As someone who has to work at a computer for long hours (I’m a writer) I really have to make sure I don’t get a lot of problems that come with sitting and typing. First, I sit on a fitness ball, which is great for the core muscles. Then, every hour I do some back stretches. (You should ask a professional which ones are best for you, but what works best for me is clasping my hands together in front of me and pulling them forward as far as I can for the count of ten, then clasping them behind my back and doing the same kind of thing. But what’s really important is making sure I don’t get blood clots in my legs, and that’s where my stairmaster comes in. Nothing beats it for working my legs. Fifteen minutes before I write, a half hour after, at least. People die from blot clots (deep thrombosis) and I don’t want my job to kill me. I love writing, but I love living, too!

With that said, really nice home gym equipment helps me stay motivated. If you can get excited about exercising and actually want to add muscle and look better, then you will. Being healthy starts with your mindset. It is hard to get a great run in on a treadmill by just hoping on it one day and hoping for the best. No. That will not work. Make the treadmill, or whatever fitness equipment you use your friend. Make it your best friend. In order to truly look and feel great you need to always maintain a positive mindset and really like what you are doing and that will happen if you really like your fitness equipment.

The weather is starting to get colder which means that exercising outside becomes less intriguing as each day passes. Who wants to run outside at night in Cleveland, Detroit, New York, or anywhere that is cold for that matter. This is why treadmills, ellipticals and other home gym equipment was invented. These days it is easier than ever to purchase quality fitness equipment for your home, making stay in shape possible, even if your window of opportunity to exercise each day shuts as new things come up into our schedules un-announced. When you have fitness equipment at home, you do not have to carve 2 hours out of your day for going to the gym, showering, sitting in traffic, so on and so forth.