8 Reasons Why Your Workout Isn’t Working It’s been almost one year since you made your fitness goals last January. Did you achieve what you set out to do? If you didn’t, you’re not alone. Everyone has excuses for why they couldn’t get to the gym, or shrink to a…
I was interested in buying a new bicycle, but I hadn’t been on a bike in over 15 years—ever since a college girl opened her car door into me as I was riding down the Pacific Coast Highway in California. I started talking to Jon Miller, a champion cyclocross master…
Anyone who has participated in weight training is familiar with muscle soreness that occurs a day or two after exercise. But pain in the neck, shoulders and low back also occurs frequently in those who do not lift weights. If neck, back and shoulder tightness/stiffness are common in both weight…
For fitness buffs, wearable tech is not a timepiece. It’s more than a watch—it’s something to wear on your body to track your movement, your heart rate, your body temperature, your perspiration, your location/miles traversed and your calorie intake. Wearable fitness trackers are wirelessly connected via Bluetooth® to your phone…
Surgical breast procedures affect the ability to exercise depending on how invasive they are. From minimally invasive lumpectomies, to breast reduction, augmentation, and major reconstruction after mastectomy, muscle tissue may or may not be involved. For the sake of simplicity, this article focuses on exercises after simple elective augmentation, where…
Bodyweight Exercise Anatomy: The Advantage of Bodyweight Resistance exercises are designed to help increase muscle strength and size. Typically, people lift heavy weights (dumbbells, barbells, plates, weight stacks, medicine balls or kettlebells) to provide resistance in pushing and pulling exercises so the muscles work harder and hypertrophy faster. Water…
Your Guide to Men’s Workout Gear Trends, Fall / Winter 2016: Gone are the days when a guy can head to the gym in a pair of fleece sweatpants and a t-shirt. Today’s workout clothes are all about climate control, stink patrol, muscle support, and of course, showing off…
Best & worst exercises for bad knees What does it mean to have bad knees? People with “bad knees” have pain; they can’t run or even stretch without feeling pain, and they often need support to feel stable, especially during physical activities. Anatomy of Injury The knee joints, which bear…
https://youtu.be/Bupl9FJSF9Y Total Gym Family Workout Series – Week 3 By this point in the Family Workout Series, everyone should be feeling more at ease with working out as a family and the friendly competition should be running high. Everyone should have a sense of their own areas of strength, be it upper body, legs, or…
https://youtu.be/cqCLCNRawSs Total Gym Spotlight: New Total Gym Core Trainer BLAST: You can purchase the new Total Gym Core Trainer BLAST on Total Gym Catalog. Core training should be a fundamental part every workout. Total Gym makes core strengthening exercises accessible to everybody. Specifically, the Total Gym Core Trainer provides a…