Should you choose the Elliptical Trainer for your cardiovascular workout?
Another piece of equipment that I wanted to discuss was the Elliptical trainers. There are a many different versions of these available so it makes it hard to give a complete review of the product. What I would like to do is cover the important items that will make an Elliptical trainer as beneficial as [...]
Cheat Sheets for your Cardio Workouts
OK as promised here is a the next item for your free stuff page. We are currently designing you some “Cheat Sheets” for your cardio workouts. These are handy little pages you can print out and use with your workouts at the local gym, at home, or even traveling in Hotels. The first is an [...]
How will the Rowing Machines Impact Muscular Efficiency?
We continue our look through the various cardiovascular machines with our next stop being the rowing machines. There are significantly fewer options for your upper body when it comes to cardio machines. many of them just put some arbitrary handles on the machine and call it good. My favorite machine for incorporating the upper body [...]
What about the Treadmill? How efficient is it?
Next on the list is the most popular of all cardio machines, the treadmill. This has to be the most used fitness machine of alltime. I would believe the bike as well but I think the treadmill is still king of the cardio equipment. There are literally hundreds of different models from manufacturers all over [...]
So what is a good choice for a cardioascular machine?
I feel bad that I have only given negative examples of Cardiovascular equipment. To be fair I decided before I did any more negatives I would give you a positive one. The key to a any style of training is how much it will impact your overall muscular efficiency, positively or negatively. In the examples [...]
Here are some ways to make the Stairmaster a little less damaging
If you look back at the post from a few days ago regarding the StairMaster, we discussed reasons why it should not be your first choice for cardiovascular training. However, just like we did with the recumbent bike I want to give you some ways to make the machine more effective for you. I do [...]
So how can you make the Recumbent Bike a more Functional Exercise?
Last post we talked about the why the bike was not your best choice for cardiovascular fitness training. The main negative being that it casted your body or more specifically your hips since you are stuck training in a fixed position the entire time. This leads to muscle tightness all throughout your core and most [...]
3 Reasons why not to do the Recumbent Bike
We discussed the Stairmaster and the reasons why it should not be one of your common choices for cardiovascular training, now lets look at the Recumbent Bike. So unlike the story I shared with my absolute horror that surrounded the cleaning of sweat off the mats from people using the Stairmasters, I have no such [...]
3 Reasons why Not to do the Stairmaster
I have seen far too many people ruin themselves on Stairmasters over the years that I wanted to share some reasons why you should avoid them. First let me share with you the worst part of the first job I had in the fitness industry. It was in the early 90′s and I was hired as [...]
Nutrition Information – How Much Water to Drink?
This is a terrific article I was given that was written by one of the greatest trainers of the last half century. Jack Medina has written countless books about personal health and here is what he has to say about water. HOW ABOUT THIS FOR A STATEMENT! If you don’t take in [...]