Carl Lewis Fitness Elp30 Elliptical

Advantages: Low impact cardiovascular workout
Disadvantages: Expensive

.../down. In terms of manouvreability - you can 'wheel' it on two its two front feet, which turn like wheels so you don't have to lift the whole thing to move it - which is useful. To maintain this machine, you may occasionally need to oil some of the moving joints - a little WD40 will do nicely, but apart from that you just have to use it regularly to stop the dust settling! This is a very good, sturdy machine that will give you an excellent cardiovascular work out and won't impact on your joints. If you want to take up jogging, but can't stand the rain and cold, or don't want to be seen in running in public, this is the perfect compromise. It is slightly on the expensive side compared to what you can buy standard elliptical machines for, but I think it's worth the money purely because of the inbuilt seat! Let's get fit people!... Read review

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Advantages: Easy way to keep fit.
Disadvantages: Can't think of any.

...some crap they seem to have made up to encourage you to the yoga activities every day. It's really how balanced you are, for example my balance was 48.9% Left and 51.1% Right at the last test so I've got almost perfect balance. Next up is the optional Athletic Tests. These are also a measure of your balance but are used to determine your Wii Fit age. My last Wii Fit age was 19 - 3 years older than I actually am! The balance tests include walking on the spot and twisting and turning to try and hit blue squares with your red dot. Once you've completed the daily tests you get a stamp on the calendar. This is similar to Brain and Sight Training for the DS, where you get a stamp for every day that you use the software. There are 8 stamp designs to unlock. The final one is unlocked when you've collected 30 stamps and it's a picture of your... Read review

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Advantages: great for weightloss, fun for all the family, improves posture, balance and health
Disadvantages: expensive, can only register up to 8 family members

...Our Wii Fit was brought as a birthday present for my 9 year old brother, although to be honest it was probably more of a gift to us!! What is a 'Wii Fit'? Before explaining what a Wii Fit is, I will explain the equipment you will need for it. The Wii Fit works on a Nintendo Wii - the Wii is a games console, which uses a handheld remote for interactive play (simulating tennis etc). In addition to the games console you will need a Wii Fit balance board. This can be used with other games such as skiing etc but will initially be purchased with the Wii Fit software. The Wii fit balance board is a rectangular board, which the user stands on, and it links up wirelessly to the Wii and is used to improve health through balance games, muscle and yoga poses and aerobic exercise games. The Wii fit balance board measures and monitors... Read review

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