Did you know that buying fitness equipment for your home isn t really that difficult?

It s true that the world of fitness equipment can seem like a maze at times and that there are literally hundreds of different types of fitness equipment pieces that might work well for your home arrangement. However, with a little guidance, the process really isn t that hard and you will be amazed at the bargains that you can find if you just dig a little deeper than the average consumer is usually prepared to. Let s take a look at some tips to help you out in your quest for new fitness equipment.

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Here s a great question I recently addressed:

I m a personal trainer from Los Angeles and I just disagree with your belief that bodyweight exercises are better or far more effective that free weights or machines. I ve had tremendous success with my clients using free weights and machines. What evidence do you have that leads you to believe that bodyweight exercises are better than free weights or machines?

First of all thank you for your question and I m glad that you take the time to read the information I write about. Secondly I ve never said that bodyweight exercises are better than free weight or machine training. The truth is that I ve used bodyweight training,

free weight training (barbells & dumbbells), machine training, medicine balls, exercise bands and much more to help myself and the people I work with improve. Each one merely represents a tool I have available. One saying I go by is: Tools not Rules . I try to learn as much as I can about each system of exercises because one never knows when one will need it.

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Can I share a secret with you?

I love working out. So much that several years ago I considered a career in fitness. I modeled for Reebok and Ironman magazine, made it to the final round for hosting a fitness TV show, and I moonlit as an aerobics instructor and personal trainer for several years while I figured out how to get out of my day job in publishing.

Now that I make a great living online as The E-zine Queen, I still make time for my health. And I’m lucky to live close to the most famous gym in the world: Gold’s Gym at Venice Beach, California. On a daily basis, I’m surrounded by bodybuilding legends like Lou

Ferrigno and various men named “Gunther,” athletes like Kobe Bryant and Jennifer Capriati, and celebs like “The Rock”. The place is an absolute circus, and I enjoy the entertainment factor.

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Throughout the years, the quest to achieve a healthier body, mind and spirit has extended to the kind of exercise equipment you use. Why drag yourself to the local gym for a workout when you can bring the same convenience and results of Bally s or Gold s Gym to the comforts of your own home? A treadmill makes a great addition to a household, one that the entire family can get use from. It not only gets the heart pumping, tones and strengthens the body, but also is a great tool for weight loss.

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If you go to any major gym or health club like 24 Hour Fitness, Bally’s, the YMCA, or even Gold’s Gym, you are going to see many elliptical exercise machines all over the gym. Elliptical fitness machines are quickly becoming the hottest trend in fitness today. Whether it’s at the gym or in the home, these machines are dominating the fitness industry today. It’s no wonder why either, elliptical fitness machines give you a great cardiovascular workout along with toning your muscles and providing several other conditioning exercises.

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