{"id":2905,"date":"2015-08-29T09:00:11","date_gmt":"2015-08-29T13:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dealdashblog.com\/?p=2905"},"modified":"2015-08-29T09:00:11","modified_gmt":"2015-08-29T13:00:11","slug":"living-healthy-lets-learn-about-fitness-equipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dealdash.com\/blog\/living-healthy-lets-learn-about-fitness-equipment\/","title":{"rendered":"Living Healthy: Let’s Learn About Fitness Equipment"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Welcome back to DealDash<\/a> Blog’s Living Healthy series. Today’s blog is going to\u00a0introduce you to some pieces of fitness equipment and tell you how to use them.<\/h2>\n

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Let’s start out with everyone’s favorite, the treadmill. Treadmills\u00a0are the indoor motorized equivalent of walking or running in place. You simply keep up with a belt that’s moving under your feet. Your treadmill\u00a0<\/b>workout will burn about the same number of calories as walking or running outdoors, yet in your\u00a0lovely air conditioned and internet equipped house.<\/p>\n

If you’re getting on a treadmill for the first time, or even more importantly\u00a0if you’re someone who hasn’t had any strenuous physical activity for at least three months, it’s recommended that you begin with walking. By training consistently (initially twice a week and then three times a week), you can gradually increase the intensity of your exercise by increasing your speed and incline.<\/p>\n

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Next up is the exercise bike. The exercise bike is\u00a0a piece of exercise equipment having handlebars, pedals, and seat like a bicycle, and\u00a0you\u00a0pedal and stay in a stationary place, which is why is is also sometimes called a stationery bike. The exercise bike comes in both computerized and non-computerized versions.\u00a0Computerized exercise\u00a0bikes typically have digital displays that let you know how many calories you\u2019ve burned and how much distance you\u2019ve cycled. Some even have the technology\u00a0for evaluating your heart rate and speed. If you like to have a\u00a0calorie count, a computerized model may be for you. However, a non-computerized model will help you to burn calories just as well (You just won’t know how much you’ve burned!)<\/p>\n

As with the treadmill, if you haven’t been exercising regularly then start slowly.If you strain yourself, you will be in too much pain to want to work out the next day. Start with 15 minutes on the bike, but understand that it\u2019s okay to stop earlier if it becomes too much for you. Eventually, your legs will get used to the workout, and it will be more comfortable\u00a0to do the entire 15 minutes. Gradually work up to 30 minutes on the bike. Once you are comfortable at this level, work towards a goal of spending one hour on the exercise bike, five days per week.<\/p>\n

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The last piece of exercise equipment that we are going to talk about today is the rower, or rowing machine.\u00a0An indoor rower\u00a0<\/b>is a machine used to simulate the action of watercraft rowing for the purpose of exercise or training for rowing.\u00a0In addition to being a great strength training exercise, rowing is an intense calorie-burning exercise. Although new rowers with less ability and training will burn fewer calories, the rowing machine\u00a0is an excellent piece of exercise equipment\u00a0for use in a weight-loss program.<\/p>\n

If you are a total beginner with the indoor rower, please watch some YouTube videos to learn the proper form, I have included a link to one at the end of this article. If you use the rower improperly you can give yourself a back injury. After you have learned the proper form for rowing, shoot for 15 minute sessions at a 1-3 level of resistance. After you have mastered this, try to work yourself up to 30 minutes at a 3-5 level of resistance.<\/p>\n

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I hope this article has encouraged you to think about your health and how different pieces of exercise equipment could benefit your fitness. If you’re interested in getting some items to get you started head on over to DealDash. DealDash<\/a> has all of the pieces of equipment that we talked about, as well as\u00a0water bottles, mats, and plenty of other items that you can use to get healthy. Check out the Hobbies, Outdoors, & Sports<\/a> category and I’m sure that you’ll find something that you just love. Good luck and happy bidding everyone!<\/p>\n

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