of resistance by adding additional Bowflex Power Rods, which can be purchased separately.

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Monday, April 9, 2007

Wine Rack Storage Guide

Wine Rack Storage Guide: "Storing wine with cooling units is easy. This is also something you should do to preserve your wine collection. Many times people do not realize the importance of proper wine storage and how it is done. There is no substitute for wine storage with proper wine temperature and the only way this can be achieved is through a wine cellar or wine room with a cooling unit."

Wine Cellar - Build Your Own

Wine Cellar - Build Your Own: "When it comes to collecting wine, one of the most important thing to consider is where you're going to keep the wine. A substantial portion of your investment towards your wine collection hobby is in ensuring that there's a suitable place to store your wine. The motive is to ensure that the wine collection will increase in value, not decrease. Believe it or not, the storage and the way the wine is kept make a world of difference."

Wine Rack Storage Guide

Wine Rack Storage Guide: "Wine rack storage mostly comes in different designs and you can use them whether in decorative purpose or utilitarian. But, all wine rack storage comes to one common ground; that is to hold wine bottles to free up space in your bars or cellars."

Wine Cellar - Build Your Own

Wine Cellar - Build Your Own: "One thing to consider if you decide to purchase a large wine cellar: make sure the unit will fit! This sounds obvious, but many times stand-alone wine cellars are much wider than a standard door. Another thing to think about is weight. Consider not only the weight of the storage unit, but be sure to calculate 3 pounds each for a standard bottle of wine. You might not want to store your wine upstairs. This is another reason that wine is typically stored in a cellar."

Sunday, April 8, 2007

The Bean Exercise Equipment

The Bean Exercise Equipment: "You can get into shape quickly with The Bean exercise equipment - the Total Body Exerciser. The comfortable, ergonomic shape of The Bean supports your body while The Bean workout works every important muscle group. Effective for all ages."

Yoga Therapy

Yoga Therapy: "There are many benefits to practicing yoga - that ancient Indian discipline that serves to enlighten and help “still the mind”. Yoga therapy has been used increasingly in the West, and yoga classes are popping up in cities across the U.S. The physical and mental challenges that yoga can provide have been seen to yield increasingly greater health benefits for people.
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Yoga Postures

Yoga Postures: "I decided to sit in on a yoga class. You know, to see what it's all about. I must admit I liked it. The class had me wondering what it would take to acquire some yoga teacher training. Maybe I should teach yoga for a living. "

Yoga DVD

Yoga DVD: "Prenatal Yoga with Shiva Rea, Power Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Yoga for Inflexible People and dozens of other yoga DVDs and Pilates DVDs."

Yoga Postures

Yoga Postures: "The yoga retreat is not only a time to practice the yoga postures intensively under the eye of a knowledgeable yoga instructor, but also a time to understand the practice more deeply. At our yoga retreat, we have time to read the yoga sutras and compare our impressions and knowledge for greater understanding of the texts. Yoga, after all, is not about the asanas."

Yoga Postures

Yoga Postures: "Yoga, the Indian tradition that focuses on both the spiritual and physical awareness of the body, uses specific exercises and postures to help the individual achieve quietude and harmony. There are many different types of yoga postures, and many different types of yoga - including bhakti, jnana, karma, kundalini, laya, raja and hatha yoga, which is very popular in the West. Yoga is very self-contained, in the sense that it does not rely on expensive equipment to be able to do – a mat and some comfortable clothing will usually be adequate for all types of yoga postures."

Yoga Class

Yoga Class: "Taking a yoga class is a deeply personal experience. For some people, the right yoga Center is easy to find. All they need in a yoga class is a place to go exercise, and so they do not have to look very hard to find one. For others, however, especially those of us who want to go deeply into the practice of yoga, finding the perfect yoga class is much more difficult.
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About Yoga

About Yoga: "There are many different types of yoga, and one of the most popular forms in the West is hatha yoga, which focuses on strengthening, toning and relaxation. Most yoga exercises focus on proper positioning of the body in various postures. One of the high points about yoga is its benefit to overall body health. Daily practice improves strength, suppleness, and circulation. It promotes relaxation and increases range of motion, which helps to reduce the likelihood of muscle strain. Many people use it as a primary source of exercise, and others use it complementarily – such as with running, to help strengthen a host of different muscles."

Thursday, March 29, 2007

The Bean Exercise Equipment

The Bean Exercise Equipment: "You can get into shape quickly with The Bean exercise equipment - the Total Body Exerciser. The comfortable, ergonomic shape of The Bean supports your body while The Bean workout works every important muscle group. Effective for all ages.

The exercise tool flips over for a relaxing back stretch that takes pressure off discs and nerves. The Bean is made of high-grade PVC puncture resistant vinyl, and the set includes an inflation pump, instruction manual and DVD with 6 workout programs. Individual air chambers means The Bean will not collapse if punctured."

Exercise Band Resistance Training

Exercise Band Resistance Training: "Whether building strength after shoulder or knee surgery or improving athletic performance, exercise bands, tubing and corresponding resistance exercise programs can be easily and economically used for any exercise program. The progressive resistance parallels the basic concepts of building strength and mobility used by the high end home gyms. As each level is mastered, the resistance can be increased. The use of elastic resistance rather than weight-bearing exercises minimizes pressure on the joints and decreases the possibility of incurring other injuries. They can be used while traveling, sitting at home or even in the office. Resistance bands are used for exercise, gym, balance, fitness, birthing, yoga, Pilates, and stability training."

Yoga DVD

Yoga DVD: "Also, if you're interested in a non-stop yoga fitness regime, buy an alternative DVD to have on hand once you have a better idea of what yoga is all about. In that case, the title should maybe be changed to reflect what it really is 'Basic Yoga POSES for Dummies."

Digital Pedometer

Digital Pedometer: "The pedometer is a high-tech digital fitness assistant, and the first fitness accessory for sports training, walking, jogging and running. Premium models like the Omron HJ-112 display steps, aerobic steps, and calories burned. A digital pedometer can help you track and reach your fitness goals.
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You Look Great - What Diet Are You On? » Fitness Quest Integrity 3000 Air Rower

You Look Great - What Diet Are You On? » Fitness Quest Integrity 3000 Air Rower: "Get a complete low-impact, full-body workout with the Fitness Quest Integrity 3000 rowing machine. It uses air resistance from a large fan that exponentially increases the wind resistance the harder you row, providing a smooth, effective workout. This rowing machine offers a comfortable cushioned seat that glides over a strong extruded aluminum frame by means of a smooth sliding mechanism featuring premium ball bearing rollers. The motivational electronic monitor (with backlit display) measures the time of your workout, speed, distance traveled and approximate calories burned. The display is backlit and digital for easy reading while you row, providing constant reinforcement and inspiration to improve your performance. The Integrity 3000 folds vertically for easy storage."

Saturday, March 24, 2007

Weider Home Gym Systems

Weider Home Gym Systems: "One word describes the Max by Weider--better. Better than free weights...better than other weight machines...and way better than fad diets or pills.You'll get over 65 club quality exercises with a full 240 lbs. of resistance (upgrades to 440 lbs.). And the best part is--the Max comes complete with everything you'll need to get a total-body workout, including a lat tower, leg developer and rowing seat. $399
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Treadmill Fitness

Treadmill Fitness: "Only aerobic exercises that require breathing in large volumes of air will improve cardio respiratory fitness. Worthwhile aerobic activities must involve the use of large muscle groups, and must be rhythmic. They must also be of sufficient duration and intensity.

A treadmill is ideal exercise equipment to benefit from a cardio fitness program because it satisfies the three requirements: air volume, large muscles, rhythm. Plus, a treadmill will increase bone density and build leg strength more than an elliptical. The FitnessQuest® Manual Treadmill is inexpensive and effective. Combine the treadmill with a Polar M52 Exercise/Fitness Monitor and some cardio fitness knowledge into a meaningful cardio fitness treadmill exercise program."

Friday, March 23, 2007

Warm-up and Cool-Down Or Risk Injury or Fainting.

Warm-up and Cool-Down Or Risk Injury or Fainting.: "You must prepare your body before taking part in physical training, sports competition, or vigorous physical activity. A warm-up may help prevent injuries and maximize performance.
The warm-up increases the body's internal temperature and the heart rate so that more oxygen-rich blood can be pumped through the muscles. The chance of getting injured decreases when the heart, muscles, ligaments, and tendons are properly prepared for exertion and, vica versa the risk of injury increases unnecessarily when you do not go through a proper warm-up. "

Cheap Elliptical Trainers

Cheap Elliptical Trainers: "Elliptical trainers for the home gym range in price from about $150 for the Weslo Momentum 7.0 EX to over $5,000 for mammoth gym quality machines. Can you get the same quality construction and features for $150 that you can for $5,000 or $1,500? Of course not. That does not mean, however, that there is no place for the so called cheap elliptical trainers. So long as you understand the limitations (and advantages) of buying a cheap elliptical trainer you can get a very useful piece of home exercise equipment that can make a significant contribution to your health and fitness."

Thursday, March 22, 2007

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT - Stamina Programmable Elliptical Trainer

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT - Stamina Programmable Elliptical Trainer: "The Programmable Elliptical protects your joints yet is one of the best activities you can do to aid in weight loss and get in shape. The low impact aerobic workout firms and tones your buttocks, hamstrings, quadriceps, thighs and calves while improving the condition of your heart and lungs. Choose from 17 pre-programmed workouts with 16 intensity levels to be sure you are working out within your target heart rate zone to improve your cardiovascular fitness and maximize your fat burning potential."

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Lean and Mean » Omron HR-100C Heart Rate Monitor

Lean and Mean » Omron HR-100C Heart Rate Monitor: "Knowing your heart rate is important because if you are working out too hard, your activity can become counter productive and strain muscles. To achieve an effective workout, no matter what the aerobic activity, you must maintain your heart rate at a proper level for a minimum of 20 minutes. A quality heart rate monitor is the best way to do that. "

Sunday, March 18, 2007

You Look Great - What Diet Are You On?

You Look Great - What Diet Are You On?: "When it comes to body fat distribution, a calorie is a calorie, regardless of whether it’s controlled by diet alone (eating fewer calories) or a combination of diet and exercise (burning more calories). Research published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism reveals that dieting alone is equally effective at reducing weight and fat as a combination of diet and exercise–as long as the calories consumed and burned equal out. The research also indicates that the addition of exercise to a weight-loss regimen does not change body composition and abdominal fat distribution, debunking the idea that specific exercises can reduce fat in targeted areas (e.g., exercise to reduce fat around a person’s midsection)."

You Look Great - What Diet Are You On?

You Look Great - What Diet Are You On?: "The Ironman 3′ x 6.5′ Treadmill and Equipment Mat features heavy duty vinyl composition that fits easily under most workout equipment. Whether you use one or several side by side, these Equipment Mats are a great addition for any home gym and protect your floors from being scratched by treadmills, ellipticals and other exercise equipment."

Forget Overweight - Are You Overfat?

Forget Overweight - Are You Overfat?: "Because your body is about 50% water, you can stage-manage your weight with diet pills and fad diets but, you cannot manipulate body fat percentage. Body fat percentage is a more meaningful metric for gauging physical fitness than height and weight.
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Saturday, March 17, 2007

Lean and Mean » 10 Minutes of Aerobics x 3 = 30 Minutes of Aerobics Exercise

Lean and Mean » 10 Minutes of Aerobics x 3 = 30 Minutes of Aerobics Exercise: "Fitting aerobic exercise and weight training into busy schedules may have just gotten easier. Updated national exercise guidelines released by the American College of Sports Medicine Wednesday show breaking up aerobic exercise into three 10-minute sessions throughout the day can be just as effective as one 30-minute session."

Monday, March 5, 2007

You Look Great - What Diet Are You On? » Recumbent Exercise Bike

You Look Great - What Diet Are You On? » Recumbent Exercise Bike: "Recumbent exercise bikes come with aerobic workout programs and several levels of resistance for you to choose your workout and pace your advance to higher levels of aerobic fitness. Comfortable seats with lumbar support, computerized LCD workout statistics, heart rate sensors, cooling fans, reading racks and bottle holders make indoor cycling a unique aerobic exercise experience. Consumer Reports Best Buys are the Schwinn 213 (recumbent) and the Schwinn 113 (upright)."

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

You Look Great - What Diet Are You On? » Garmin Forerunner 301 GMAP Heart Rate Monitor

You Look Great - What Diet Are You On? » Garmin Forerunner 301 GMAP Heart Rate Monitor: "The Garmin Forerunner 301 is the next exciting addition to the Forerunner lineup. Take your workouts to the next level with all the great GPS features found in the Forerunner 201, plus the added capability of a continuous heart rate monitor. Knowing your heart rate while exercising lets you measure your exercise intensity and performance, giving you a powerful training tool."

Lean and Mean » Bowflex Motivator 2 Home Gym

Lean and Mean » Bowflex Motivator 2 Home Gym: "The streamlined Bowflex Motivator 2 home gym is designed to give you all the tools you need to get results while keeping an eye on your budget. Offering a total body workout in as little as 20 minutes a day, it incorporates specific circuit training into one workout and provides more than 50 different exercises and up to 210 pounds of Power Rod resistance. Great for all fitness levels, this versatile machine helps work the abs, arms, chest, back, shoulders, and lower body."

Thursday, February 22, 2007

A Manual Treadmill A Watch And A Pulse A Fitness Program Make

A Manual Treadmill A Watch And A Pulse A Fitness Program Make: "Even if cost were not a concern there are always the questions about how much and how hard you have to workout to get a positive training effect. Complicate your training effect questions with your desire to sensibly lose 20 or 30 pounds in a reasonable amount of time, and your fitness and weight loss program becomes either expensive or hit and miss. There is nothing more discouraging to continuing a fitness program than doing the work and not getting the result."

Lean and Mean » Calorie Expenditure Chart

Lean and Mean » Calorie Expenditure Chart: "This table will help you figure out how many calories you burn per minute or hour for any given physical activity. We have highlighted the stationary run and the 10 minute mile because putting your feet on the ground is an easy reference point. Note that an essential variable in the amount of calories burned is your body weight. Heavier people burn more calories for the same activity and intensity."

Lean and Mean » Calorie Awareness

Lean and Mean » Calorie Awareness: "Calories are simply a measuring device, like ounces, or grams, or pounds or even MPH. Calorie awareness is critical to fitness and healthy weight loss. When your energy input (calories) is greater than your energy output (activity) you store the extra calories as body fat.

The all important concept when working with calories, whether consuming them or burning them, is that you must factor in your current body weight. 100 calories to a 100 pound person means something entirely different than 100 calories does to a person who weighs 200 pounds. There are more complicated and accurate ways to go about this, but these numbers give you a quick idea of how your caloric intake relates to maintaining or changing your weight and body fat percentage. You will maintain about the same weight and body fat percentage with the calorie consumption shown at the different activity levels below."

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Elliptical Trainers Do Not Replace Running

Elliptical Trainers Do Not Replace Running: "Elliptical trainers are something like having your cake and eating it too, but not quite. An elliptical trainer will give you a good aerobic workout if you exercise at sufficient intensity for sufficient duration for your particular physical condition. An elliptical will help build muscle endurance, which is something different than muscle strength, but just as important for athletic training. One often touted benefit of an elliptical trainer is that the workout is load-bearing while easy on your joints at the same time. Because you exercise in a standing position that is true so far as it goes, but it's not the whole truth."

Saturday, February 17, 2007

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT - Sexy Microfiber Single Strap Sports Bra Top

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT - Sexy Microfiber Single Strap Sports Bra Top - w/ Stretchable Lycra: "At less than 1.0 denier, Microfibers are finer than luxury natural fibers such as silk, yet strong and uniform. The close packing of the fine filaments of Microfiber are able to lock out water without chemical treatments or coatings, yet allow passage of moisture vapor, leaving the wearer dry and comfortable. These garments are therefore much lighter and more breathable than those made from conventional fibers. - This comfortable bra top is suitable for Yoga or any athletic activity or just lounging around."

Friday, February 16, 2007

Lean and Mean » Bowflex Sport Home Gym

Lean and Mean » Bowflex Sport Home Gym: "The Bowflex Sport Home Gym utilizes Bowflex’s patented Power Rods, which provide resistance, or weight, that feels as good as or better than free weights–but without the inertia or risk of joint pain usually associated with free weights. "

Bowflex Home Gym

Bowflex Home Gym: "The first and for many still the best home gym equipment. The Bowflex Sport home gym machine provides total body fitness in as little as 20 minutes. The Bowflex Sport Home Gym has more than 60 exercises for strength training and cardio fitness."

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT - Bowflex Series 7 Treadmill

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT - Bowflex Series 7 Treadmill: "The Bowflex Series 7 Treadmill is an intense cardio workout system with a powerful 3.0 horsepower continuous-duty motor and fifteen workout programs, providing ultimate variety in your exercise routine every time. The programs include a wide range of options, including manual, cardio, fat burn, speed interval jogger, hill intervals, heart strength/recovery test, calorie goal, distance goal, cardio heart rate calculation, body mass index (BMI) test, and two custom programs to truly personalize your workouts. In addition, grip and telemetric heart rate monitoring and a backlit LED computer display track your heart rate and metrics as you exercise."

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Weslo Cadence C44 Treadmill

Looking for a great cardio workout? Check out the Weslo Cadence C44 Treadmill. Burn off the calories and get fit! This Treadmill is packed with top features like a powerful 2.25 horsepower motor for smooth, consistent operation. It also has a Comfort Cell cushion deck that absorbs shock as you walk, to reduce stress on your legs and feet. Plus, it has a target pulse sensor / EKG heart rate monitor to give you vital feedback while you work out.

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