Posts tagged as:

Home Exercise Equipment

Why Bother To Warm Up?

by carol on June 21, 2010

I am asked this question a lot by clients who believe that warming up before increasing their exercise level is a complete waste of time.  On the contrary, I tell them, I feel that it is the most important part of the exercise session, as a gradual warmup prepares the body and the mind for [...]

{ 1 comment }

Benefits Of Aerobic Exercise

by carol on June 15, 2010

Aerobic means “in the presence of oxygen”, and if you exercise aerobically  this is defined as doing some activity which means the body needs more oxygen for an extended period of time.  This is a very complicated way of saying that aerobic exercise is any form of sustained exercise like walking, cycling or swimming.  The [...]

{ 0 comments }

Why Do Pressups?

by carol on May 5, 2010

If there is one exercise that is hated by most women and loved by most men it would have to be press ups.  You know the drill; get onto the floor, kneel on all fours; wrists under shoulders and knees under (or behind) hips.  Now bend your elbows and bring your chest towards the floor.  [...]

{ 0 comments }

Diet Has The Word Die In It!

by Carol on May 3, 2010

I always found it amusing that diet has the word die in it.  Now I’m not saying that if you diet you’re going to die that would be overstating the issue but I believe dieting is inherently pointless. We’ve all heard of the success stories of people have been to slimming clubs and report losing [...]

{ 0 comments }

The Total Gym Shaper Reviews

by Carol on March 2, 2009

The Total Gym has been around for many years and always was a first class piece of home exercise equipment. Most people will have seen it advertised on the infomercial channels being used by Chuck Norris and Christie Brinkley. This latest model The Total Gym Shaper is the most inexpensive model they've produced coming in [...]

{ 0 comments }

Question: I bought The Firm Wave, but don’t find it challenging – Is it only suitable for a beginner? Answer: No it’s suitable for all levels – not just beginners. I get a lot of mail on this question and I have to say I’m puzzled by it. I’m a Personal Trainer and although I [...]

{ 1 comment }

Sometimes I surprise myself with my own stupidity! I thought I had discovered another piece of home exercise equipment I hadn’t seen before. It was called The Firm Wave Speed Slimming System. I heard about it from someone who emailed asking if it was any good. Off I trotted to the Internet to research this [...]

{ 0 comments }

Before You Buy A T-Bow – Check Out The DVDs

by Carol on February 8, 2009

If you’re like me before you buy anything you want to make sure it’s going to do what you want. Even the best piece of home exercise equipment in the world is useless unless you know how to use it correctly. The workout DVDs that are supplied with the product are so important because without [...]

{ 0 comments }

The Horror! – T-Bow Videos Exposed

by Carol on January 31, 2009

I have decided to make some videos of an average person (me) working out on the T-Bow. I worked out that people are very suspicious of slim, sleek and toned models posing and looking great on the latest piece of Home Exercise Equipment. What does through my mind is, sure they make it look easy [...]

{ 0 comments }

The T-Bow Exercise – Does It Rock?

by Carol on January 23, 2009

I think the T-Bow Exercise System is the single best piece of home exercise equipment I’ve ever bought. I’m a Personal Trainer and believe me I’ve tried dozens of pieces of equipment, some cheap and some expensive. Almost all of them lie stacked up in a corner of my spare bedroom – now discarded as [...]

{ 0 comments }