Fitness Notes

The Ropeless Jump Rope was recently featured in People Magazine & US Weekly as Hillary Swank & Hollywood's hot new workout. It was also copiously praised by Fitness magazine, Weight Watchers US & UK, Prevention, SELF, NY Post and many more as the newest 'must have' piece of fitness equipment. It is now possible to receive all the benefits long since known by boxers and persons in the more intensive forms of weight and cardiovascular training by skipping rope like the pros. However, with this product you get the benefits without the tripping over the darn thing.

Incredibly accurate, an on-board computer tracks calories burned, jumps and time spent at the exercise, all based on the user's height and weight. Needless to say, its compact nature allows the exercising to commence almost anywhere - on vacation, in the office or home. This - if followed - may be one of the most effective cardiovascular exercises available anywhere. It can also serve as a low-impact cardio workout, owing to the mythical and stringless rope. This was a fabulous idea and it remains an amazing product of huge potential for anyone desirous of losing weight and/or just getting into great shape.

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The FIRM Total Body TransFIRMation Kit is a ten-piece, Low Impact workout set designed for rigorous exercise of an aerobic style with a duration and intensity set by an accomopanying video CD set, complete with 210 minutes of very informed and excellent workout programming. Perfect for toning and for general fitness, it contains secrets to weight loss training as well as full body aerobic training regimens.

Accomanying parts include this set of CardioWeights which are the Firm's most effective fitness tool yet, with a pair of 1-pound handles and 8 pounds of additional weight, letting you customize your workout depending on your strength or fitness goals. The packaged information on the CD's is priceless and it includes four different impact exercise regimes, from fat-burning focus to a focus on cardio vascular workouts and pure strength training.

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Stamina Rowing Machine works an incredibly wide array of muscle groups in a truly compact and moveable package which is easy to put up and store without taking up the room of machines twice its size. The machine's ball-bearing roller system and the adjustable cylinder reistance arms mimic the feel of rowing on water near perfectly. It's tough steel frame and aluminum center beam are engineered to last for long years.

Rowing is one of the very best and most effective low impact aerobic exercises around. It utilizes all the major muscle groups from back to arms, legs, abdominals and buttocks. Stregnthen your back while getting an ample aerobic workout which will increase endurance and heart strength at the same time. At the same time, you can lose body fat by working out without the pain or risk of impacting joints. The fat-burning quality of aerobic exercise involving rowing not only discards fat and develops tone, but it also supplies a heart rate workout of almost any duration.

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Horizon Evolve SG Compact Treadmill is a compact, durable treadmill that solves one of the primary problems reflected in all treadmill locations - space. This 100 pound unit folds up and can be stored vertically or horizontally. When finished, just fold it up and put it back under the bed. Two sturdy wheels allow movement to any location at all. Perfect for offices and apartments, even for home offices where kids take up the rest of the place, this handy and smart training aid is a total winner.

The technology in this product also matches that of spa-level units. An easy-to-read LCD display is lit up in large lettering and makes taking the data from the workout a real breeze. Categories listed are thumb pulse heart rate monitor, calories, time, speed and distance. Two audio speakers come at the handle above making plugging in to audio as easy as pie as well. An adjustable speed from 1-6 MPH gives a completely aerobic possibility and a leg trainer's delight. The emclosed motor comes with a 5 year warrranty and the unit itself with a ten year warranty.

Stuedy, compactible, simple in design but worthwhile in concept, this is a major breakthrough in space-saving technology for the ever-popular and growing field of treadmill training.

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Ab Rocket Abdominal Trainer is labeled as an Ab-specific training apparatus but it is actually far more. Naturally, it was initially developed for ab training and development but recent innovations in the design now allow for a far more total full body workout. It comes with a training regimen and suggestions for implementing a program at your own speed, and the instructions are perfectly conceived.

While the nature of the abdominal muscles seem any more to revolve around appearance and a fixation on tummy issues, the fact is that a strong set of abs is the most enabling and helpful part of the anatomy in its very central role in lifting, squatting and even climbing. What this system offers is even more than this fundamental focus. It is possible with this most interesting workout system to develop strength and muscle tone thoughout the entire body. Legs, tummy, arms, neck - even the sides get enormous focus from a most useful and interesting training tool.

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