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3 Reasons Treadmills Are Terrific for HIIT, and 2 Disadvantages

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HIIT on the Treadmill

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Ever since studies materialized that high intensity interval training is good for fitness and achieves results in a shorter time, many people have been doing HIIT to some degree as part of their workout regimen.

I like doing HIIT for cardio because it’s an efficient way to work out.  If I can achieve more in less time, I’m all for it.

A lot of HIIT information revolves around sprints, stair climbing and indoor cycling as the mechanism.  What I want to explore is whether treadmills are suitable for HIIT.

In a nutshell, yes, treadmills are excellent for HIIT.  That said, I also set out below a few disadvantages of using treadmills for HIIT. [Read more…]

How to Stay Fit on Vacation

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Two very exciting things are occurring within a week of each other: my long awaited vacation and my equally as long awaited 10k race. I’ve been training for this run since February, and I’ll be a monkey’s uncle before I let my hard work go out the window during a week of revelry, eating out and sleeping in on vacation. Here are a few ways you can keep up with your training without sacrificing your precious days away from home: [Read more…]

Elliptical Workouts For Your Specific Exercise Focus

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We’ve talked about the importance of adding cardio into your fitness regimen in this post here, yet treadmill runs are not the only way to do this. Elliptical trainers are a great way as well to get in a great calorie burning cardio workout.

The great thing about elliptical machines is that they are so versatile.  They offer a low-impact workout, yet they are using more muscles with each stride compared to treadmills or exercise bikes so they are also offering a muscle toning effect on top of the cardio workout you are getting. [Read more…]

Bust Through These Running Obstacles

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We talked about the importance of cardio into your workout regimen, no matter what your goal may be. Running is one of the most popular forms of cardio to this day, and for good reason too. Along with aiding in weight loss, running has been shown to fight disease, improve coordination, relieve stress and ease depression with that famous “runner’s high” feeling.

I found this article from MensFitness.com on the 7 Biggest Obstacles to Running and how to beat them! As I was reading through I found myself remember once experiencing some of these same obstacles, and knew I couldn’t be alone in this.

I thought it was important to share these with our readers, and help you all overcome these obstacles if any of you may be facing them as well.

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How To Foam Roll like a Pro [Infographic]

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We’ve talked the other day about how massages have been shown to benefit fitness more than we once though, which you can check out the full post on the issue here.

From working out day to day, as many of us should be doing for optimal health, our muscles can get tight, and stretching alone does not always relieve these. So this is where massages come into play, to help relieve those tight muscles. Yet many of us cannot always afford, not have the time to get a massage every week when we start to experience these tight muscle pains.

This is where foam rolling comes into play. According to this article from RunningTimes.com, a “foam roller is a firm foam log that is six inches in diameter.” They describe them to be the best way to eliminate and prevent muscles knots, while being a good alternative to massages, which can add up to be costly expensive if done repetitively. They also go on to compare foam rollers to a rolling pin, which rolls lumps out of bread dough, just as the foam roller rolls tightness and knots out of your muscles. [Read more…]

Why You Should Add Cardio Into Your Life!

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Cardiovascular exercise, also known as cardio, is important to any weight loss or fitness plan, and that is why many of you came to us to fill your cardiovascular needs by getting our top of the line NordicTrack treadmills, elliptical trainers, and exercise bikes.

Whether your goal is weight loss, to build muscle or simply to improve your overall health, cardio is an important part of any fitness plan. With that being said, we also want to remind you as well the importance of combining weight training with cardio for optimal fat loss, as stated in this article here.

So since we supply you with all your cardio equipment needs, we thought it was important to tell you all you need to know about cardio including: exactly what cardio is, why cardio is such an important factor in any fitness and weight loss plan, how much cardio you should be doing, as well as a few cardio workouts to try. [Read more…]

Chi Running…What Is It? And How It Can Provide Injury-Free Runs

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Chi running…every tried it, or even heard of it?! According to this article on Wikipedia, “ChiRunning(CR) is a method of running instruction…Its primary focus is to teach runners to move in a more efficient, natural way.”

Chi Running ThoughtsThe truth is, most of us are never really taught exactly how to run, it is more of a natural instinct and we just do it. When you were two and started running, no one was really there giving you specific running form and instruction, and for the most par this continued throughout our lives. Although most of us have done pretty well so far, with the occasional shin splints here and there, we’ve gotten here and there without any major difficulties. [Read more…]

Massages To Improve Your Fitness

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Riding your elliptical machines, running on your treadmill, or cycling on your exercise bike can take some toll on your body when done day in and day out. That is one reason we know the importance of stretching after your workouts, as stated in this article here, to help warm up your muscles to prevent any strain or cramping.

Yet stretching may not always be enough for your strained muscles, massage has also been shown to benefit those who exercise regularly. Massages are not just a thing of luxury to relax and relieve stress, although they are very luxurious, they may also actually be necessary. [Read more…]

Bust Those Top 3 ‘BUT’ Excuses Stopping You From Working Out

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You made that smart decision and took that first step towards a healthier lifestyle and purchased your Nordic Track fitness equipment, yet unfortunately many times that lust for you wanting to break in your new machine and that willpower you once had surely fade.

All too often the excuses people have for not being able to fit in that workout one day or not having the desire nor energy to get on that treadmill or elliptical the next day start to trump the workouts themselves. This crazy thing we call life soon gets in the way and wins over our desires we once had to get fit. Well no more…it’s time to make your goals a priority and win over even those toughest excuses you once had. [Read more…]

Benefits of Walking

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We’ve talked about the importance of incorporating LISS into your workouts, how you need that break from all those high intensity workouts to give your body a chance to re-cope and rest. Yet many hate taking those low intensity rest days and feel like it’s only a waste of time, yet it is something your body needs. Although it is low impact and may not as burn as many calories as your HIIT, walking can provide many benefits as you can see: [Read more…]