Can you have a healthy post-holiday detox?

The holidays have come and gone, as have the indulging in sweets and libations. You have put on a little extra poundage between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, but now it’s time to reset and re-focus with a post-holiday detox.

Whether you’re hoping to drop that extra weight from too many cookies, want to tone up your muscles to see more definition, improve your diet plan or expand your endurance level on your home gym equipment, engaging in a healthy detox is a excellent way to examine your fitness and nutrition plans and make adjustments where it’s necessary in order to fully achieve your goals this year. Continue reading “Can you have a healthy post-holiday detox?”

Cross train with sandbells

There are a variety of options when it comes to cross training. It’s important for balanced fitness and health to incorporate both cardio and strength training into your workout plan, but how do you choose?

One suggestion is to base your workouts off of your home gym equipment. For your cardio sessions, you can run on your home treadmill like a True PS800 Home Treadmill, or ride a stationary bike like a True ES900 Home Recumbant Bike. When it comes to the strength component, try something new. Free weights will be more cost-efficient when designing your home gym, and it gives you more diversity to mix up your workouts when you get bored or hit a plateau. Kettlebells and medicine balls have gained major popularity lately, but there’s a third option to consider: sandbells. Continue reading “Cross train with sandbells”

Kettlebells offer a fun, full-body supplement to cardio

There are not many pieces of equipment as small as a kettlebell that can deliver quite the caliber of a full-body workout.

Kettlebells are cannon-ball shaped spheres made of iron with a handle attached that can provide an excellent source of cross training for people who love cardio workouts on their home treadmills and stationary bikes. However, a common misconception is that kettlebell workouts are reserved for bodybuilding men trying to seriously bulk up. Continue reading “Kettlebells offer a fun, full-body supplement to cardio”

Can walking help reduce obesity?

Walking is one of the simplest forms of exercise, and it’s something that most people can accomplish. Walking doesn’t put as much stress on joints, muscles and bones as running, but it’s still an effective choice for physical activity. This makes it an ideal exercise option for people of all ages and those dealing with medical conditions that make more high-impact exercise a challenge. With your home gym equipment, it’s easy to spend at least 30 minutes a couple of times a week walking on your home treadmill like a True M50 Home Treadmill. Continue reading “Can walking help reduce obesity?”

Turbo-boost your cross training with TRX

As you know, it’s important to include both strength and cardio workouts in your overall fitness plan. Cardio sessions increase your endurance and stamina levels, while strength training builds and stabilizes muscles required to successfully complete a run on a home treadmill or a ride on a home exercise bike.

When considering home gym equipment, cardio like a True PS800 Home Treadmill and a True ES700 Home Recumbent Bike are crucial, but what do you do for strength? A great option is to cross-train with TRX. Continue reading “Turbo-boost your cross training with TRX”

Should you work out on weight machines or not?

A lot of goes into planning a home gym. You must determine what sort of working out you’ll be doing and what machines will be required. You’re sure to want home gym equipment, especially a fitness treadmill like a True M30 Home Treadmill, a stationary bike like a True ES700 Home Recumbent Bike and/or a home elliptical machine like a True M50 Home Elliptical Trainer, depending on what sort of cardio is most enjoyable for you.

Cardio equipment is convenient and necessary for when you get can’t get outside to run or bike, or if you want to mix up your visuals and train on various surfaces. Continue reading “Should you work out on weight machines or not?”

Finding the right cardio workout to ease knee pain

Knee pain is a common issue for many people. Whether it’s the result of an injury sustained playing sports or in an accident due to overuse and overtraining, knee pain must be treated. Ignoring signs can create more problems, and could lead to the need for intensive interventions down the road, such as surgery.

Whether an old injury flares up sometimes or you suddenly find yourself with less leg mobility, it’s important to take the necessary steps to ease knee pain and stay active. Continue reading “Finding the right cardio workout to ease knee pain”

Cardio cross training with kettlebells

Cardiovascular workouts are great for improving heart health, endurance and overall wellness. Running on home treadmills like the True PS800 Home Treadmill or cycling on home exercise bikes like the True ES9.0 Home Upright Bike are perfect cardio options. It’s important to remember that your body also needs strength, which comes from lifting and resistance training. In order to keep your body functioning at its best, you must cross-train, incorporating both cardio and weight training into your fitness plan.

Weight routines can sometimes get stuck in a rut with the same exercises being performed continuously. This can lead to overtraining as well as fitness burnout because weightlifting becomes boring. Mix up your weight training by including kettlebells in in your home gym equipment. Continue reading “Cardio cross training with kettlebells”

Breathing properly is important for running

Running, whether outdoors or on a home treadmill, requires proper breathing technique for endurance and pacing to successfully finish however many miles you’ve planned that day. If you’re training for a 5k, 8k, 15k or even a marathon, employing the proper breathing techniques will ensure that you have a great run and don’t end up out of breath after only a few minutes. Continue reading “Breathing properly is important for running”