CHALLENGE YOURSELF: Your body can be one tough, strong, lean machine if you condition your muscles efficiently and consistently! Your body works as a unit and if one area is trained more than another, you will experience some weaker links. Therefore, it’s important to train your body as a whole and…
Follow These Easy Tips and Exercises To Avoid Injury And Stay Well: Make Your Sleep Regular and Routine: The key to strengthening is a good recovery, thus sleeping is key. Ideally be in bed by 9:30 with sleeping occurring between 10 and 10:30 pm. Stay Hydrated: In the winter, we can underestimate how…
Hey Total Gym Team, it’s Master Trainer JayDee here to introduce you to another wonderful, multipurpose Total Gym accessory from Total Gym: the Tri-Grip Shaper Bars. One of the best benefits of owning a Total Gym trainer is its versatility. As a fitness professional, I make a living training clients and they…
The Connection Between Your Physical Activity and Insomnia: The many benefits of exercise have been known for years, but can exercise help me to get a better night of sleep? The short answer is ABSOLUTELY! Trouble with falling and staying asleep, also known as insomnia, is extremely common. In…
Why is cholesterol important for your health? Cholesterol is a waxy substance that is measured in the fat of your blood. You can’t live without cholesterol, nor would you want to. Cholesterol is important for healthy cell membranes, producing hormones (no cholesterol means no sex drive), vitamin D levels, and your memory. In fact, cholesterol is so important for your health, that your…
It’s Not That Older Folks Need Less Sleep. It’s That We Get Less Sleep! Many older adults enjoy, like younger people do, about 20% of mind-restoring sleep. But deep sleep occurs less than 5% of the time as we grow older If you are in the group I’ll refer to as “active aging,” you…
Everything You’ve Every Wanted To Know About The Total Gym XLS Tired of big box gyms with choreographed classes or pricey personal trainers? It’s easy to take control of your fitness program and get in shape with the Total Gym XLS right at home. The XLS takes all the guesswork…
The Secret To Getting Six Pack Abs Fitness trainer and TV personality Rosalie Brown is back on Total Gym Pulse to show us her ab work challenge using The Total Gym. Today’s exercises includie the “boat pose” which gives a pilates or yoga type workout and the “jack knife” which…
The Basics of Balanced Eating Fifteen years ago, everyone had the same understanding of what "balanced eating" entailed. Today, it is a much more complicated topic with many conflicting opinions and new trends. A “balanced meal plan” to one health expert is not always the same to another health expert. The textbook definition of…
Strength Training Exercises for Runners Whether you run competitively, for fitness-related reasons, just for fun, or anywhere in between, you should consider adding strength training to your weekly routine. In addition to all the physical benefits, which we will discuss further, the “mental value” of changing up your routine…