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  • 26th April 2012

    Alot of people will agree that using free weights not only keeps your muscles toned. It also burns calories whilst lifting them. You do not just burn calories while you are lifting but for several hours after.

     

    Take a look at our free weights page to have a look at what we have on offer.

  • 14th January 2012

    I have always thought that the beauty of resistance bands is that they can litterally be taken anywhere. Due to them being so small they can fit in most holdalls and suitcases if you are on the go.

     

     

    Resistance bands allow you to complete a full body workout using one piece of equipment. You can work every area of your body from your biceps to your quads. Resistance bands are great if you are constantly on the go and want to keep in shape.

     

     

  • 9th November 2011

    When buying a dumbbell set ensure you ensure the weights are going to be the correct level of resistance. If you are just starting off ensure the weights you pick start reasonably low. If you are an advanced user choose a heavier weights.If you are on the go, make sure you get a carry case

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  • 26th October 2011

    Free weights are an ideal way to start a low cost strength training workout program at home, but what about a cardio workout? Without any cardiovascular training, you’re getting only half the benefits of working out. Cardio exercise burns calories which is fundamental to weight loss. Face it, most of us start a workout program with the goal of losing weight, the better overall health is just icing on the cake.

    You may think that jogging is the only way to get a good cardio workout at home without buying a treadmill or an elliptical machine but you’re wrong. You can use free weights and a good pair of athletic shoes to get a good cardio workout and you just have to walk, not jog. Many people don’t have a safe place to jog but anyone can find a place for a brisk walk.

    Take a good brisk walk everyday and to improve the cardio benefits, carry a air of dumbbells with you, taking care to gently swing them at your sides. The added weight will improve the cardio benefits of your walking and the dumbbells with help tone your arms. You can but a set 0.5kg, 1kg and 2kg pairs of weights and gradually move up in weight. You can also buy ankle weights to help strengthen your legs. Now you have a complete workout that fits into anyone’s budget.

  • 23rd October 2011

    When deciding to buy a vibration plate you must consider numerous factors. The first thing you should consider is how much budget you have availible. If you have a large budget of aroung £3000, then the ideal vibration plate would be the V-Plate Pro.

     


     

    If you have a smaller budget of around the £500 mark and you would like your own vibration plate in you home, then the V-Plate Mini is the ideal choice. The V-Plate mini is small enough to put in a stndard bedroom or living room and allows you to do a range of exercises that will give you that toned body you have always wanted.

     

     

     

    Vibration plates are being more and more recognised as one of the best pieces of home gym equipment to get you loosing weight and toning muscles. However not everyone has the budget availible to afford some of the top end vibration plates. The V-Plate mini is the perfect alternative to those who want to reap the benifits of a vibration machine.

     

     

     

     

  • 9th October 2011

    Resistance bands allow you to have a full body workout anytime of the day. There small so they can be taken with you on the go. They are also inexpensive which can save on high gym fees. The idea of a resistance band workout is to push out your reps as fast as possible to gain a large ‘pump’. This gets your blood flowing to your muscles and gets them contracting.

     

    You can target all muscles within the body with a good resistance band routine. Many of these routines are availible online to guide you through the sets.

    Advanced users of resistance bands often up the strength of there bands to get more of a workout with them once muscles have adapted to the exercise. The resistance levels of the exercise bands is often indicated using a colour system; yellow being weak resistance, red being high resistance.

  • 9th October 2011

    While weight machines at the gym and free weights are both effective in increasing muscles strength, free weights have a definite advantage. With free weights, you do several different movements in one exercise. You can be lifting and doing squats or combining other exercises to get the maximum benefit from your workout. Cheap free weights can far less than a home weight lifting machine as well. There is no need to maintain expensive gym memberships when you have your own weights at home.

    You can find cheap free weights easily on the Internet by searching online for free weights for sale. You’ll find free weight for sale in many shapes and weights. There are also called dumbbells and barbells, wrist and ankle weights and more.

    Cheap free weights will also free up some time for you. Imagine how much time you spend going to the gym and waiting for the weight machine to be free. If you had your own free weights at home, you could have worked out already and gone on to do something else by now. As more and more people look to save money they are forgoing expensive gym memberships and working out at home. Want to join them? All you have to do is find some cheap free weights for sale and get started on your home fitness plan.

  • 9th October 2011

    If you’re a woman who is dieting, you need to know about the benefits that working with free weights provide to women who are in the process of losing weight. It’s not enough to just lose weight anymore, you need to be toned as well. You also need to keep the weight off and working out with free weights can help you achieve both goals.

    Don’t worry, you won’t end up muscle bound and unfeminine looking. We’re talking about repetitions with light, cheap weights that will build muscle so you look toned, not muscle-bound. Very heavy weights build bulging muscles, not dumbbells and ankle weights made specifically for women. Also, we women just don’t have the testosterone levels that men do, which stops us from looking like men when we workout with free weights.

    You’re probably wondering how using cheap weights can help you keep weight off, aren’t you? By using free weights while dieting, you are not only losing fat and toning your body but building muscles as well. These muscles help increase your metabolic rate, making the weight drop off faster and stay off. Muscles use lots of energy, fat not so much. If you have more muscles, you’ll lose weight much faster. Why do you think men, who naturally have more muscle mass, don’t have nearly as much trouble as women in losing weight?

  • 23rd September 2011

    Resistance bands allow you to have a full body workout anytime of the day. There small so they can be taken with you on the go. They are also inexpensive which can save on high gym fees. The idea of a resistance band workout is to push out your reps as fast as possible to gain a large ‘pump’. This gets your blood flowing to your muscles and gets them contracting.

     You can target all muscles within the body with a good resistance band routine. Many of these routines are availible online to guide you through the sets.

    Advanced users of resistance bands often up the strength of there bands to get more of a workout with them once muscles have adapted to the exercise. The resistance levels of the exercise bands is often indicated using a colour system; yellow being weak resistance, red being high resistance.

  • 23rd September 2011

    There are several important advantages to using free weights as opposed to a weight machine. First, they are significantly cheaper than buying weight machines. Weight machines for home use are expensive and few people have to room to spare for these bulky machines so they go to the gym to use the machines. We all know what happens then, you go 3 times a week, then two times, then you end up not going at all. .

    Another important advantage to using free weights as opposed to weight machines is that you have to not only lift the weight, but you have to keep it balanced as well. This requires you to have the right form, but once you get the form down pat, you realize you are working more muscles than by using a machine to balance the weight.

    There are free weights for sale online. They are also called dumbells so search for both terms.You can have them delivered to your home which is far more convenient than struggling to get them home on a bus. Take your time and browse the wide selections available online and you’re sure to find the perfect free weights at a price you can afford. There are lots of bargains online and it’s easy to find cheap free weights for sale in you shop around.