Archive for: January 2007

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jo.com - I compared the P
erformance
Fitness Systems Body Gym (2500) with the V
igorfit
Home Gym. I was asked to also compare the Performance Fitness Systems Body Gym Elite with the Body Gym...

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jo.com - I asked that this be added. I then went to work out on Performance Fitness Systems equipment. I learned much to my chagrin because if I'm confused you are really confused that the Pilates Trainer is the exact same product as the Performance...

Purveyors of anti-aging elixirs tout human growth hormone as a remedy for all things sagging -- from skin to libidos -- and claim it can even prevent or reverse aging. But researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine say there's no evidence to suggest that this purported fountain of youth has any more effect than a trickle of tap water when it comes to fending off Father Time.

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author seriousindian - Red features a very unique rotation torsion exercise movement. Before RED I could only find such an exercise at the gym on a $3000 Cybex machine. Red can target your core muscles and isolate very targeted midsection workout. Also, I love the fact...

Cases of congenital heart disease (CHD), in both adolescents and adults, have been on the rise for many years. An article in a recent issue of congenital heart disease proposes that these numbers will continue to rise and that current psychological therapy for recovering patients needs improvement.

When it comes to body composition and fat distribution, a calorie is a calorie, regardless of whether it's controlled by diet alone or a combination of diet and exercise. New research published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism reveals that dieting alone is equally effective at reducing weigh and fat as a combination of diet and exercise--as long as the calories consumed and burned equal out.

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pharmacopeia - I just bought the DLX III Chrome edition a week ago, I can't believe how great this product has been, I can't seem to get off the thing, it is fun to use and I am sweating in 5 minutes of use, I used to wrestle for the Navy and was a pretty good athlete,...

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author affentheater - I bought my Soloflex about 16 years ago. I've used it fairly inconsistently during that time, in on-again-off-again cycles, not because of the SF but because of "life". I've read the other reviews with great interest. It seems to me that if you're an...

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author zazzy - Besides the Smith system being dangerous as the first reviewer wrote, this overpriced system has many other faults. The Lat slider sticks because it is sliding on a SQUARE tube unlike the sliders on the Smith machine. The lat bar is to narrow and the...

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jo.com - I have been asked to review Performance Fitness Systems Body Gym (2500) with a number of other trainer type machines. I am going to compare it to the V
igorfit
Home Gym because I like it a lot and Vigorfit’s Gym is...

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author partr1r - Background on myself: I used to be an aerobics instructor and had done intense training to enter a fitness competition. I ended up with a very severe injury to my lower groin muscle ( I blew out the muscle and could barely walk). My Elliptical:...

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author tjabb8708 - I bought this at Target for $29 so was a great price. I liked that you could sit up and watch TV why working out your abs. I used it for about 2 weeks and never felt any soreness in my ab area to let me know it worked. I went back to my trusty ab roll...

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author meyerjd613 - I bought it used on Ebay and that both saved me assembly time and money. My family and I started using it immediately and it's easier than the equipment we had before, the cross country ski machine. The quality of construction appears to be high,...

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author deanow30 - I bought this precor eliptical 6 weeks ago. I have to say it is a excellent piece of equiptment! My husband and I absolutely love it! We are both 34 yrs old and have worked out since we were kids so we have allot of athritis and tendinitis so this...

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tabooyah - Ordered from Costco for about $600 and was shipped free to my door in 10 days. Assembly was a bit of a pain in the backside with one person and took about 8 hours. This is my first machine, so getting used to the motion took a couple of weeks, but now...