Rowing is a full-body exercise that can help build and tone your muscles, improve your cardiovascular function and increase your stamina.

The bags manufactured and distributed specifically as MMA bags have some differences from traditional heavy boxing bags.

Lab tests of group fitness class equipment (think barbells and yoga mats) reveal that there's more bacteria than what you'd find on your average toilet seat.

Treadmill training can alter your body composition, allowing you to lose fat from your entire body, including your legs. Working out on a treadmill tones your lower body muscles, strengthening your glutes, hamstrings and quadriceps.

The treadmill offers a way to walk, run or jog indoors when the weather, schedule or terrain does not promote outdoor exercise. Whether you are a beginner trying to achieve a level of fitness for health or a seasoned runner, you can benefit from incline and speed work on the treadmill.

You're engaged in a heart-pumping treadmill session when suddenly the room seems to spin around you. This dizziness, which may even make you feel nauseous, can keep you from exercising on the treadmill. Understanding why treadmill-related dizziness occurs can help you prevent this condition from recurring.

Machines that work your back are plentiful on the gym floor. Know what to look for to get a good workout.

Treadmills are good options on days when the weather does not allow for walking outside, or for those whose symptoms or balance prohibit walking outside on uneven surfaces. The first step is to make sure that you buy a good treadmill that has plenty of cushioning and secure handrails to hold onto.

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.

Here are a few tips for getting what you need to get the most weight-loss benefit for your effort on a treadmill.

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.

The real test of whether a curl bar is right for a given chest exercise is how it feels to your wrists.