Advantages: None Disadvantages: You could quite easily end up in traction!!!!! Awful, disasterous etc etc
it. Gold?sgym however are much better at pitching this product. Here?s what they have to say about it:
?Another great alternative to stressful crunches and strenuous sit-ups. Our smooth-gliding Exercise Wheel, built from sturdy plastic, will tighten and tone arms, abs, hips, buttocks and thighs?.
Features:
Contoured handgrips to provide a secure, comfortable grip.
Just push slowly and hold your position, before returning to the start position.
The forwards and backwards movement works your abs in both directions.
Stressful crunches and strenuous sit-ups? I hope they don?t use the same line when describing their abdominal roller which is designed to emulate just that!!! I?m also quite impressed by their claims that it will tone up your arms, abs, hips buttocks and thighs. Quite impressive, in fact I?m thinking about ...
Advantages: Good for use in aerobics classes Disadvantages: uncomfortable, expensive, counter productive to your training!
GoldGym adjustable ankle/wrist weights
Ok, welcome to The most pointless piece of exercise equipment I have ever used. This product is wrong on a number of levels. They are expensive, uncomfortable and also physiologically have more of a negative impact on training than a positive one. Let me explain.
Here are the claims of GoldsGym with regards to their product.
*Unique soft insert system allows for weight adjustment
*(Changes in increments of 0.5 kg for a total weight of 2.5 kg each
*Durable, dirt and water resistant nylon construction
*Metal loop/velcro closure is secure and adjustable
*Adding weights to your cardiovascular workout increases its intensity.
COMFORT
Ok so where to begin. well firstly the weights are extremely uncomfortable. No matter how hard you tighten the weights around your wrist ...
A little bit of background
I would just like to write a review UKTV Gold, or rather G.O.L.D. as it is now known (with the presenters actually spelling out the letters in individual times in quick succession). It is a part of the UKTV family still tough, taking in the likes of History; Drama, and Food to name but a few. At present we have it on Virgin Media on channel number 126, with G.O.L.D. plus one being shown on 127 - whereby, the programmes are actually in fact shown an hour later than on the previous aforementioned channel. G.O.L.D. stands for go on laugh daily, and they even have their own website at golaughdaily.co.uk (or possibly .com - my memory escapes me at these times!).
This channel takes on board a lot of the more popular shows, as originally shown by the BBC - shows such as Steptoe and Son; Porridge; Blackadder ...
