October 2009

You can have all the exercise bikes, treadmills, and elliptical trainers on the market, but there are some things that you can’t get without proper weight training. Whether you are interested in building your abs, strengthening your core, or building those “guns,” you can get it done with weight training. No home gym is complete [...]

So you think running a treadmill for 30 minutes is a tough workout? Maybe not if you are already fit. That’s where incline trainers come into play. Incline Trainers are essentially treadmills on steroids. They are designed to help you burn a whole lot of calories and take your fitness to a whole new level. [...]

Exercise bikes are great tools to get a good workout in on a daily basis and start losing weight. There are a lot of people who are not into doing high intensity workouts each and every night. With exercise bikes, you can burn calorie every day and gradually get yourself in a better shape. Unfortunately, [...]

Exercise balls have been around for a while. Whether you have seen them in commercials or at your fitness center, you have probably realized that they are good for something. Actually, they are very effective in helping you build a more flexible body (back & beyond). These balls help you strengthen and tone your muscles [...]

Amazon is known for having some of the best fitness promotions from time to time. This time, Amazon is giving $100, $200, and $300 discounts on select products. As you can guess, the higher the price of an exercise device, the more discount you will get. But if you are planning to buy a stepper, [...]

Tennis may not be so popular in the U.S., but it’s one amazon sport to play if you want to burn calories and lose weight. If you have played tennis for more than a few minutes in the past, you know that it allows you to exercise every muscle in your body and get your [...]

Many people who want to lose weight are afraid of measurement tools such as scales, calorie counters, and so on. People who don’t stick with their diet are afraid of measuring themselves and their activities each day, knowing that they may have fallen short, and it could hurt their confidence if they have gained weight [...]

After months of waiting, Fitbit has finally been released to the market. For those of you not familiar with the product, it’s the ultimate calorie counter designed to help you stay on track and motivate yourself everyday to get your body moving. FitBit is tiny gadget that you can put on your clothes or on [...]

I don’t know what it is about ab trainers, but I seem to be especially intrigued with any new system that is released to the market. I have tested a lot of these units, and I can tell you that 80% of ab trainers on the market do not work as advertised. But those that [...]