Arcane CD

Advantages: offers a good workout; relatively easy to use
Disadvantages: cheap presentation; max. weight limit; squeaking noise; 'ghost' in the machine; again, the price

..., a free diet guide, a free manual and "free" resistance cords, but the build quality looks and feels cheap, and the "computer" looks like it belongs in a happy meal. But then you're glad you didn't pay the RRP of £90... or did you? Speaking of cheap, the accompanying DVD came in a wallet which I recognised as being cut out of a CD case. You know those plastic sleeves inside those big CD folder cases? It was one of those. The label on the DVD was also partially in another language. Now, probably because my computer isn't set up very well, the DVD was not recognised as a standard one - so I had to install CyberLink to watch it properly. It might as well have been on VHS; the video looks like it had been. The video contains two workouts with our rather fit instructor Brenda Dygraf. I mean that from a health perspective, but in a certain... Read review

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Advantages: Healthy, fun and great community and variety of activities
Disadvantages: Need motivation, takes up time, might miss Eastenders!

...televisions suspended along one wall of the gym and a small bank of ‘units’ plugged into a wall above the staff desk. Basically, the TV’s are numbered (there’s also a comprehensive list of ‘what’s what’ on the wall) and you pick up one of these little units pop it in one of the provided belts and in with your headphones and while you exercise you can listen to (and watch) BBC1 BBC2 Anglia, Sky Sports, Radio One, or the Gym CD, Radio 4, or whatever else they have decided to put on. And all you need to worry about is bringing your headphones. CHANGING FACILITIES Changing rooms are clean, with solid wooden lockers, plenty of seating areas, a playpen for the kiddies. Towel bins, hairdryers, mirrors, private changing cubicles (for when you’re feeling shy) along with lots of showers... Read review

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...A simple way to lose weight without moving from the comfort of your own home with the Delta Stepper. No need to go for a jog at 6 in the morning or have cabbage soup for the next few weeks. All you have to do is some step aerobics. It’s so simple for twenty minutes a day you’ll lose your pounds so easily. All you have to is pick a couple of songs you like, something dance and something with a beat, so you can move up and down to. That will be your music. Put the cassette/CD in the player. Now you can either stack a couple of books on top of each other to make a rectangle or not bother. So, pick a place in the house where you will be able to move sideways without banging into anything, the same if you go backwards. Then just pick a routine like, two steps forwards one step back and then one to the left and one... Read review

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