What happens when your treadmill stops suddenly, and how can you troubleshoot common home gym equipment? Selecting the best mini-trampolines, resistance bands, and cross trainers can significantly improve your at-home fitness results and safety.
The fanciest and most expensive alternative to running out-of-doors--the electronically controlled, electric-powered treadmill--isn't the only training option for indoor runners. Manual treadmills offer cheaper roads to fitness, but without the pleasantries that make indoor training more tolerable.
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Here are a few tips for getting what you need to get the most weight-loss benefit for your effort on a treadmill.
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A pull-up bar takes ab training to the next level. Dead hang from a bar and use your core to lift your legs in multiple directions.
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The real test of whether a curl bar is right for a given chest exercise is how it feels to your wrists.
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Just a few gym machines will help you tone and tighten your lower abs. Learn how to identify them and how to use them correctly.
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When the weather is not agreeable, when you want more control over your training, or when you simply want to vary your workout, treadmill running is an effective alternative to running outdoors.
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Over the past decade, it has also become one of the most popular backyard activities and is a fun way to enjoy the benefits of an active lifestyle.
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Once the leaves fall off the tree and the weather turns colder, tank tops and shorts no longer cut it on your outdoor runs. Time to upgrade your winter-workout wardrobe and add some hoodies and full-length leggings into the mix.
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Stair climbing is a fantastic cardiovascular exercise that can also tone the butt and legs. StairMaster training will sculpt beautiful legs and firm glutes.
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Zumba classes and treadmill workouts are as similar as apples and oranges. Both have their advantages and disadvantages.
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Zumba DVDs have fun, upbeat dance music and fitness moves infused with dance styles from all over the world.
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By training your glutes โ the muscles that make up your butt โ via stair climber, you can not only fill out those jeans, but also generate more power.
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No gym? No problem. Pop in one of these DVDs, fire up one of these apps or stream YouTube videos in your living room for a great workout in the privacy of your own home. No need to deal with crowded gym classes, music thatโs too loud or instructors that go too fast for beginners.
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Step machines can go a long way toward helping you achieve your fitness goals but you'll need to round it out with upper body work.
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You don't need a gym membership to tone your outer thighs. Abduction exercises can be performed at home without equipment.
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Use a foam roller to work your hamstrings if you want to be more flexible and recover from exercise faster.
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The leg extension and leg curl work opposing sides of the upper thigh. Use them as part of a comprehensive lower body workout.
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Once the darling new star of the gym, stair steppers may have lost ground to the newer design of elliptical machines. Still, you can usually find at least a couple of them gathering dust in the corner.
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Sometimes, all you need is a pair of shoes, some open space and a little motivation to get a good workout. But it can be fun to try out cool new fitness tools and keep your gym bag fully stocked with odds and ends you might need before, during and after your workout.
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Barbell squats are a highly effective exercise, as the movement "activates the bodyโs biggest muscles" and is the best overall exercise, according to kinesiology professor Stuart Phillips, Ph.D. Though effective, you may grow weary of performing the same exercise all of the time.
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