This Bowflex machine is a great way to do a variety of exercises in the comfort of your own home. In fact, there are 70 total exercises you can do to make sure you target all of your muscles.
There are even various bars and pulleys for total customization. While there are many machines that do a good job of helping you work different muscle groups, they often only have one setting. The Bowflex Xtreme SE Home Gym is a great way to make sure your workouts are as flexible as working out in a gym.
One thing that is important for many people is the amount of resistance a home gym provides. This Bowflex derives resistance from the 210 pounds of Power Rod units and goes up to 410 with add-on products.
The standard system does get some complaints for not being hard core enough for serious weight lifters and exercise enthusiasts, but for the average to above average user it will be an excellent choice.
Those who are tired of working out on cold plastic or metal will enjoy the cushioned seat. It even has a wide seat so you can rest assured that you’ll be comfortable and supported.
The kind of warranty says a lot about the quality of the product and Bowflex offers the best warranty you can get on this home gym because The Power Rod units have a no-time-limit warranty. If you wear them out, Bowflex will replace them for free.
Other Features Of The Bowflex Xtreme SE Home Gym:
- 210 Pounds Power Rod Resistance
- Lat tower with Angled Lat Bar for building back and shoulder muscles quickly
- Quick Release Seat
- Abdominal Crunch Shoulder Harness help build strong, defined abs
- 3-Position Lower pulley/squat station to build your glutes, hamstrings, and quads
- Leg extension/leg curl attachment will help develop strong, muscular legs.
- Polyurethane Cushion
- Stability Base
- Multiple Cable/Pulley Position
- Fitness Guide
- 7 Year Warranty
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admin on March 28th 2008 in Home Gym, Strength Equipment
Get a total upper body workout with the compact 4-in-1 Power Tower which offers strength training like no other with your own body weight.
Body weight exercises are great. They should be the foundation of any fitness newbie and serious athlete’s exercise program. The Power Tower is a great addition to a small home gym.
The Power Tower by Brookstone is a multifunctional piece of exercise equipment; you can use it not only for pull-ups, underhand pull ups and sit ups, but also dips and leg-lifts, and it even has floor-mounted handles for hardcore chest-swelling pushups.
While using you own body weight you can train your Pecs, Deltoids, Abdominals, Bicep, Triceps and Back all with just this one piece of strength training equipment.
The design is well balanced, simple and very sturdy. The Power Tower weights 100 lbs and will not tip over easily and is suitable for heavy persons.
All said this is an infinitely usable piece of strength equipment bringing some “big” exercises to your home in a very reasonably sized package. It is easy to incorporate into your work-out routine.
Other Features Of The Power Tower:
- 3 Workout Stations
- Back/Arm Pads for Ab Exercises
- Foam Grips
- Powder Coat Finish
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admin on March 27th 2008 in Strength Equipment
Although the Stamina Magnetic Resistance is a cheap recumbent exercise bike it has a lot of nice features. Take the magnetic resistance, this is an adjustable heavy-weighted flywheel-resistance and belt-drive train so the bicycle pedals silently and smoothly and let you do your workout without disturbing either the neighbors or your family.
I like the seat which is padded and can easily be adjusted to fit light and heavy users. The position you are sitting in is ideal and comfy even after an hour of use and provides a focused, comfortable work-out of the major muscles in your hips, thighs and buttocks.
You can choose six pre-programmed workouts: fat burn, hill, maximum fat burn, interval, aerobic, and mountain to ride, and the screen tells you when and how much to speed up or slow down. The monitor also displays speed, distance, time, calories burned, your pulse, and target zone. Not bad for such a low cost exercise bicycle.
The Stamina Magnetic Resistance Recumbent Bike is sturdy build with a heavy-duty steel frame construction and with the oversized slide-resistant foot pads you can be sure of a stable ride.
You will be pleasantly surprised at how small it is and it’s easy to move. There are wheels that make the bike easier to move if you want to place it against the wall or in a corner.
Features Of The Stamina Magnetic Resistance Recumbent Bike:
- Space Mate® design and wheels allows for convenient storage and easy portability
- Easy-to-use adjustable resistance allows you to increase or decrease workout intensity
- Plush, cushioned seat for greater comfort
- INTOUCH® multiple-function electronic monitor
- Adjustable seat arm slides to fit various users’ heights
- Heavy-duty steel frame construction, foam grips, and oversized slide-resistant foot pads
- Warranty: 90 Days Parts/5 Years Frame
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admin on March 26th 2008 in Exercise Bikes, Recumbent Bikes
I am quite devoted to the Precor brand when it comes to elliptical training and the high end EFX 576i Elliptical is the best you can buy from Precor.
This first total body elliptical crosstrainer truly takes elliptical training to a new level by using the patented CrossRamp technology which creates a varied stride motion as the ramp angle changes from 13 - 40 degrees.
When the incline is adjusted through the one touch control panel, it forces the elliptical user to change the muscle groups being used during the cross training workout. These buttons are very easy to press, even while engaging in an energetically paced workout.
With a 21.2 inch stride length the ride is smoother than any other elliptical machine I’ve tried thus minimizing fatigue. Because you get less tired it allows you to extend your training periods. By pumping up your metabolism for longer, you will see a quickening in weight loss and fat burning.
The EFX 576i has ergonomically designed arms with a built-in heart rate monitor to guide the user to tone and condition the upper body for that total body workout.
Designed with quality components and superior construction for low maintenance this elliptical is build to last and with 14 programs and 20 resistance levels you will never get bored.
Other Features Of The Precor EFX 576i Elliptical Cross Trainer:
- Electronic Display — Controls all Functions and Displays What Muscle Group is Being Worked Out, Number of Strides, Calories Burned and MORE.
- Electronically Controlled Crossramp Between 13 and 40 Degrees.
- Electronically Controlled Resistance — 20 Different Levels of Resistance
- Movable Arms for Upper Body Workout
- Contact Heart Rate Monitor Built Into Handles
- Newly Redesigned Frame — Even More Sturdy than the Superb Older Frame
- 14 Programmed Courses
- Double step-up flywheel — For efficient and reliable performance
- Adjustable, rear-leveling feet — Allowes user to compensates for uneven surface
- Dimensions: L: 80″ x W: 32″ x H: 68″
- Stride length: 21.2 in (54 cm) at 13 degrees to 24.7 in (63cm) at 40 degrees”
- Self Powered (No Outlet Necessary)
- Unit Weight — 338lbs
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Sole is most well known for their treadmills, so it’s no surprise that the Sole F80 treadmill has gotten so much attention. It doesn’t come with a hefty price tag, yet will still give you a great workout on a gym quality machine.
People love this machine because it has rollers like you’d expect on a much more expensive machine. They are an impressive 2 3/4”. On top of that you’ll find a 20” x 55” treadmill belt and a 3.0 HP motor.
OK, if you’re thinking that it’s impossible to get a quality treadmill at less that $2000, then listen up. Sole is ready to put their money where their mouth is. You will receive a lifetime motor warranty and 2 years of labor. It’s hard to beat that in this industry.
The F80 treadmill is also made with a powerful running surface. They call this Cushion Flex because it reduces the impact on your hard-working joints by over 300%! You’ll also notice that the incline gives you the option to take it easy or work your tail off.
Don’t worry about getting bored with your workout either. There are six workout programs for you to enjoy as well as ways to customize your own. New and experienced athletes will both be pleased with that feature.
When you are done exercising you can fold the F80 into a compact footprint that locks securely in place and can easily be moved.
Other Features of the Sole F80 Treadmill:
- 3.0 HP motor
- .5 to 11 miles per hour
- 15 % incline possible
- 33 X 75 deck
- Holds up to 300 pounds
- 20 X 55 running surface
- Heavy duty belt
- 2 3/4 rollers
- Folds
- Heart Rate monitor
- Hand pulse grips
- Six workout programs
- Two customizable programs
- Two heart rate programs
- Cooling fans
- Superior warranty
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Spice up your dumbbell workouts and focus on isolated muscles with this heavy-duty adjustable weight bench form Bowflex.
With six different positions you can adjust this bench from a 17-degree decline to a 0, 30, 45, 60, and 90 degree incline and hit your muscles from many different angles. The SelectTech Adjustable Bench comes with a detachable leg hold-down brace for added decline position support.
This weight bench is built with heavy-duty commercial quality steel and enables you to perform over 30 new and powerful exercises. The bench pads are comfortable will hold up for years.
It is perfect to use with dumbbells like the Bowflex 552 SelectTech Dumbbells. These dumbbells have 15 sets of weights into one using a smart dial system. The resistance is automatically changed on each dumbbell with just a turn of a dial.
I like to workout with free weights on this bench and it allowed me to do just about any exercise I wanted to do.
Features Of The Bowflex SelectTech Adjustable Bench Series 5.1:
- Dimensions: 56″ L x 26″ W x 20″ H (142.25 L x 66 W x 51 H cm)
- Adjusts to six different positions
- 17° decline to 90° incline
- Constructed of heavy-duty commercial quality steel
- Corrects posture and stabilizes positioning for a safe, muscle-building free weight workout
- Can be used with more than 30 exercises
- Comes standard with a removable leg hold-down brace for added decline position support
- Wheels away for easy storage
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admin on March 22nd 2008 in weight bench
Here we have another small and convenient exercise machine the Bilateral Balance Stepper created by the legendary six time Ms. Olympia body building champ and fitness expert Cory Everson.
The Bilateral Balance Stepper provides a great cardio, strength training and a fat burning exercise.
As the name suggests this machine will give you a bilateral training with an up and down motion that will shape your buttocks, quads & hamstrings and a side to side motion that will tone your inner and outer thighs.
While you do your exercises you are supported by large self-leveling, anti-slip pedals and you can watch your progress on the 6-function computer which displays the calories you have burned, the time you are exercising, the strides you make per minute and your total strides.
But that’s not all. You also get stretch cords to work your upper body while stepping giving you a whole body exercise routine as well as a fitness guide with workout and weight loss tips, exercise guide and workout chart.
The Cory Everson Bilateral Balance Stepper is designed with a strong, sturdy metal base and together with the floor mat it provides a silent, smooth operation.
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admin on March 18th 2008 in Stair Steppers
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a machine that relieves you from your back pain and at the same time tone you abdominal muscles?
Now you can with the Back Stretcher and Ab Trainer. With this simple device you can stretch and decompress the spine and leaves you feeling like you just walked out of the chiropractor’s office.
It has soft foam rubber rolls which cradle your back yet provide excellent support as you move back and forth. While working your back this machine also acts as an ab trainer, providing crunch exercises to tighten your stomach muscles.
It’s well made and when you are done you can easily fold it up and store it in a closed or corner of a room.
This is a great multi functional product for people with lower back problems or to relax with at the end of the day, just stretching your back produces a sense of total relaxation.
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admin on March 17th 2008 in Ab Machine
The Schwinn Airdyne Exercise Bike is perfect to give you a full total body workout.
Obviously, you work the lower part by cycling, but it also works on your upper body, as the independent handle bars move back and forth, just like the way an elliptical trainer would do. The harder you pedal, the higher the resistance becomes.
It also features a patented fan wheel technology that increases the wind resistance the harder you pedal. This air resistance creates streams of cooling air which makes your workout very comfortable.
The easy-to-read LED console offers complete workout statistics, including time, distance, calories, calories per hour, RPM, and work load.
The Airdyne has enjoyed fantastic success and reputation that continues to this day. This bike is sturdy, easily assembled, and challenging.
Get into shape with this amazing machine and you won’t be disappointed.
Other Features Of The Schwinn Airdyne Upright Exercise Bike:
- Battery operated stationary bike uses 2 AA batteries
- Durable steel frame ensures quiet ride
- Padded anatomic seat for added comfort and support
- Dual-action handrail foot pegs to focus your workout on upper body conditioning
- Low step-over height makes mounting and dismounting easy
- Height adjustable seat allows for a variety of users
- Patented fan wheel technology creates a smooth air resistance system
- Transport wheels for easy maneuverability
- Footprint: 50 by 22.5 inches (L x W)
- Maximum user weight: 300 pounds
- Water bottle holder
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admin on March 15th 2008 in Exercise Bikes, schwinn
If there is one supplement that we can all benefit from, it would have to be Omega-3 fatty acids.
The human brain is more than 60% structural fat and most of these fats are Omega-3 fatty acids and are very important, not only for cognitive functions but also for the maintenance of cell membranes.
EPA and DHA are the best sources of Omega-3 and are found in oily fish sources such as sardines, anchovies, salmon and mackerel or fish oil supplements.
If you do some research on the benefits of omega 3 you will find that the list is almost endless and that it is some kind of health elixir.
Their most important actions are reducing inflammation, reducing the clotting tendency of the blood, improving the profile of fats circulating in the blood, optimizing brain function and inhibiting abnormal cell propagation, thereby reducing cancer risks.
Today’s diets contain a high amount of omega 6 fatty acids and almost no omega 3 so it would be wise for everyone to start adding more omega-3 to their diets and profit from its healthy benefits.
Food is usually preferable to supplements, but in this case fish oil, in capsule or liquid form, may be a superior source than the fish that produces it because it is purified to be free of mercury and organic toxins.
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admin on March 14th 2008 in Dietary Supplements
