One  day  i was  in   macys  with  my  dad and we were looking around and i saw a exercise  kit and i saw that it included a exercise ball.  I had saw earlier that  week  that  they were  very  efective  and that they can really  help you  loose weight.  i had also saw that they made doing crunches an...

For your home gym and exercise setup, the cheapest and most effective piece of equipment you can buy is a Physioball Exercise Ball. I personally use the 65 cm size, you may need larger or smaller based on your height and body weight. This ball comes with an instructional DVD to show you a variety of core strengthening exercises that vary from easy to very challenging. I find that the exercise I...

Dr. Scholl's Original Wood Exercise Sandals are not the same sturdy product that they were back in the seventies. They still look the same. When I first got them, I was thrilled. They were cute as ever and comfortable as well. My excitement soon turned to dissapointment a week later. After only a week of wear the rubber sole wore down all the way to the wood. The rubber sole is so soft that...

I bought the Fluidity Dance Bar after spending many late nights watching infomercials. Something about this one just really stuck out, and I decided that I had to try it. Now, I'm no fitness nut, but I have some post-baby weight to lose, and thought this would be a good way to tone up.  And it is! The workouts are so incredibly enjoyable that the 30 minutes goes by in a flash, but afte...

The Dynaflex Pro Sports Gyro Exerciser is really a very curious device, its also known as a powerball anyone heard of it? well, the idea behind this gadget is that it will strengthen the lower part of your arm and your wrist. It does this using a sphere that spins at up to 20,000 RPM (revs per minute) and by holding the ball and rotating your wrist the speed will increase. Its very hard to...

Ah. The humble exercise book. Remember the days when you got stuck in class or in a lecture and decided to doodle on its pages or rip out a page and pass notes? If not, you're missing out. Go do it now. (Writing implement is required for most uses of this product, including the two aforementioned.)This 48 page exercise book is a perfect size and shape. Thin to fit in your bag without taking...

The Reebok RB1000U Exercise Bike is one of the most top notch effective exercise bikes circulating the world today. My families has had the bike for some time now, and its recieved positive reviews from everybody. The bike is already toning my theighs and calfs, and I'm feeling alot more confident wearing shorts around each suberb each day. The ease of use is a fiarly stupid feature, since ...

If you’re familiar with pilates, you know that you need a decent pilates ball. The ball takes a beating every time you exercise, getting pushed, pulled, rolled on, and sometimes almost smushed flat. If a ball isn’t made well, you’ll find out fast when it finally gives out. Pilates equipment can get kind of expensive, and you don’t want to find out the hard way that you b...

Even being a full gym junky myself, I needed to do some research on the best and most cheap hand grip going around. I heard that this variety was made and designed by professionals, and that I really needed to give it a shot, and I did, and I havent looked back since. The best feature that I can compare to other handgrips is that this one has softer handles, which really is beneficial to being ...

I have had the Schwinn 113 Upright Exercise Bike for about 6 months now and it is an "OK" piece of workout equipment.   First off assembly is fairly easy but the packing materials should be a little more stout.  I had one piece that arrived broken but a quick call to Schwinn got a replacement to me quickly. It is a fairly straightforward exercise bike with a number...

This exercise bike is probably the most effective one I've ever been on. When I say effective, I mean that it has the controls that mean that your getting the best possible work out from, and therefore showing good and quick results. The controls however are very difficult to work, in that setting them to precise order does take along time to figure out. However I do love the way that this ...

I want to do a quick review on exercise mats, for the simple reason, they deserve a mention. Let me explain, they are just a sheet of foam rubber,nothing special, so why are they so good? They are the very important bit between the hard floor & you very important bit! They are the cushion that will protect your skin, your bones, and your muscles from damage and of course pain!These come in ...

This little gem is inexpensive and effective - so long as you remember to use it faithfully. Really, it is such an easy way to keep your abs firmed up with just ten minutes of rolling fun a day.A wheel and a foam covered axle with hand holds is all that comprises this simple design. From a kneeling position you just roll the wheel away from your body and back again as long as you can or at leas...

I am the queen of all cardio dance DVD videos- if it's out there I have likely owned it. That being said, I have plenty of DVD's that I owned that got resold on eBay or Half.com because they were God-Awful.This isn't one of them! I love the show, and I am always thinking to myself, "It can't be that hard." Of course this is while I am eating a pint of ice cream an...

Who doesn't like watching their cats play! It's great knowing they are exercising while still having fun. We bought this Kitty Swat Exerciser Cat Spring Toy in hopes that our older cat would enjoy it.  This cat toy is about a foot tall.  It is made up of a piece of round carpet covered particle board with a spring sticking up out of the middle. This spring is to...

The Nordictrack exercise equipment floor mat was purchased to put under our new treadmill. It is used to protect the floor and exercise equipment.  It reduces the vibrations and cuts down on floor dust and debris that can get into the motor, belts, and other mechanical parts. Dimensions: 3'X6'x4mm and made  of extremely durable black material. Can be used under treadmills,elip...

If you've been in Brookstone or get their catalog, you may have seen a funny looking exercise device called the iGallop. Or you may have seen videos online of people using it - and usually looking ridiculous doing so. However, the iGallop is a superb piece of exercise equipment. Using the iGallop is akin to riding a horse - you need to engage your core muscles, as well as your glutes and th...

Theraband is a brand of resistance bands that are currently available for the general public to use for Resistance training. The nice thing about these bands, as opposed to others I have tried, is that these come in simple, unique colors to differentiate the levels of difficulty. Other bands I have used were off shades of the same color, making remembering the system difficult. Also these bands...

As someone who is always on the look out for new and interesting ways to lose weight and get in shape I thought that a mini exercise trampoline might just be the thing I was looking for.While this trampoline is easy to assemble it is near impossible to fold up and put away even though it is advertised as being a 4 way folding trampoline.  When I tried to pull the legs down to put the tramp...

I bought this bike about a year ago and it's a very nice addition to any home gym.  It comes disassembled and I recommend that 2 people put it together.  The directions are pretty easy to understand, but it takes a long time if you put it together by yourself!  It has a digital display with different workouts you can do.  Some rides increase resistance at certa...