Posts under ‘Fitness Equipment’
Cheap Dumbbells- An Inexpensive Must-Have For Your Home Gym
Electric Treadmills
Some people interested in a treadmill for home use just want to be able to walk on a softer surface than concrete, and don’t plan on running at all. Their knees might not be able to with stand the high impact of running and their doctor may even recommend not running for cardiovascular exercise. These people don’t necessarily need to go drop a couple thousand dollars on the “best” treadmill out there. Continue reading →
The Ab Chair- A Great Solution if You Want to Waste Your Money and Time
It’s staggering how many people continue to waste their money and time on an ab chair (along with other crazy devices like the ab kind pro)! Most people aren’t happy with their bodies, especially their mid section, and the ab chair companies exploit that insecurity to make money. These chairs will never substitute for traditional ab exercises in producing strength. They are extremely expensive, lack resistance, and are not needed in any way, shape, or form. I’ve seen ab chairs sell for as much as $200, heard the companies endorsing them promise results in less than 1 week with as little as 3 minutes a day, and have body builders saying they have the body they have because of the ab chair. What a load a B.S.! This is the first of a few articles to explain why to avoid these money suckers. Continue reading →
Our Best Ab Crunch Machine- The Swiss Ball
It’s as simple a machine as you can get, but yes, in our opinion, the Swiss Ball is the best ab crunch machine out there. And unlike the typical ab machine on the market (like the ab king pro or the ab chair), the Swiss Ball or exercise ball is inexpensive, practical, and very effective. You can perform a wide range of exercises to target your three abdominal muscles, do so in a very comfortable way, and simultaneously work on core and stabilizing muscles.
You wonder why good gyms don’t have abdominal machines like the ab king pro, and ab circles pro, for their customers? It’s because they don’t work. But you will see a ton of peopld doing Swiss ball ab exercises at the gym. The next time you see one at the gym or a friend’s house, do a normal crunch on it, then do a crunch on the ground, Continue reading →
Ab King Pro Review- Will it Really Give Me Those Eight Pack Abs?
Will the Ab King Pro really give me those eight pack abs? No. It won’t. The Ab King Pro is just another one of those ab machines that promises those “sexy, rock-hard abs” but doesn’t deliver. It’s overpriced, its construction is mediocre, and its claims are completely out of this world. So it joins our list of worthless ab machines along with the Ab Chair, and Ab Circle Pro.
The package they offer costs around $100 and includes the Ab King Pro machine, an instructional video, a conditioning video and a slim down plan. But the Abs King Pro is just another bench with an arc support bar attached to it. It’s nothing special, and certainly nothing compared to what we consider the best ab machine out there- the Swiss Ball. Also, its construction is certainly not worth the $100. The cushion is terrible and the machine doesn’t adjust to fit smaller or larger people, making it pretty awkward for them. Continue reading →
Lifecore Dumbbells Review
The Lifecore Dumbbells are another set of adjustable dumbbells that would be perfect for a home gym. They offer resistance from 5 pounds to 55 pounds, adjustable in 2.5 pounds increments, and they come with a stand that is very convenient to use. The Lifecore fitness dumbbells replace 44 sets of traditional hex dumbbells, saving you hundreds of dollars, and offer an extremely comfortable grip and easy to use switching mechanism. They don’t quite measure up to the Powerblock or Weider Powerswitch in my opinion (I’ll mention why later) but they are still one of the best sets out there. Continue reading →
Weider Powerswitch Adjustable Dumbbells Review
The Weider Powerswitch is a great alternative to a traditional hex dumbbell set for a home gym. I own and use the Weider Powerswitch almost every day, and I have not been disappointed in the least. They are priced very reasonably, are durable, and are very easy to switch between weights. The Weider Tech Powerswitch 100 dumbbells costs $299 at Sears and that includes a stand. Most other sets sell the stand separately for around $100. If you have the set shipped sears adds $130 to the price, so watch out for that. They offer 100 pounds of resistance and are adjustable in 5 pound increments. Weider Powerswitch dumbbells also come in a 50 pound set, adjustable in 5 pound increments, for those who like to work with lower weight. That set costs $149. And for those who need even less weight Weider does sell a 25 pound set. You can buy Weider Powerswitch dumbells at amazon.com or at Sears, but usually they’re cheapest if you buy them from sears.com and have them shipped to the store for free and later pick them up yourself. Continue reading →
Powerblock- The #1 Adjustable Dumbbell Set
Out of the dozens of adjustable dumbbells on the market, Powerblock offers the best, hands down. The Powerblock adjustable dumbbells are the most durable, easiest to handle, and cost a fraction of what traditional hex dumbbells cost. Also, they’re the only company out there that offers multiple adjustable dumbbell sets allowing you to choose just the right set for you. But let’s throw out their one drawback right away. They’re one of the more expensive out there. But with Powerblocks I truly believe that we can say “you get what you pay for.” If they’re within your budget they’ll be well worth it, even though they are more expensive than the Weider Powerswitch or the Lifecore Dumbbells. Continue reading →