So, my husband had to have a triple bypass—took veins from his legs and chest, cut him open and filled his chest with ice, held his heart in their hands, and made him all better. I tell you the gruesome details because this is certainly an eye opening event, and keeping one’s heart healthy is of utmost importance. He’d had three small heart in his thirties and early forties, (quit smoking after the first one, and began to eat healthy food, and hiked a lot—but that didn’t do enough). Working your heart, and keeping your blood pressure low, are just as important as eating healthy food.

After the surgery they sent him to rehab, which was basically a room with treadmills and exercise bikes—and doctors and nurses who would hook him up to monitors to watch his heart beat, etc. They had him spend twenty-two minutes on the treadmill first, then 25 minutes on the exercise bike. (Each patient had their own regiment) He wasn’t looking forward to this, never having used exercise machines before this. He thought taking long walks was going to be good enough. But, oddly, he grew to relish the workouts, how he could get his heart rate up and lower his blood pressure. Because of the surgery, he’d lost 12 pounds. With the exercise, he wasn’t gaining any of it back, which was good because he had been about 15 pounds overweight.

Rehab lasted two months, and then summer came on and he thought he could get away with just walking now, around a nearby lake. But this summer was really hot, and the walks became fewer, and we joined a gym. The machines there are the same as at the hospital, and the same as on this website. Strong, high-tech machines that can monitor pulse rates and calories burned and distance, etc. My husband showed me how they work, and now I’m going, too. I worry about the winter, and if we’ll get it together to go to the gym, so we’re beginning to save for an exercise bike and a treadmill. Well, actually, I’m enjoying the rowing machine best, because it seems to really give my core muscles a workout, too.

I’m over fifty (that’s all I’m going to say) and I get tired often. I’ve always heard that this kind of workout gets your energy up, and it’s true. So I’m blogging at this site, just to become familiar with other people’s workouts, and hoping to become familiar with all the exercise machines here, so when we buy one, we can get exactly what we need

How much food do you consume on a daily basis? Have you ever made a list of the meals you eat throughout the week? I’m looking around the mall and it does not look like too many people are paying close attention to what they eat, let alone actually taking the time to write down on paper what they feed themselves. This could be hurting them in their professional life too, not just their personal life. Associates, potential clients and superiors all question whether or not an obese individual will be able to handle a workload, more than they would question someone in good shape. Why? Well, people who are fat and obese and neglect the need for physical activity, are perceived by their peers as being unable to take care of themselves. Therefore, people think overweight individuals will be unable to take car of them, since it appears that the out of shape individual can not even take car of him or herself. Countless benefits are associated with being in shape. It not only feels great to wake up in the morning and complete an hour long run on a new (or used) treadmill, but you exercise will have an ancillary reaction that carries over to the rest of your life!

Every year around this time the Kings of Cardio begin an amazing 8 day clearance sale on all of our fitness equipment. In an effort to liquidate our surplus, we are now cutting costs on all exercise equipment to all time lows, that are far below minimum advertised pricing guidelines.  Never before could you buy a top-of-the-line cardio piece, for 50% off of its minimum advertised price, but now you can. We have rowing machines that need to go. Thousands of treadmills that we are are basically giving away. Our Life Fitness and Precor Ellipticals are being sold for such low prices right now, that Precor and Life Fitness called us directly to find out what is going on! Sarah Barker, our receptionist, told both companies that we are giving the people what they want;  Home gym equipment with fantastic reviews, at the guaranteed lowest price in the nation!

There are so many things that hold people back from living their life to the fullest and staying healthy. We do not want one of those things to be the cost of the sports gear, so we guarantee  for 1 full year after you purchase home fitness equipment with us, that if you find the piece of fitness equipment you purchased with us, whether a new treadmill, used elliptical, or demo exercise bike, for a lower pirce than you bought it for, we will refund you the differnce, plus a 10% cash spiff. That is how sure the  are that we are providing the highest quality sports equipment on the planet, at lower prices than every other fitness equipment store in the world. Don’t believe it? All you have to do is call one of our friendly and informative fitness experts and you will notice right away that our employees know the pros and cons of every piece of gym equipment that are currently in the health and fitness industry, along with all fo the classic, discontinued models of the past.

This is a PSA to all football players, basketball stars, baseball players, swimmers, or any other kind of athlete, or an aspiring athlete, you will be blown away by how amazingly low our prices are on all of our exercise equipment and home fitness products. When you call to purchase, mention code 491009 and you will receive a free floor mat and 2 extra years of electronics coverage on your sports equipment. A thick, hi-density rubber floor mat can easilly be placed under t pieces of exercise equipment to dampen noise and reduce static.

Kids are going back to school, young adults are going back to college, and THE KINGS OF CARDIO ARE HAVING A MONSTER BACK TO SCHOOL SALE. We will be blowing out fitness equipment for less that we have ever sold it for. Abdominal machines, they have to go. Circuit weight trainers need to be liquidated. Home gyms and accessories such as exercise fitness floor mats, dumbbells, dumbbell racks, hyperextension chairs, chin/dip/push up towers. ALL of our gym equipment is not only offered to the public for the first time ever, but we are also not charging tax either! (except CA.) So get off your couch and shed that chunkey monkey lifestyle for good!

We have the fittest athletes in the world standing by and waiting for your call. Phone in and ask us anything. Want to know what your target heart rate zone should be so that you can maximize your results? Do you want to know how to warm your body up before you work out? What stretches and calisthenics will work best for you? WE HAVE THE ANSWERS TO YOUR HEALTH AND FITNESS EQUIPMENT RELATED QUESTIONS!  What are you waiting for? Call the Kings of Cardio today and let us take you from Hell to Heaven. We will get you the best fitness equipment, for the best deals, and even provide you with free personal training tips and nutritional consulting.

People sometimes forgot the strong coorelation that ties together how well we perform at work with how much exercise we do on a daily basis. It has been said that due to the fact exercsising releases stress, professionals are much calmer at work after they exercise and therefore work more deliberately without rushing.  Next time you have a really bad day at work, try to exercise for at least a half an hour the next morning before work and see if that next day goes better for you as a result of exercising before hand.

The great thing about getting into the groove of working out before or after work every day is that you convince yourself that you must exercise in order to perform your best. As a result, you will turn into someone who actually cares about their health and will look forward to getting better everyday. Always remember, every day you either get better or you get worse. There is no in-between.  Are you determined to run on the treadmill, ride the exercise bike, train on the elliptical cross-trainer, climb stairs on the stair stepper, use rowing machines, or build muscles on home gyms. We sure hope so, your health and mind depend on it.