My Home Gym Fitness

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People are so overweight today that physical fitness has become a very important commodity in the marketplace. Today our lifestyles no longer allow us to rely on nature to keep us fit; the regular way of life leaves the average person with not enough exercise.

We are forced to rely on spending time in deliberate exercise programs. It takes dedication of time, energy and cash to keep our bodies looking the way we want them to look. A lot of people do opt to become a member of a gym, but many of us do not feel comfortable using perspiration drenched machinery, and exercising in front of probing eyes of dozens of other people working out around us.

If you’re overweight the last thing you want to think about while you’re working out is how you look. Obviously the idea is that you don’t like how you look, so it’s hard to feel comfortable about being scrutinized by everyone else while you’re working out.

For this reason a lot of people are attracted to the option of a home fitness system that offers many exercises and a complete work out program in the security and privacy of your own home. Before making the decision to buy one of these systems make sure that the system is right for you. Think about what you want to get out of the program, research the machines that are available out there and find the best one for your needs.

TV, the Internet and magazines are full of advertisements for all types of fitness machinery. The two biggest names that you are apt to see again and again are Total Gym and Bowflex.

Let’s take a brief look at these two systems:
Bowflex has improved its system in several ways in the many years since it first came out. The system is quite expensive, but you get a lot out of it. The Bowflex machine looks pretty much the same in general shape as the basic machines you find in the average gym, but it uses rods to create resistance instead of weights. Bowflex claims that this variation makes a workout with their machine smoother than with other machines that use weights for resistance. Bowflex is a single machine that can let you do many of the same exercises that people do in the gyms using weights. One of the benefits of the Bowflex system is that it is compact and easy to store. The basic system can fold up and fit under a bed.

The Total Gym folds up and goes under a bed just like the Bowflex can. The way it works is by pulleys, and a board that slides up and down. The pulley system uses the weight of the person exercising, and additional weights if you choose the upgrade, to allow the person to exercise using the pulleys. You can use this machine to exercise virtually the whole body. Two famous spokespeople, Chuck Norris, the famous martial artist, and Supermodel Christie Brinkley, are responsible for making this a very popular machine.

Gregg Hall
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For basketball player and volleyball players, having a strong vertical leap is essential for increasing your level of play. Whether you are going up for a rebound in basketball or hitting a spike in volleyball, a high vertical leap makes it much easier.

The following list details the best exercises for helping an athlete increase their vertical jump.

1. Toe Raises – This exercise helps build the strength in the calf muscles. Toe raises can be performed with or without weight. A toe raise machine can be used if you are doing this exercise in a gym and if you are doing them at home you can use a thick piece of wood or a stair. Start with your heels hanging over the edge and then rise up onto your tip toes. Then lower back down and repeat.

2. Step Ups – This vertical jump exercise helps to build up the quad muscles which are essential in jumping. For this exercise a chair or a bench can be used. Start with one foot on the bench and simply step up onto the bench. Then step back down and repeat with the opposite leg. The exercise can be done with or without weight.

3. Squats – Squats are one of the best exercises for increasing overall leg strength. A squat rack can be used at the gym or you can perform your squats without weight. Start in an athletic stance and start to bend at the knees like you were going to sit down onto a chair. Continue to lower yourself until your thighs are parallel to the ground. Then rise back to a standing position. Make sure to keep your back straight and look forward while performing the squat. Squats are often performed with improper form and you should make sure to work with a trainer when doing them for the first time. This will ensure that you learn proper form and do not injury yourself.

If you are looking to increase your vertical jump, performing these three exercises is essential. Make sure to measure your vertical jump height before starting any program so you have a base measure to gage your results from. This will allow you to see what is working to help increase your vertical jump and what is not.

Kurt Howard
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/the-top-3-exercises-for-boosting-your-vertical-leap-97374.html

http://www.athleanx.com You asked for it and you got it. Here is the workout that you can do in the comfort of your own home with very little space and just one single piece of equipment…a medicine ball. This medicine ball workout is called my “8 Is Enough” workout, since it is comprised of just 8 exercises performed in circuit format, one after the other.

Medicine ball home workout is something that takes the excuses out of why you can’t get in your workout. Anybody can do this and get the benefit of these cool exercises, since it only requires that you have a 6-12 pound medicine ball.

The great thing about medicine ball workouts are that you can literally take them on the road with you as well. Now I know that not everyone would want to throw an extra 6 pound ball into their suitcases when they travel, but if you know that getting your workout in is going to be tough, then packing the extra med ball might not be a bad idea.

You can use the medicine ball home workout to get ripped, six pack abs by incorporating lots of direct and indirect core work into your exercises. You can build muscle and burn fat by doing the strength building exercises that you’ll see in here while keeping the metabolism churning as you motor through the exercises in circuit style.

After you have passed the test and completed this Medicine Ball Home Workout then it is time to head over to http://www.athleanx.com/orderhereajtest.html and get your copy of the AthLEAN X Training System. This 90 day program is built to give you 6 pack abs, lots of lean muscle, burn unwanted body fat and have you looking like a professional athlete with the ripped muscle you will build following it.

The program is designed by celebrity fitness personality and physical therapist Jeff Cavaliere. His answer to the P90X program, guarantees to get you in better shape with less time spent in the gym. Cavaliere spent the last three years as the head physical therapist and assistant strength coach for the New York Mets and continues to train some of the top professional athletes from all the major sports and top Hollywood celebrities.

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