The Total Gym is a serious fitness investment. Depending on the model, it can cost anywhere from $1,295 to $4,895 at the time of publication. The Total Gym products are sold to physical therapy clinics, gyms, hospitals, athletic training facilities and many other large corporations.
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Total Gym is a San Diego-based company that manufactures innovative fitness equipment used in various settings, including physical therapy clinics, gyms, homes, hospitals and universities. The company's goal is to create equipment that enhances body-weight exercises and provides a more effective workout.
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Precor makes a machine called the Adaptive Motion Trainer, or AMT. This machine looks similar to an elliptical, with two moving pedals and two moving handles. However, the AMT adjusts to your strides automatically without the need for you to change the settings.
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Bile salts are a component of bile, a fluid secreted from the gallbladder during the digestion of lipids. The presence of bile salts gives bile the ability to emulsify, or mix, lipid in the aqueous environment of the intestine.
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Peptides are found throughout every cell and tissue in the body and are an integral part of most biologic processes. Maintenance of appropriate concentration and activity levels of peptides is necessary to achieve homeostasis and maintain health.
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Gluten is a protein that naturally occurs in wheat, rye and barley products, and it can cause intolerance in some individuals, leading to various symptoms of illness. Individuals with gluten intolerance should avoid gluten and foods that contain it.
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You might think you need to consume extra protein when you are building muscle, but the typical American diet provides more than enough protein for your needs. Protein shakes that promise high intakes of protein may cause some effects you do not need.
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Many Americans suffer from back pain in one form or another. Thoracic back pain means the pain is located in the upper or mid back. There are many causes for thoracic back pain, like not lifting properly, poor posture, spending too many hours in a bad chair at work or a previous injury.
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Metamucil, also known by the generic name psyllium, is a bulk-forming laxative used to treat constipation. Bulk-forming laxatives work by absorbing liquids in the intestines and swelling up, thus causing the formation of an easy to pass, bulky stool. Metamucil is available in powder, granule and wafer form.
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Freezer cooking is when you prepare several meals – even a month’s worth – at one time. Cooking in advance and freezing the meal for reheating later can save time, especially for a busy mom. The majority of meals that are safe for the freezer call for cooked ground beef.
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When turkey is served as a meal, it is usually the star attraction. The last thing you would want is your guests to chomp on a dry piece of this large bird. When a turkey is overcooked, it becomes dry and unappetizing and lacks any flavor.
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The B-complex family of vitamins contains 8 of the 13 essential vitamins needed for good health. B vitamins do everything from assisting the body's metabolism of food to assisting its cell and immune functions.
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You can achieve a smooth, flat tummy without a six pack. Situp repetitions performed incorrectly can cause a six-pack bulge. Focus your toning on a specific muscle called the transversus abdominis. Frederic Delavier, author of "Women's Strength Training Anatomy," states that the transversus abdominis muscle is the "
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Handstands require a lot of strength. Kicking up to a handstand and coming right back down is different than holding the handstand position, but handstands definitely make you stronger.
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Beautiful age is possible. The exercise program that is just right for women age 50 and older should provide physical activities that reduce the effects of aging. Menopause is changing your body, but menopause and well-being can go together.
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It is easy to believe that gymnasts use every muscle in the body. They leap, spring, bound, flip and handstand. They not only use every muscle, but also use them in every way a muscle can be used.
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You may desire to join in the fun of underwater swimming yet not be able to do it without holding your nose. Learning breath control starts with relaxing in the water, becoming comfortable splashing water on your face and submerging. If you are already comfortable this may only take a few sessions.
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The consequences of heating cooking oils extend far beyond the immediate risk of burns by splattering hot oil. Research has demonstrated that all oils can withstand varying levels of heat.
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When you think of an athlete, more than likely a well-developed muscular image comes to mind. But, it may surprise you to hear that an athletic body is not necessarily what exercise and fitness experts have in mind when they speak of a fit body.
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Both resistance bands and free weights have a place in a well-rounded fitness program. Each of these exercise tools offer the kind of variety, flexibility and “real-world” functionality in use not found in larger pieces of weight equipment such as weight machines.
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