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Friday, May 6, 2011

How to select the best Home Gym Equipment?

Almost everyone today has been educated on the benefits of getting regular exercise and gym. Yet still there are maximum people who are not exercising, while many of us are not active at all. Due to our busy schedule, we are not having the time to visit gym, or go for a run. Most doctors suggest that a person should exercise three to five times a week for about a half an hour to remain happy and healthy. So think for gym equipment at your home only where you would be able to save your time and money too. But before buying any home gym equipment you must be well-informed, otherwise you would not be able to judge the best and desired equipment. There is ample number of home exercise equipments available in the market like free weights, weight training machines, home gyms etc.

A home gym is a particular place of your home which consists of compact unit of equipment designed to perform many exercises at one station.

A home gym should have the following components:

1.An adjustable bench for sitting or reclining
2.Stacked metal weights with pin selection for load
3.Pull down bars mainly for the lat pull down back exercise
4.Press bars for pushing and pulling, for shoulders, arms and back
5.Leg extension system for quadriceps muscles of the thigh
6.Leg curl system for exercising the hamstrings at back of the thigh
7.Seated cable row system for back and arms exercise.

Types of home gym setups:

There are generally 6 types of home gym setups available in the market:

1.Free weight stations- It consists of adjustable benches, power racks for holding barbells, dumbbells, barbells and round weights.
2.Multi-gyms based on steel or composite bands and cords- It comprise of the flexing band which creates the resistance. Example: Bowflex and Weider.
3.Total Gym concept- This concept uses an adjustable height, inclined bench and sliding seat platform that uses your own body weight to increase resistance. For instance: Total Gym 1500.
4.Multi-gyms based on stacked weights- This kind of set-ups uses a cable and pulley mechanism with stacked weights. You need to move the peg to select the weight. Example: latest Body Solid EXM series.
5.Multi-gyms with provision for free weight plates- It consists of round weights which are manually fitted to the barbell extensions. Example: Powertec Workbench.
6.Smith machine multi combinations- It uses a mechanism that constrains the bar in one vertical plane, unlike free-weight benches and racks. Example: Mega Smith System which is commonly used.

Besides above 6 home gym equipment setup Aerobic exercise equipment such as treadmills, rowers and stationary bikes are also considered as the beneficial equipments that you can choose for your home gym. You should always ask the seller for tips and instructions to maintain the equipment properly.

Fitness Equipment Review

The fitness equipments are highly-durable iron equipments that works for significantly prolonged period of time and are heavy-duty materials with different durability; colors ans styles with a specific shape to tune to the satisfaction of every body type thereupon.

Thousands of national and international manufacturing companies have indulged themselves to cater to the needs of the customer based according to the tastes or likings and disliking of the customer to acquire there specific tool from the domestic or International markets (oversees).

There are number of Tele-product marketing companies who sells there fitness equipments in relatively cheaper ate as compared to any other shop available in th expensive market because many commutes complained of being mislead by the amount of money charged by the retailers to them and inferior quality product is what they received in return.

A fitness training equipment must always comply to the international standards and developmental procedures so that a genuine product be launched in the market safe and sound.

It is a decade of continuous operation of selling and purchasing ample amount of fitness equipments with a compliment and commitment of the manufacturing units so that each consumer should live up to the expectations of the product and the product in turn could become a genuine asset with beneficial results in-hand.

The computer aided designing; manufacturing; engineering accessories; sales; distribution and giving an exact number of best body-weight-resistance to the consumer is every companies dream and desire so that more and more commuters be cajoled to buy these products immediately fro the market and experience the difference of it.

Before buying a fitness equipment a customer must always ensure that the equipment should be of high-quality, should be most functional and safest or durable to handle with care. Today’s fitness equipments are so light and convenient that the exerciser could also watch T.V. and listen to radios or music stations on headphones while working over hard to burn up that excessive calorie from the body. Casual jogging might imply all such features as additional features towards an exerciser.

Fitness Equipment Review

Few versions of fitness equipments:

* Dual Axis Chest press; Lat pull down; Rear delt/ Pec fly; Vertical & seated row; Lateral Raise; Bicep curl; Leg extension; Assisted dip chin; Glute machine; Prone leg curl; Adductor/ Abduitor; Angled calf; Cable cross overs; High and low pulley and multi-functional stations are some of the equipments available in the domestic market.

* Fitness tool Bio-mechanics: The Bio-mechanics is a computer assisted designing of the equipment in order to ensure that correct weight be assessed in the specifi machine.

* Welding of the equipment: All four side or corners of the machine should be conveniently welded thoroughly so that the construction be made for rugged Fail-proof strength of the structure.

* Range of equipment motions: A specially designed Variable Resistence Cams are implied whivh are bio-mechanically engineered in order to meet and sustian desired load levels throughout the continuous motion of the exercising machine.

* Frames & Powder coated finishing: The frames are fabricated specially so that the structure of a bright cold rolled steel tubing be achieved i.e. further milled and then machined in a manufacturing place. The failure of the joints are virtually eliminated and is provided with a life-time guarantee of the structure. An electro-statistical texture is applied to the frame for powder coating finish which further consists of an average 80 microns thickness thereupon.

* The cables of 4200 lbs of weight with thick high-density foaming to the seating of the fitness equipments and additional guide rodss are utilized which is secured by nylon bushings allows free-floating of the movements of the fitness equipment. A pulley wheel is alsways convenient and handy to travel the equipment from one place to another.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

How to Strengthen Your Immune System

Yet, there are ways of improving the situation, such as eating fruit and vegetables, either fresh or frozen, foods that are rich in proteins and dairy products which are known to provide vitamins and calcium.

Researchers have found that frozen fruit and vegetables are a good source of nutrients and may be even more nourishing than the fresh kind, because the consisting nutrients may diminish through transportation and storage. Vitamins found in fruit give reliable help in improving the immune system which should be strengthen even more during the cold season. Increase the amount of Vitamin C for a better protection against viruses. The best fruit to eat for the purpose are apples, citrus fruits and kiwi.

Another ally of our immune system is Vitamin E, which can be found in great amounts in sunflower seeds, nuts, peanuts and almonds. Moreover, nuts are rich in Vitamin D, also known as ‘the vitamin of the sun’ (because the human body synthesizes this vitamin under the sun rays). It is recommendable that we spend at least 30 minutes a day in the open and eat yolk, liver, cream, butter and milk in order to keep this vitamin.

Vitamin A helps the body fight against bacteria and viruses. Also, the lack of Vitamin A brings about the loss of Vitamin C, which affects the general health of the individual. The foods rich in Vitamin A are: liver, dairy products, eggs, fish oil, carrots, tomatoes, pumpkin, peanuts and spinach.

The right quantity of Vitamins A and E contributes to the maintenance of the skin, which otherwise may deteriorate and become dry especially in winter.

So, let’s take proper care of ourselves and improve our eating habits for a healthier and easier life

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Thought for the day

“To be one’s self, and unafraid
whether right or wrong,
is more admirable than the easy
cowardice
of surrender to conformity.”

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