Exercise Equipment Guide: Treadmills, Weights, and Home Gyms

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.

What Results Will You Get Using the Bowflex Treadclimber?

The Bowflex TreadClimber is a hybrid cardio machine that combines the benefits of a treadmill with those of the stair stepper machine. Bowflex claims that the hybrid technology built into the TreadClimber allows you to “get the body you want in half the time,” but there’s no scientific research to prove this statement.

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The Differences in Stationary Bike Flywheel Weights

Indoor studio biking is an intense training regimen that helps you burn a substantial number of calories per workout. A typical 40 minute workout can burn 400 to 500 calories, depending upon your body weight and intensity.

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How Much Weight Can I Lose with 20 Minutes on the Stair Stepper?

Stair steppers are low-impact exercise machines that can help you burn calories and tone your muscles. Exactly how much weight you can lose exercising on a stair stepper 20-minutes per day varies from person to person. Factors include your age, metabolism, gender and current body weight.

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How to Set Up a Pull Up Bar

There are two basic types of pull-up bars on the market: removable and permanent. Removable pull-up bars are relatively lightweight, inexpensive solutions for those who do not want to drill or permanently mount their pull-up bar.

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How Much Distance Equals a Mile on the Elliptical?

Elliptical machines are effective alternatives to higher-impact cardio exercises, like jogging and treadmill exercise. However, many elliptical machines don’t track your distance traveled, at least not accurately.

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