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.

cross trainer in row with a view to the ocean

Elliptical Trainer Vs. Strider & Climber

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Melissa Wiegand

With obesity on the rise in America, engaging in regular physical activity, including some form of cardiovascular exercise, is one of the most important things you can do for your health. Cardiovascular exercise can help you control your weight, lower your risk of disease and can improve your mental health.

Living everywhere from Chicago to a rural Indian Reservation in South Dakota, Melissa Wiegand has been working in the health industry for nearly 10 years and started writing in 2010. Wiegand received her bachelor's degree in nutrition from Bradley University, her master's degree in health and wellness from the Union Institute, and her doctorate in health education from A.T. Still University.