For most of the winter months here in Rhode Island, the weather is not ideal for practicing baseball skills outdoors. The fields are covered in snow and/or the ground is too saturated to play on. Backyards are ideal for playing … Continue reading How 92¢ Can Help Your Baseball Skills This Season
If you are in the market this spring for a compact, effective machine for strength training, look no further than the Paramount Fitness Multi Gym 2.0. Multi gym means more than one exercise or station in a single machine. Multi gyms are ideal for exercisers with limited space – a home gym basement, an apartment complex, a corporate fitness center. Having many exercises in one small footprint allows the user to get a great workout without sacrificing valuable space in their home or office. And the Paramount Fitness Multi Gym 2.0 is one of the best in the industry. The … Continue reading The Paramount MP 2.0 Multi Gym – Compact, Durable, Effective Machine
Cybex International, now part of the Life Fitness group, has been producing quality cardio and strength equipment for decades. I was first introduced to Cybex products at Springfield College, which had a student fitness center which included Cybex bikes, treadmills, and benches. Being in the fitness industry for close to 20 years, I have seen Cybex products in hotels, personal training studios, apartments, health clubs big and small, as well as home gym settings. They are are a company that always produces products which are stylish, innovative, and durable. Cybex treadmills have always ranked highly on the list of club … Continue reading The Cybex 770T Treadmill – Performance, Style, Durability
Located just off Route 4 and Ten Rod Road, you will find a amazing fitness resource right here in North Kingstown. Notice I didn’t say health club or aerobics studio or neighborhood gym. That is because Anytime Fitness – NK is all of those and more. It is a health club with treadmills, bikes, dumbbells, and strength machines. It has an incredible, state of the art aerobics and training studio that you absolutely have to see to believe. And it is a friendly place to see neighbors, co-workers, and family enjoy a clean, comfortable atmosphere while exercising. This, along with … Continue reading The NK Blog Visits Anytime Fitness – North Kingstown
I remember a time back in middle school when I couldn’t do a single pull-up. I could hop up and grab the bar, no problem. I could even use the momentum of hopping up and grabbing the bar to perform my first pull-up. But then, gravity took over and as I lowered my body down from the bar, I would go down to the ground as if I had rocks in my shoes. I always blamed my long arms but in reality, I just didn’t have a lot of strength in the muscles needed to perform a pull-up. Muscles like … Continue reading The Weight Assisted Chin Dip Machine – What It Is and How It Works
I really enjoy my medical conversations with Direct Doctors owners Dr Lauren Hedde and Dr. Mark Turshen. Dr. Tushen was kind enough to answer a few of my questions recently on exercise and metabolism. Although I remain an active person, I have definitely noticed a change in my overall exercise profile over the past 20 years. So, I asked the experts at Direct Doctors why this is so. Their answers, as always, were exactly what I was looking for. Here is an excerpt from our conversation: I was an active athlete into my late twenties. In my thirties and forties, … Continue reading 5 Things You Should Know About Exercise And Metabolism Courtesy of Direct Doctors
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