Family Fitness– Week 2: This week’s family workout focuses on building a positive attitude toward exercise. Studies of adolescents by Dan J. Graham at the University of Minnesota show that those with a favorable view of exercise are more likely to exercise for five or ten years later in…
Easy Tips to Stay Glamorous from Gym to Work What working woman hasn’t used the excuse of not wanting to mess up her hair and makeup in order to skip exercising on her lunch break? We asked professional beauty consultants if it was possible to sweat it up and still look fabulous at your desk an…
Family Fitness – Week 1: Kids begin to push away from their parents and exert their independence during the pre-teen years. Often the only interaction a family may have is through sports, where parents attend their children’s games and cheer from the sidelines. A great way to reconnect is through…
Transform Your Home into an SLT Gym with Total Gym: Pilates-cardio is the hot fusion workout for a summer-ready body, and Total Gym is poised to help you sculpt and define every smoking curve of your dream physique. The SLT (strengthen lengthen tone) full body workout, developed by Amanda Freeman in…
Lean, Sexy & Toned: Total Body Sculpting Exercises Women often ask how to “tone” their body parts. While lamenting their pudgy midsection or saggy arms, they specify though, that they must avoid “bulking” exercises, especially for their arms; they won’t use heavy weights. It’s a battle of toned vs.…
Introducing the Total Gym CycloTrainer 2: For the days when the weather isn’t cooperating for outdoor exercise, your bike has a flat tire, or you just want to add a cardio challenge to your Total Gym routine, the CycloTrainer 2 (CT 2) is a perfect addition to your workout arsenal.…
Stretches & Core Exercises You Can Do at Your Desk: Your health is at risk if you sit still all day. Maintaining a sedentary position for hours causes blood to pool in the lower extremities so the feet and ankles swell. Hip and knee joints stiffen due to lack of movement. Poor…
Let The Total Gym Step Bring Your Routine To The Next Level: Total Gym STEP Spotlight part II shows how this attachment can be used in intermediate and advanced exercises to create a challenging, calorie crunching workout that’s fun. (Part I blog post here: The NEW Total Gym STEP Attachment.) The STEP is similar…
High Tech Workout Gear: The Good, The Bad and The Weird: If you’re a fitness fanatic with a secret geek alter ego, then check out the latest biometric performance-tracking clothes, wearables and sportswear developments on Kickstarter.com and Indiegogo.com. Indiegogo is easier to navigate than Kickstarter, but both sites have some exciting new gear that’s creating buzz in the sports industry.…
Proven Ways To Improve Your Running Speed: Remember when you were a kid and you told all your friends that your new shoes made you run really fast? The real secrets to running fast are a bit more involved (though examining your shoe choice is a good place to start). The most important…