Weight Fitness

Fitness Weight Machines – Building Your Body Fast and Conveniently

July 29th, 2010 at 05:50pm Under Fitness Equipment+ Weights and Fitness

Fitness weight machines offer people that want to stay in shape and have optimal fitness levels a convenient and quick way of doing so.

It’s no wonder the fitness industry is in such good shape. They provide countless opportunities and items for us to buy. And buy we do.

We make an investment in our health through gyms, health clubs, and exercise equipment. And why not? After all, these machines are able to help us live longer and fuller lives.

As the years go by, exercise and fitness programs gain more and more popularity. Every year, gyms enjoy an increase of membership in January and early February than all the rest of the months combined. And it’s due to the fact that we all want to take better care of our bodies, and that’s a good thing.

Although we want to get fit, being human, we want do it conveniently. We can’t help it. The path of least resistance is hardwired into our make up.

This is the exact reason that fitness weight machines have always been popular.  Such machines are bought for home use or used in the various fitness clubs, making them available to practically everyone.

Although machines put to use in health clubs or gyms are meant for commercial use, less pricey and more compact versions  are able to be bought by consumers everywhere. Plus, such exercise equipment is very good at producing results when placed side by side other plans in comparison.

Provided you use these fitness weight machines the correct way, you’ll be able to burn a bunch of calories while working out. Paving the way to a leaner, more toned and defined body far faster than with cardio routines alone.

But all work and no play make Paul a bad boy. I start getting into trouble – the fun kind. So I try to incorporate  as much fun into my workouts as possible. Currently, my all time favorite fitness weight machine is my Wii Fit.

I blogged about it. you can check out that post here

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Picking the Right Fitness Weight Bench for Your Workout

July 26th, 2010 at 04:47pm Under Fitness Equipment

A fitness weight bench is meant to offer support when working to build and sculpt the muscle groups of the upper body, the lower body, and the torso, or core.

They typically have supports that are capable of holding the full weight of barbells. this type of workout equipment is used by laying or sitting on it as you are lifting your chosen weight with your arms. Usually made up of at least two sections, it allows for a variety of positions for many different exercises.

We will go over an assortment of four different benches and their usage.

Let’s start with a fitness weight bench known as the Preacher Curl. You use it to work on your biceps, it helps keep your arms in the correct position for the duration of your exercise.

This type of bench is fairly compact and easy to move around, which makes it perfect for limited spaces. It is mainly used with  Olympic or curl bars.

Next comes the Dumbbell Bench. This one is meant to be used with… you guessed it. Dumbbells! It typically doesn’t include a weight rack and is usually found as a horizontal padded bench.

A few dumbbell benches are able to be adjusted to accommodate additional positions that allow you to change up your workouts a bit

With this bench, you may be able to add leg and curl attachments for a full body workout

The Olympic fitness weight bench is most popular with weightlifters since itis designed to support and hold much bigger barbells and heavier weights.This is the type of bench most often found in your local gym.

At last, we reach the ab bench.  You work your midsection on this bench with sit-ups, straight legged lifts,crunches and such.

They can be set flat or at an angle for an advanced workout. Foot pads are at one end for stabilizing your feet through the exercise.

When choosing a fitness weight bench,  look for one that is well made, preferably welded together  and is comfortable with a good amount of padding and is capable of holding heavy weights.

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Life Fitness Weight

July 14th, 2010 at 01:24pm Under fitness

Life Fitness makes many types of fitness and gym equipment such as treadmills, exercise bikes and elliptical trainers. These machines are all excellent for cardiovascular exercise and weight loss.

However Life Fitness also manufactures strength training equipment. These pieces of fitness equipment aim to assist you in growing muscle and strengthening your overall body.

You don’t have to desire to become a bodybuilder type in order to benefit from Life Fitness weight training machines. It is now well known that every single person can benefit from doing moderate strength training just twice per week. It assists you in losing weight as you gain muscle, and your bones will strengthen. That is why many arthritis patients are encouraged to life light weights, but it is something that should be doing well before you ever get to the stage of arthritis or other illness. In fact, strength training can even help you to prevent such conditions from developing.

Life Fitness Home Gyms are high quality systems that you can easily fit into your home. You don’t need any experience to use them as they are easy to set up and function.

Having a home gym in your house will save you considerably on gym membership fees, and you also don’t need to leave the house to exercise.

Currently Life Fitness weight training gyms come in 5 different models:

G2
G3
G4
G5
G7

G7 is the most advanced gym whilst G2 will suit those with basic needs.

Life Fitness G7 Home Gym
This gym is modelled on the one that Life Fitness provides to health clubs. It is full featured and includes adjustable pulleys so you can easily customize the system to your needs, and importantly; change them as you improve.

One of the best features of this machine is that you can exercise both sides of the body at the same time thanks to the two dual weight stacks.
The gym comes with 160lb weight stacks but you can always buy more if you ever get to that stage (this will be more than enough for the majority of users).

You also receive a bunch of accessories such as ankle and thigh straps, exercise ball, training DVD, clips for extra attachments, water bottle and exercise book. The training DVD is particularly helpful as you can follow along with a personal trainer through 2 different workout routines using the machine.

Any level of user can benefit from the Life Fitness G7 home gym. It costs less than you’d expect too: $2999 without the bench and $3499 with the bench.

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Fitness Equipment : What Should You Buy?

June 5th, 2010 at 03:11am Under Fitness Equipment

A good piece of fitness equipment can transform your body in a matter of just a few months.
But what equipment should you buy for the home that is neither too large nor expensive, but provides you with the workouts you need to tone your body and hone your fitness? Well, as you know there are literally hundreds of options for home gym equipment so I am going to talk about some specific pieces of equipment in this article and tell you what they do. Your goals and budget will determine whether one or more of them are suitable for you.

Rowing Machines
These are machines that people don’t often consider first for their home gym but they are worth putting on your list. Rowing a boat is one of the best upper body exercises around and copying this in your home without getting wet means that your arms, shoulders and back will benefit. Lower body strength is also utilized with your legs required to push back when rowing.

Treadmills
The most popular home gym item is the treadmill. These days they are all electronic and provide many features such as uphill climbing which significantly increase the effectiveness of your workout and results you’ll get. The great thing about treadmills compared to outdoor running is that there is usually some cushioning when you land so you are not risking knee, ankle and shin injuries.

Exercise Bikes
For cardio work, cycling works wonders. The exercise bikes are generally more comfortable than a regular bike and let you exercise inside when the weather isn’t right.

Elliptical Trainers
If you have knee problems then you’ll enjoy an elliptical trainer and although they may seem awkward at first, you feel like you’re walking on air when you get the hang of it.

Dumbbells
Whilst not strictly considered ‘fitness equipment’, dumbbells are so versatile that they provide a surprising amount of possible exercises. You can work your arms, back, mid section, legs and more using dumbbells with varying weights. They are also the cheapest home gym equipment.

It is worth paying more for quality fitness equipment rather than choosing the cheapest ones. Cheap equipment may work well for a while, but over time it wears out significantly faster than good brand models. In addition, quality equipment will provide smoother action and a general sturdier feel.

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Fitness Weight Machine Review – Bowflex Revolution

May 14th, 2010 at 10:06pm Under Fitness Equipment

The fitness weight machine, Bowflex Revolution, is being billed as a space saving and multi-functional little wonder that gives you the body of your dreams. Many like it, others don’t.

Here’s an honest review.

Are you tired of your body letting you down? Do you feel weak or tend to breath heavy from walking short distances at a leisurely pace? In short, are you out of shape?

The Bowflex Revolution might be just what you need. When I tried that space saving piece of fitness equipment, I found a machine that can fit in a corner of an average sized apartment without overtaking the living space.

Overall, this fitness weight machine gave me  a great workout and offers up more than one hundred muscle building, body toning, and cardio exercises.

It’s well built and made very comfortable thanks to the amount of ample padding available.

The Revolution gets it’s power from the specialized “Spiraflex” -  a tightly wrapped coil that provides the “weight”  for your exercises.

There is no stress to joints since no actual weight is being utilized such as in traditional gym equipment

offered up is a full workout in a single station. It’s great for both upper and lower-body and even cardio routines.

Packed with the fitness weight machine is a DVD with workouts designed exclusively for the Revolution. In fact, there is not one exercise that I can think of that can’t be accomplished with this one machine and will easily support fitness enthusiasts of 300 pounds.

It can be a bit pricey though, I won’t include prices here because they are subject to change, but know that Bowflex offers a payment plan that will allow you to own this little devil to a nominal monthly investment.

A full ten year warranty allows for many years of regular use and Bowflex goes even further. They say that you can use it for six weeks, for twenty minitues each day, three times per week and you arn’t satisfied with the results it gives you, return it for a refund.

This fitness weight machine actually backs up its claims.

By Paul

Life Fitness Products

March 2nd, 2010 at 10:20pm Under Fitness Equipment+ fitness

Life fitness is a manufacturer of exercise equipment like treadmills and home gyms. They invented the original LifeCycle and are well known for producing high quality fitness equipment.

This article will introduce you to some of the best and most recent Life Fitness products so that you can become informed enough to make the right decision about the best fitness equipment for you. Remember; exercising at home does not have to be expensive if you know how to choose the right equipment.

Life Fitness provides both cardio and strength training equipment.

Treadmills
Their treadmills include the F3 Treadmill which is a foldable treadmill that comes with either the Basic or Advanced Workouts Console according to your choice. The T3 Treadmill is another top seller. It is a very sleep looking treadmill with all the features you need.

Elliptical Cross Trainers
The Club Series Elliptical Cross-Trainer is the home version of the model that is used in fitness clubs, so you know you are getting a top product. Or perhaps the X7 Elliptical Cross-Trainer will be more to your liking as it uses the excellent Whisper eStride feature which makes it an ultra quiet machine.

Lifecycle Exercise Bikes
These bikes hardly look like bikes but give you the same excellent workout in complete comfort. The R9i Lifecycle Exercise Bike is the home version of the Lifecycle bike found in health clubs. It is feature packed and is self powered. You get the health club-derivative console and wireless heart rate sensors.

Life Fitness equipment is of a high standard so you only have to buy it once. What does that mean exactly? Often, people will buy the cheapest fitness products they can find at their local department store. They may get a few months of usage out of it but then it breaks down. Because it was so cheap, they simply replace it with a new cheap one and so the cycle goes until they eventually spend more money than a high quality product. Instead of buying the same product over and over again, you can get it right the first time by choosing Life Fitness.

By Paul