Body-Solid fitness equipment is extremely well known for its comprehensive warranty policy. Most fitness equipment companies, especially companies that manufacture home fitness equipment, do not provide their customer base with the extensive warranty coverage that Body-Solid offers. They claim, “Nobody beats our warranty. Absolutely nobody.” In support of their claim, Body-Solid provides their customers with in-home, lifetime warranties, on every piece and part of home gym equipment. Pads, pulleys, frame, any part one could think of on a home gym, is covered by Body-Solid, under their exclusive, in-home, lifetime warranty.

An interesting question, which frequently is brought up amongst friends, is  how far someone can push their body if life changing money is on the line. Could you walk 10 miles home from your friends house? Would you be willing to try and walk 20 miles after sushi and Saki bombs, if you were to receive $20,000.00, for walking the 20 miles? People are so quick to say how they would be able to do this, that, that and this. However, 99/100 people would not be able to walk 20 miles after sushi and Saki, no matter how much money is on the line. In the same breath, there are some brave, fearless souls, that have the power to overcome virtually impassible hurdles by personifying the phrase, “mind over matter.”

Through the consistent and effective use of home fitness equipment we can increase our strength, speed, endurance, and flexibility, but there are still certain limits that we will not be able to surpass, no matter how long we train on our Precor EFX 5.17, or Life Fitness 95Ti. For example, Jesse Kofman is 30 years old and runs 40yd dash in 5.4 seconds. If Jesse exercises and runs everyday for a year, on his Star Trac Pro treadmill, the result will be that he would be able to run approximately a 4.9 second 40yd dash. No matter how hard Jesse tries, he will never be able to run a 4.2 second 40yd dash.

With the hot and sunny summer approaching, one needs to make sure that he or she adjusts their outdoor exercise routine, in order optimize their fitness training sessions. For those of you who run, bike or swim several times a week outdoors, it will be difficult to maintain your current routine, one the heat is sweltering and your energy is drained. If you are serious about staying on top of your physical fitness and making sure that your body doesn’t fall victim to the scorching temperatures of June, July, August and September, then make sure you have health club quality, home fitness equipment, available to use at home. Perfect examples of what fitness equipment is great include the Life Fitness 95ti treadmill, the Precor EFX 546 Elliptical Crosstrainer, the Body-Solid 3000s LPS Home Gym and the StairMaster 4400PT. Those cardio and strength pieces perform at health club caliber levels. Your body will look and feel exponentially better as a result of having solid home gym equipment at home to use during the summer.

Waking up and working out. There is no better time to exercise and get your daily fitness routine in. Not only are you totally rejuvenated from the rest you got the night before, but you also get your day off to a running start, which can make the difference between having a good rest of the morning, afternoon and night. We all know what it feels like to wake up feeling sluggish and not have that burning desire that we need in order to stay at our best. Therefore, it is absolutely imperative that one exercises in the morning when he or she wakes up. Far too often, we become lazy, and go for the quick fix for our energy boost in the morning, and gulp down some coffee. Don’t get me wrong, caffeine in moderation is not the worst thing in the world, however, once we start to habitually substitute drugs (coffee), for natural ways to get energy, we become unhealthy and absurdly overweight in general. You may be thinking, “How in the world did we go from coffee not being the worst thing in the world to it being a primary catalyst for the obesity crisis that has grabbed our nation by its love handles?”, well, the answer is simple, that coffee that you drink 10 times a day is worth its weight is sugar, which is not a compliment by any means. As a conclusion, you should try and avoid coffee, and try and exercise more, and that will lead to healthier, more productive days.

The best way to get healthy and stay in shape these days is to use an elliptical fitness machine to work your legs, arms, stomach, back and buttocks. Not only are elliptical fitness training machines great tools for staying fit and thin, but equally as important, elliptical crosstrainer fitness equipments are very gentle and easy on your joints too. One of the best parts about working out is the nice, calm and serene feeling that you get when you are done. If you do not want that feeling to be overcome by body aches and pains in your joints, muscles and bones, then make sure you train on an elliptcial trainer instead of a treadmill.

There is a ton of literature out there on why ellipticals/crosstrainers are better tools for cardiovascular exercise than treadmills. However, the only thing that should count is whether or not the stride on the elliptical fitness trainer is as comfortable, or more comfortable, than the treadmills you are used to running on. One should always remember that the true test of how well a piece of fitness equipment will work for you, is always solved by actually trying the different gym machines and then determining their value to your workout program.

It takes two to make a thing go right. It sure does. Can we be healthy, while looking and feeling great, if we chose to ignore either running or lifting, which many people often do., while many more don’t think about running or lifting weights, but those people are near hopeless, and can be addressed at another time. For now, this discussion will focus on those who do exercise on a regular basis, but have a hard time incorporating both aspects of exercising into their workouts. For those of you who do not know the two different areas of exercise, and they can overlap at times, is cardiovascular exercise (running on treadmills, using elliptical machines, rowing on rowing machines, playing sports), and strength exercise (weight lifting).

A great example of of strength workout would include warming up, then spending about an hour lifting weights, and then a cool down. For example, on a home gym machine such as the BodyCraft Xpress Pro, one could do three sets of chest presses at 8 reps a piece. Once those are completed, it would be a good idea to work on the home gym’s triceps station. Tricep pull-downs can be performed on almost all home gym machines these days. Home fitness gyms that do not include some sort of triceps pull down  machines are out of date and not worth having, so if you have an older home gym machine, wake up, smell the coffee, and at least get a home gym machine with a triceps station.

Some of you may get intimidated when you walk into a fitness equipment store due to heavy price tags and home fitness equipment that looks more like villains from a Transformers movie, than safe and effective home fitness equipment. That is why we have friendly and knowledgeable fitness experts ready to talk to you 24 hours a day. feel free to call us (Kings of Cardio 800-990-1108) and ask us any and all questions pertaining to home fitness equipment.

Take for instance, a 29 year old guy by the name of Jerry. Jerry has recently realized that he does not have much energy as he is used to having and Jerry realizes he is also 21 pounds heavier than he has ever been. Instead of Jerry going out to a local fitness equipment store to buy some exercise equipment for his home, his absolute best bet would be to talk to a fitness equipment expert and find out what the best piece of exercise equipment would be, based on his specific needs, body traits and budget. The sad thing is, ninety-nine percent of people do not research the elliptical machine, home gym, treadmill or rowing machine they are going to buy for their home, and they end up with nothing more than an inferior piece of home fitness equipment that never gets looked at or touched, let alone used. So do not let your home gym equipment turn into an over-priced coat-hanger, do your homework first, call one of our friendly and informative fitness equipment experts, and we will make sure you are on the right track towards weight loss and muscle gain.

Certain home fitness equipment distributors will try and sell you anything, no matter the quality, as long as they can reach an optimal profit margin. If you are not able to decipher between well built, versus cheap and flimsy commercial, and home gym equipment, then, a dummy proof approach, as hard as it is to hear, is price. If you are paying top dollar for fitness equipment (home or gym grade) then you can be sure it will at least have the ability to be in use for the majority of the day while remaining stable. On the contrary, pieces of fitness equipment that sell for less than, say…$1000.00, there is a very good chance that it will not be able to remain stable through fast-paced and intense workouts.

A friend of mine asked me today what the best kind of running surface is and how treadmills compare to other running surfaces such as grass, concrete, rubberized tracks and a couple of other running surfaces. The easy and 100% correct answer is that grass is the best and it is not even close. Other running surfaces such as concrete are really rough on joints and bones to the point where running can actually become detrimental towards your health, rather than beneficial.  The easiest option is to get a treadmill that has a great suspension system and a shock absorbing running belt. With an advanced suspension system and an extra-thick, orthopedic style running belt, a treadmill can be the next best thing to run on for your body, other than natural grass.

The Life Fitness 95Ti treadmill, is part of a series of heavy-duty, hi-performance, gym quality, commercial-grade treadmills, that are built to last a lifetime, and please the most hi-maintenance of athletes. Some of the features on the Life Fitness 95Ti treadmill include its 4.0 continuous horsepower motor, 28 exercise programs, a built in reading rack, built in water bottle holder, extra-wide and long 20” x 60” commercial size treadmill running belt, 3.5” precision crowned steel rollers, a power incline of up to 15%, and a speed range of 0.5 to 14mph!

It has been a long time since I was on an exercise plan that I followed routinely. I really wish I had done more swimming and aerobics in the past couple of years becasue I love to do those things. Yoga has been one of my favorite exercises to do as well. But for some reason I just really do not feel like exercising when I get home from work and I have so many other things on my mind. I want to somehow change my lifestyle so that it incorporates more working out aerobiacally and with WEIGHTS. I have been a victim in the past of falling into the belief that lifting weights does not do as much for your health as other cardio activities such as running, climbing stairs, using an elliptical and other non-weight lifting exercise routines. Let me tell you something, those people are lazy. The reason that I am saying this is because lifting weights helps build muscle and stamina so much that it is shocking to hear any argument to the contrary. The reason I am so pro-weight lifting is because I have seen first hand what happens to your health when you stop lifting weights. Unless you are like Herschell Walker and just do push-ups and sit-ups all day, nothing beats a long, intense workout with some free weight equipment. After a long day at the gym, using machines such as the bench press and squat machine, you will understand why freeweights are so important to any and all exercise plans.

With 25 different resistance levels, along with user-interactive programs, this recumbent bike has all of the essential features of a modern, commercial, exercise cycle that you would find in your local health club. Its 400lb user weight capacity, heavy duty flywheel, heart rate technology (digital heart rate monitor), digital user-feedback (speed, time, heart rate, resistance level) are all reasons that we love this Life Fitness stationary bike.

With more advanced technology then any other stationary cycle in the fitness equipment industry, this spectacular recumbent bike is second to none when it comes to motivational programs. Having a variety of intense workout options will make allow you to achieve your maximum results and interactive programs will also make it so you have fun throughout your training. It is much easier to get in shape and lose weight when you set goals for yourself and stick to them. Staying loyal to your goals is made easy by having user programming that allows you to track your progress such as time, speed and distance.

Do you realize the benefits of having a gym quality exercise bike in your home? You get to jump on and off at your convenience without having to wait for others to finish their exercise. Also, you won’t have to worry about people leaving their sweat all over the fitness equipment and all of the mess associated with germs. At the top of the list, the time you save from not having to weave in and out of traffic, and all of the other time spent around going to the gym, is priceless.

When you get to see your kids an extra hour each day because you have fitness equipment at home, you realize how important the time really is that you save from being able to exercise at home, and not take precious time out of your day to go to the gym.

Features and Specifications

•Power Source: Self Powered w/ Auto Start
•Electronic Programs: 29 Programs / Workout Courses
•Exercise Workout Courses: Hill, Random, Manual, Quick Start, Cardio, Fat Burn, Heart Rate Hill, Heart Rate Interval, Extreme Heart Rate, Around the World, Cascades, Foothills, Interval, Kilimanjaro, Speed Training, Customized Cool Down

•Goal Oriented: Watts, METs, Calories, Distance, Time in Zone
•User: 6 Custom Programs

•Transport: Front Wheels Makes Moving it Easy
•Pedals: Extra-Wide Foot Pedals w/ 9 Adjustments

•Intensity Range: 25 Resistance Levels (up to 500 watts!)
•User Weight Capacity: 400Lb.

•Heart Rate: Hand Sensors and Wireless. Digital Monitoring System

•Seat is Easily Adjustable
•”Pillow Soft” Back Support and Seat
•Built in Reading Rack and Accessory Tray
•Total Dimensions: 54″L x 26″W x 51″H