All home gym junkies start out with the thought that the convenience of working out from home will help them squeeze their workouts into even the busiest days. Unfortunately, even with the benefits of having a home gym, life can still get in the way of a consistent training routine.
Being the fitness fanatic that you are or that you’re striving to be, you simply can’t let this happen. You have to make your workouts part of your day, regardless of what you need to do to squeeze them in. Here are just a few tips to help you fit your workouts in no matter what your schedule looks like.
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We’ve already established in previous posts that it isn’t always easy to stay motivated while training at home. Working out at home is very convenient, but sometimes it’s hard to stay focused and motivated. Here are a few of the things that I do when I start to feel my motivation slipping away.
Friends and Family First
If you have friends or family who also workout regularly, it may do you some good to give them a call. If you can’t get together to train for a few sessions, just until you push through your slump, maybe you can get motivated through conversation.
If you talk to someone about your fitness goals and how you intend to achieve them, you may feel the rush of energy that you had when you first started your training program come back out of nowhere.
A lot of times finding motivation is a simple as talking to someone who understands fitness on the same level that you do. Ideally, that person can train with you a couple of times, but often, talking is enough to get you through.
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Understanding the difference between good carbs and bad carbs is essential to maintain a healthy, balanced diet. Some people will tell you that carbs are bad for weight loss - this is not true!
Good Carbs
Good carbs are also known as complex carbohydrates. Foods containing good carbs are low glycemic, which means they have negligible effects on your blood sugar and insulin levels (better for diabetics). They also contain lots of valuable vitamins and minerals.
You can get your fill of good carbohydrates in foods like fruits, veggies, legumes, and whole grains. Good carbs are not usually processed or altered by man-made devices.
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If you love to workout at home and you’re always looking for the latest and greatest in home fitness trends or, if you’re frustrated because you’ve spent money on home fitness equipment that didn’t deliver the results it advertised - read on…this article’s for you!
The fitness market is a multi-billion dollar industry. Anyone who’s ever had a sleepless night and turned on the television set knows that there’s a fitness infomercial on just about every other channel. Every one of them promising that with this contraption or that gizmo you can lose weight and get in the best shape of your life in just minutes a day - right?
Wrong!
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In the world of personal fitness accessibility can be as big an issue as quality. Many people aren’t interested in Smooth, Sole, Precor, Life Fitness and the like because the can not, or will not pay the price that is associated with a quality machine.
For that reason, machines like the Proform GT 95 X bike sells pretty well but also come with mixed reviews, even from the customers.
Being a piece of equipment made by Icon, the GT 95 X includes a few features that are “nice”, but lack many of the fundamentals that are really necessary to have a long lasting, enjoyable machine in the home.
This was, however, one of those machines that I looked at, looked at the price tag, then wondered why Tunturi and Precor bikes cost so much. After comparing this machine to two great brands it became apparent to me. That being said, the GT 95 X is not worthy in its own right.
ProForm GT 95 X Specifications:
Seat Adjustments: Adjustable hieght and distance from pedals- Type of Resistance: magnetic
- Resistance Levels: 10
- Dimensions: 41″ x 15.3″ x 24.4″
- Product Weight: 110 lbs
- Max User Weight: N/A
- Display: Backlit LCD
- Programs: 6 cross trainer, 4 personal trainer workouts, 10 total
- Warranty: 90 days part/labor
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If you’ve been serious about working out for any period of time, you’ve probably been given the sage advice…“just listen to your body and you’ll know when you need a break”.
While this is true to some degree, for me it seems to be much more complicated than that. As a full-time working mother of two children, both under the age of two I always feel run down. Does that mean I should just give up my training for fear of over doing it?
I don’t think so!
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Manual treadmills…. there are some that a good, many that are bad, and some that are just plain ugly.
The Weslo Cadio Stride Plus is about the cheapest treadmill you can get but I do believe it is no longer being made, but weslo still does have manual treadmills if you really need to get your hand on one.
Weslo Cardio Stride Plus Treadmill Specifications
Motor- None/ Manual- Folding- Yes
- Max Speed- Manual
- Incline- 3 position
- Walking Surface- 41″ x13″
- Display- LED
- Programs- 0, only feedback is provided
- Dimensions- N/A
- Treadmill Weight- N/a
- Max User Weight- 200 lbs
- Warranty- 90 days
The Cardio Stride Plus in machine which essentially replaces a brisk walk around the corner. It does offer feed pack as far as speed and offers variable incline, but most people have hills around their homes and many cheap pedometers can tell speed as well as rate of footfall and duration of run.
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I could give you the short answer and tell you neither, but that wouldn’t be much of a read now would it? So, let me explain to you why neither is better by giving you a few details about the benefits and drawbacks of each.
Benefits of Free Weights
Free Weights offer flexibility in movement that machines do not. In other words, free weights allow you to dictate your range of motion so you can make adjustments according to your abilities. Most machines have established the path of motion you will follow during a repetition whereas using free weights puts you in control.
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Being a Smooth Fitness, the 9.45ST has many expectations placed upon it before it even comes out of the box. Smooth has made a name for itself over its 20 year history and with the Smooth 9.45ST Treadmill it not only leaves its name intact but shows us how low they can produce a top quality treadmill and still continue to add features year after year.
With a motor that is true to horse power rating, a solid weight of 304 pounds, and a warranty not available from most other manufacturers, the 9.45ST is a quality machine which is built to last.
Smooth 9.45ST Treadmill Specifications
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Motor- 3.0 Hp
- Folding- Yes
- Max Speed- 12mph
- Incline- 0-12%
- Walking Surface- 55″ X 20″
- Display-
- Programs- 6 with 9 user profiles
- Dimensions- 81″ x 35″ x 56.5″
- Treadmill Weight- 304
- Max User Weight- 400 lbs
- Warranty- Lifetime warranty on Parts, Frame and Motor, 2 years Labor
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People are always talking about the habits that you have to form to get in shape. Well, I think we also need to look at what bad habits we need to break if we want to get fit. After All, just one or two bad habits can ruin your newly established three or four good habits.
Here is a list of the bad habits I think are most important for you to get rid of before you can really get healthy.
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