The recumbent exercise bike has grown in popularity do to the many benefits that it has to offer. At first glance, the most obvious attractor is the bucket seat, which is much more comfortable than the smaller traditional seats found on spinning bikes and upright style exercise bikes. Another important feature that has attracted so [...]
The body is designed as an all-terrain vehicle. In the case of running, most of us do the same thing to our bodies day after day, and expect to somehow get away with it! According to Andre Kaokane at Cross Country Running Shoes 101, we cannot run on asphalt for long without consequences. [...]
Bicycling is a great way to become more fit, lose weight and save money by using your car less frequently. One hour of bicycling burns around 400 to 500 calories, helps build muscle and burns fat. However, to get the most benefit from bicycling, you have to get the right bicycle for the type of [...]
It can be a daunting task to weed through all the information on the many different types and brands of elliptical machines. Elliptical cross trainers range in price, quality, features, technology, styles, and warranties. There are elliptical that are made specifically for commercial fitness gyms and some are geared more to the home gym users. [...]
If you are looking for a great adjustable dumbbell set, then you really should consider purchasing the Powerblock dumbbell set. Powerblock truly has created a great set of dumbbells that should replace any home gym’s set of traditional hex dumbbells and are better than any other competitors versions currently on the market for several [...]
The Polar FS2 Heart Monitor sports watch is the perfect training tool for starting your heart rate based training program with. This is an entry-level fitness watch from Polar, a world leader in heart rate monitoring technology and a company that lays claim to being the developer of the first ever heart rate monitor watch [...]
If you’re looking for a proper cardio workout that will make you feel great and help you look your best, there are a number of things you can do to get your heart rate up into the target range. Personal trainers recommend that for best weight loss results, a person perform moderate cardiovascular exercise for [...]
What are pull up bars and how can you use them? Pull ups can be a very intense workout for your upper body. This bar is so unique and convenient that you can take your “portable gym” with you! This is great for the employee who travel a lot for work, or [...]
If you’re a serious runner (or even a somewhat-serious runner), you have no doubt heard of pulse watches, and maybe even owned one. Likewise, you probably have an interest in GPS running watches as well.
Each of these running watch styles has its own major advantages, and they can be used to even [...]
If you are in the market for a great lap swimming pool then you will have several great choices to choose from. These choices include: indoor lap pools, outdoor and inground lap pools, and outdoor but above ground lap pools; and each option has some great benefits that you need to take into consideration [...]
