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The Best Home Workouts This Holiday Season

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Holiday carbs and calories are right around the corner. Looking for the best home workouts this holiday season to keep your fitness routine in  check? We have you covered! Check out a few of our favorite home bodyweight and light equipment workouts you can complete anytime, anywhere! 

Bodyweight Basic 8

This 20-25 minute workout can be done at home with no equipment needed! You can complete this routine every other day for 2 – 4 weeks. These are great foundational exercises for more advanced workouts.⁠

Equipment: Exercise Mat 

The Perfect 10 Core Crusher

The Perfect 10 Core Crusher consists of 4 exercises that you complete 4 rounds of 10 reps. Challenge yourself with 4-Way Body Taps, Twisting Side Planks, Oblique V-Ups, and Bear Pose with Elbow-to-Knee Tucks.

Equipment: Exercise Mat 

The Heart Thumper

TRUE’s Heart Thumper workout is a 20-25 minute workout sure to get your heart rate going. This HIIT style workout incorporates 4 exercises that are completed by 30 seconds on and 20 seconds off. Repeat this circuit for 4 rounds for optimal results. 

Equipment: Exercise Mat 

The Glute Grenade

The Glute Grenade requires no equipment and can be completed indoors or out. This is not your everyday glute workout and is sure to become your favorite glute circuit. 

Equipment: Exercise Mat 

TRUE Strength & Cardio Volume I

Strength and cardio all in one workout? Yes indeed. The TRUE Strength & Cardio Volume 1 workout is comprised of 5 exercises completed with 40 seconds on and 20 seconds off. This workout utilizes dumbbells, but you can also substitute, we recommend gallon jugs filled up to the desired weight, a weighted ball, or kettlebells. 

Equipment: Exercise Mat, Dumbbells 

TRUE Strength & Cardio Volume II

5 more exercises for the best strength and cardio workout. If you don’t have dumbbells, you can substitute with gallon jugs filled up to the desired weight, a weighted ball, or kettlebells. 

Equipment: Exercise Mat, Dumbbells 

Looking for more? We have a full playlist of At-Home Workouts that can be enjoyed throughout the holiday season. If you try these out, be sure to use #TRUEHomeWorkoutTips on Instagram. 

Keep Connected: Zwift

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There are a variety of reasons why you choose to run indoors on your residential TRUE treadmill – adverse weather, consistency, or the premium features available on TRUE residential treadmills. Whether you run once a day or once a week, keeping engaged is key to your success! 

Are you looking for a new opportunity to keep your treadmill workouts fun and interactive? Look no further than Zwift – one of TRUE’s technology partners. 

We partnered with Zwift to make your workouts even better than imagined! TRUE wants to turn training into an experience. 

Zwift App

The Zwift app, available on iOS and Android devices, combines the intensity of training with the fun of gaming! Take the opportunity to run in a variety of virtual worlds, and join a community that motivates members each and every mile! 

You have the option to choose from 5 virtual worlds, with 80+ routes, and set training goals, train for upcoming races, join community groups, chat will fellow Zwifters and more! 

To utilize Zwift, members simply download the Zwift app (iPad recommended), and connect to a compatible TRUE treadmill. Zwift is also compatible on TRUE commercial treadmills. After downloading the app, exercisers simply set up their ‘runner’ profile, and then pair their phone or iPad to the treadmill.

Setting up the connection is simple. Once the ‘paired devices’ screen loads, exercisers verify the run tab at the top of the screen and then choose the compatible TRUE treadmill. 

If you are running on a non-compatible TRUE treadmill, the Zwift RunPod will provide the connection needed to keep running! The RunPod pairs to the Zwift app via Bluetooth connection, and measures and broadcasts speed, cadence and distance. 

Even better – the Zwift RunPod allows fitness enthusiasts to run at home on their residential TRUE treadmill, too! 

Zwift Connection 

Zwift is available on the Performance 100 Treadmill, Performance 300 Treadmill, Performance 800 Treadmill, Excel 900 Treadmill

Exercisers looking for a fun training tool or an interactive opportunity to utilize home will appreciate Zwift! 

If you don’t have a compatible TRUE residential treadmill, be sure to check out our premium range of residential treadmills! 

Keep Connected: TRUE’s Residential Health & Fitness App Partnerships

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We live in an ever-changing, connectivity-centric world. According to Flurry, an American mobile analytics company that tracks over 1,000,000 apps across all categories, “health & fitness apps have become a vital tool to make our lives healthier. In the last three years, health and fitness app usage grew by over 330%.” 

We value technology and connectivity here at TRUE and ensure that you have ample opportunity to connect with your favorite health and fitness apps. Check out the options we provide to keep you connected! 

GymTrakr

With the GymTrakr app, you can track heart rate, calorie burn, and workout data for running and cardio workouts. The app also offers Apple Watch integration, and the ability to share workouts to other devices and apps such as Apple Watch, Nike +, Strava, and My FitnessPal.

Simply use your smartphone to download the GymTrakr app, connect to a compatible residential treadmill, elliptical, or bike before beginning a workout, and then share and review data once your workout is completed! 

Compatible TRUE Equipment: Performance 100 Treadmill, Performance 300 Treadmill, Performance 800 Treadmill, Excel 900 Treadmill, ES700 Recumbent Bike, ES900 Recumbent Bike, ES900 Upright Bike, ES700 Elliptical. 

Smartphone Compatibility: iOS 

Zwift

The Zwift app combines the intensity of training with the fun of gaming! You can run or cycle in a variety of virtual worlds, and join a community that motivates you each and every mile! 

Choose from 5 virtual worlds, with 80+ routes, train for personal upcoming races, join community groups, and more! To utilize Zwift, simply download the Zwift app (iPad or Apple TV recommended), and connect to a compatible TRUE treadmill or bike, or utilize a Zwift RunPod to connect to non-compatible treadmills and bikes. 

Compatible TRUE Equipment: Performance 100 Treadmill, Performance 300 Treadmill, Performance 800 Treadmill, Excel 900 Treadmill, ES700 Elliptical, ES700 Recumbent Bike, ES900 Recumbent Bike, and ES900 Upright Bike 

Smartphone Compatibility: iOS 

Polar

Polar products connect seamlessly with select TRUE cardio equipment. Members simply connect via the “Heart Rate” feature on select consoles to accurately track Heart Rate workouts. 

Polar also offers the Polar Beat app, a free app for real-time heart rate monitoring and training. 

Compatible TRUE Equipment: M30 Treadmill, M50 Treadmill, Performance 100 Treadmill, Performance 300 Treadmill, Performance 800 Treadmill, Z5.0 Treadmill, Z5.4 Treadmill, Excel 900 Treadmill, M30 Elliptical, M50 Treadmill, Performance 300 Treadmill, ES700 Elliptical, Performance 50 Recumbent Bike, ES700 Recumbent Bike, ES900 Recumbent Bike, and ES900 Upright Bike 

Smartphone Compatibility: iOS 

Keep connected with one or all of the TRUE cardio-compatible apps available!