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Want to up your cycling game? Try these 5 exercises!

Posted on by Angie Tinsley

Anyone who spends their time on home gym equipment pumping the pedals of a stationary bike knows that it takes a fully rounded workout program to continue meeting and improving goals.

In addition to spending time on your home exercise bike for cardio workouts, it’s important to strengthen the muscles needed to cycle so you can become stronger and faster with better endurance and stamina. While some might think they just need to work their lower body since that does most of the cycling work, you should actually strengthen both the upper and lower body as well as the core to see real gains in your riding. Having good back and abdominal strength ensures that you’re using proper posture, and strong arms and chest make holding onto the handles and supporting your weight less strenuous. Of course, stronger legs mean you can pedal harder and faster. Continue reading “Want to up your cycling game? Try these 5 exercises!”

Why should you incorporate isometric strength exercises?

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There’s a good chance that if you’ve recently taken up strength workouts in addition to cardio sessions on your home fitness equipment, you’ve seen a difference in your running or cycling. You might be moving faster, have better endurance, improved posture or all of the above.

During your lifting routines, you’re most likely doing traditional strength exercises like squats, lunges, bicep curls, crunches and chest presses. These are effective options that challenge your muscle fibers and cause them to adapt and become stronger, but did you know there’s another option when it comes to strength training? It’s called isometric exercises. Continue reading “Why should you incorporate isometric strength exercises?”

Strengthen your core with this awesome plank circuit

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If you’ve been exercising long enough, chances are you’ve heard that planks are one of the best exercises for your abdominals. Whether you’re a runner, bike rider or weight lifter, you need a strong and solid foundation, and that comes from working the core muscles.

Not only does a strong center better overall exercise performance on your home gym equipment, but it assists with stabilization and balance so you can work more efficiently with a lower risk of injury. Continue reading “Strengthen your core with this awesome plank circuit”

Excellent at-home workout playlist for serious motivation

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When your favorite song comes on the radio, you feel an instant boost of energy and excitement, whether you’re in the car, at the grocery store or behind your desk at work. It’s no surprise that music has the power to evoke an array of emotions in people, and depending on the genre, beat and pace, it might be exactly what you need to up your workout.

Listening to some upbeat jams during a workout session on your home gym equipment works well to motivate you and help you power through your run or bike ride. Continue reading “Excellent at-home workout playlist for serious motivation”

Workout not working? This could be why!

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For those of you who have been logging hour after hour on your home gym equipment but not achieving the sort of results you were hoping for, it could be a sign that your workout is not working for you.

This can happen once you’ve spent a good amount of time engaging in physical activity, and it gives you an opportunity to reassess your fitness plan. Not only can you re-evaluate your current workout regimen, but it’s also a chance to think back on your goals and determine if you’re on the right course. Maybe when you started you were hoping to lose so many pounds, but looking back, you might realize you don’t need to drop weight so much as you need to replace fat with muscle. Or, if your initial goal was to run faster on your fitness treadmill such as the True PS100 Home Treadmill, you might now realize that you actually need to improve your endurance levels first. Continue reading “Workout not working? This could be why!”

Try these 5 core exercises for better running!

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While running on your home treadmill, you may consider the need to avoid injuries in the back of your mind, but it’s not often a thought that comes to the forefront until you get hurt.

There a variety of reasons an injury can happen from poor form to the wrong footwear, stepping funny and twisting an ankle and muscle imbalance. Another possible cause of pain could stem from not having a strong enough core, which leads to bad posture. Continue reading “Try these 5 core exercises for better running!”

5 ways to make that workout fly by

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We’ve all been there: Whether you work out all the time or are just beginning a fitness routine, the motivation to spend time in your home gym is sometimes lacking. You may be stressed from work, not feeling 100 percent or would just rather sit on the couch watching your favorite TV show. Whatever the case may be, we all need a little push sometimes to get on that home exercise equipment.

Sometimes the problem is that a 60- or even 30-minute session can feel like it drags on forever. This can cause you to lose focus, which can lessen the intensity of a session on your True M50 Home Treadmill, or, even worse, cause you to forget proper form while riding your stationary bike.  Continue reading “5 ways to make that workout fly by”

Tips to overcome knee pain

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Whether you’re new to the sport of running or have been at it on your fitness treadmill for years, you may have experienced knee pain at some point.

Unfortunately sore knees are a common affliction among runners, whether you’re jogging on home fitness equipment like a True M30 Home Treadmill or along an outdoor path. It’s important to pay attention to painful sensations, but having knee pain can certainly set you back in your training program. Take the time to find out what is causing the problem, give your knees some time to rest and figure out how to treat them. Continue reading “Tips to overcome knee pain”

Hit a plateau? Swap out your tired exercises for new ones!

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You likely know cross training as a means of getting the most out of of your fitness routine as well as one of the best methods of achieving your goals, but if you only use the same go-to exercises time after time, you’re sure to hit a plateau.

In addition to mixing up your cardio on home gym equipment between different intervals, speeds, inclines and resistance levels, it’s necessary to switch out your strength program every once in a while as well. Aside from becoming incredibly boring, repeating the same exercises over and over will stop challenging your muscles at some point and you’ll hit a plateau with your results. Continue reading “Hit a plateau? Swap out your tired exercises for new ones!”