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How Effective are those Fancy Exercise Machines?

If you are trying to get into shape then those incessant commercials hawking fancy (see: expensive) exercise equipment are bound to catch your eye, draw you in and have you contemplating paying five easy installments of $99.99. But wait! Before you get out your credit card consider the information in this blog, which provides details on one of the hottest exercise machines on the market. The Skorcher promises to deliver major results in half the time, but does it? SKORCHER The Skorcher is a fitness machine that is designed to specifically target the thighs and butt. The commercial claims that … Continue reading →

The Benefits of Refurbished Equipment

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Are you planning to set up a home gym? Does your homeowner’s community center want to add a self-service fitness center? Our local clubhouse (provided by the HoA) is considering outfitting a small, do it yourself gym area that only the homeowners can use for a nominal fee. I sent in a few suggestions and I wanted to share a few with you. You can save yourself a lot of money by keeping an eye out for refurbished equipment. Why Refurbished Equipment? Commercial equipment is far sturdier than your standard home gym equipment. Why? Commercial equipment is designed to be … Continue reading →

Shake Your Booty

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Do you remember those machines from the 70s – the ones with the strap that you looped around your hips, buttocks and lateral abs? The strap would vibrate and people were convinced it was the way to go to help burn weight? What about the belt that was popular on television infomercials in the 80s? You put it on and supposedly it focused on your abdominals with targeted vibrations? Guess what? We have new vibration equipment out there, despite the debunking of the previous two fads and we have NASA to thank for it. So what am I talking about? … Continue reading →