Sports training whether its Martial Arts, or Cardio Kick Boxing is becoming more popular in many gyms, fitness facilities and at home. Ideal for training with speed bags, double end bags, punching bags, and kick-and-punch mitts, the Fingerless Gloves is a smart choice. Free Standing Kick Bag is a great training bag for practitioners of all levels of Martial Arts.
So if you’re looking to add some boxing gear to your training program, look for these other pieces of equipment that not only can take a punch but can give one as well. Punch Mitts, Velcro Boxing Gloves, Hand Wraps, Kick Bag Gloves are also available in our store.
You may have seen a photo of celebrity Matthew McConaughey in Peoples Magazine running while wearing a weighted vest. He wears it to keep his torso in shape. The added weight helps him burn fat and develop muscle and it can do the same for you. But if jogging is not your thing, try wearing a weighted vest while walking or while doing your household chores.
It used to be that the month of June was the month for weddings. Not anymore. Popular bridal fitness programs that give you that buff bride look are now year round. The main objective is always the same. Brides want to look good and feel confident in their gowns. So find a qualified fitness trainer and begin a program. Along with a sensible diet, an exercise program will include cardio exercise and strength training. Depending on what type of dress you’ll be wearing your trainer will design a bridal fitness program that will surely make your special day memorable.
This time of year you can find many so called expert instructors preaching the virtues of their golf exercise programs. From how to hit a golf ball farther to how to hit the perfect putt. Pilates is becoming very popular since more and more touring pros are discovering Pilates benefits in their exercise program and a good start is checking out the many Pilates DVDS in the marketplace.
Beware those Pilates mat classes that are taught by instructors who took a weekend course and call themselves “certified”. A mat class is only as good as it’s instructor and you cannot learn to teach Pilates technique in a weekend. A mat class might use fitness circles, resistance bands, weighted balls, or Xertubes, but that doesn’t make it a gym class. It’s still Pilates and it could take years to perfect a teaching technique. So look for a mat class that offers a certified Pilates trainer.
If you have sustained an injury, you might look into a rehab exercise program that incorporates Pilates as physical therapists are now using to help clients recover more quickly from their ailments. Pilates helps strengthen the weaker injured muscles and joints because the exercises are gentle. Pilates rehabilitation is preventive medicine.
The Balance Wedge can be used for functional training and improves stamina. The cast iron dumbbells helps build stronger muscles with a weighted resistive workout. Another great resistive training is working with the Xerdisc Plus Tubing System, a versatile rehab tool.
Stay healthy and strong today. Keep your body in balance and it will go a long way to prevent future injuries.
If you are business traveler and you are not finding what you need from the hotel’s fitness center, then maybe it’s the time you bring some of your home gym with you. How so? Pack a rubberized resistance band into your suitcase. They’re a space saving marvel. These resistive tools are especially needed after sitting for hours from plane flights or in business meetings and helps take the stress out of your long day.
It’s a fact of nature. As we age, our bodies lose bone strength. Want to help fend off the inevitable? Develop a weight training program. Workouts and sport activities that utilize weight bearing exercises are best. Using dumbbells, soft weighted balls and the dead weighted balls are just a few pieces of equipment that can be easily incorporated into a home gym workout. Even the old fashioned Kettlebell is once again gaining popularity. Weight training, and weight bearing training in particular, may help to combat osteoporitic conditions and keep a stooped posture away. We all lose bone mass starting at age 30 and women are more prone to it. A regular workout schedule will energize you and keep your muscles strong which in turn will keep your bones healthy.
One sure fire way to maximize your ab workout is with stability ball exercises. Ball fitness can be a challenge for anyone at any stage of fitness because it helps strengthen the core, improve balance, and aids in developing better posture. Stability balls or fitness balls have become a mainstay in gyms. Try it alone or take a group class. Anyone can benefit.
There are different exercise balls each allowing for variations in your ball training, but the large (usually 65 cm) stability balls work balance and core because of their unstable surfaces. The stability ball is a great conditioning tool that will give you noticeable improvements and results.
Fitness Tip:
Not sure how much to inflate your ball? Inflate it enough to sit down on it, then make sure your knees are at a 90 degree angle or more when your knees are bent and your feet are placed on the floor. You never want your hips and pelvis lower than your knees. Start to get comfortable sitting on the ball, then try lifting one foot off the ground and balancing. Repeat on the other leg. Make sure to engage your abs!
When you hear the word agility, do you think only of athletes? Do you think of pro football players hopping in and out of old car tires? Agility translates into our every day movement. Getting in and out of the car or chasing after a child on a playground. We all need to be agile. To challenge your agility, try using Agility dots. These non-slip circles lay firmly on the ground. Trying different patterns, jump from dot to dot. Or use Agility circles. It’s like jumping into a hula-hoop. However you choose to do it, try moving from foot to foot, keeping your balance, jumping on and off a high bench, running and ducking and quickly turning. Have fun! Move around and use many muscle groups at once and you’ll not only gain strength, you’ll gain agility.
My toddler has just learned to walk and is beginning to speak, but when she encounters a stability ball she’s not too sure what to make of it. She spreads her arms and grabs hold believing she’ll pick it up and throw it, but she can’t. What she can do with some help is to hold on tight and roll with it. She finds this fun especially when she rolls toward the floor, tucks her head, and rolls off the ball.
Stability balls or fitness balls are great to improve balance and stability. As adults we use this piece of equipment to help develop core strength, but if the mood arises, go ahead stretch out your arms, grab hold and roll on it. After all why should toddlers have all the fun.
Taking the stairs whenever possible instead of an elevator has its rewards. You will tone and strengthen your buttocks for one, and your heart will like it as well. But what do you do if there are no stairs to be found? The resistance loop Xercuffs may be the answer. It works the muscles of your lower body. Another effective resistive tool, the portable Ultra Toner is most effective for overall body toning along with some ring exercises with a fitness ring, will target your total body conditioning including the buttocks. All three of these fitness tools are great alternatives to taking the stairs.
Summer is here and so is the heat. Exercising indoors is a must when the heat index is too high to safely exercise outside. Get some new Pilates DVDs or try a new one like the BOSU or foam balls or roller DVDs. Free weights and kettle balls are a must when going for strength and tone as are exercise bands and stability balls. Jump rope, jump on a trampoline or jump up and wobble on a balance board. Whatever it is, make it fun, different and easy to do indoors.
More and more women are riding the fitness wave. Maybe its because more women of the baby boomer generation are now finding the time to do something for themselves for a change. What ever the reason, it is becoming more noticeable in health clubs. There are more group Pilates and Yoga mat workout classes, organized weight training classes and balance and stability classes popping up all over. So if you are thinking about getting into shape, look at joining a class where real women and men workout together.
If you have sustained an injury, you might look into a rehab exercise program that incorporates Pilates as physical therapists are now using to help clients recover more quickly from their ailments. Pilates helps strengthen the weaker injured muscles and joints because the exercises are gentle. Pilates rehabilitation is preventive medicine.
The Balance Wedge can be used for functional training and improves stamina. The cast iron dumbbells helps build stronger muscles with a weighted resistive workout. Another great resistive training tool is the Xerdisc Plus Tubing System, a versatile rehab product that can be used at home.
Stay healthy and strong today. Keep your body in balance and it will go a long way to prevent future injuries.
