Life Fitness Signature Series Abdominal

Advantages: Can do a variety of exercises on it
Disadvantages: Bit of an eyesore in the house

..., hamstring curls as well as a variety of abdominal and oblique exercises. If you choose, you can also incorporate your ball into a weights programme, using dumbbells or barbells whilst lying or sitting on it. I purchased my own ball a few years ago and was using it religiously, however, I live in a small flat and it did take up alot of space. Also, being red in colour, it clashed with my decor a bit. It now happily resides deflated in a cupboard. I would recomend a fitness ball. However, it may be a little advanced for those people who have limited or no exercise experience. Getting a fitness professional to demonstrate and check your technique and stability on the ball would be advisable before investing in one. Afterall, falling off it could be painful and embarrasing.... Read review

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Advantages: An easy to use, heavy duty aid to personal fitness and well being
Disadvantages: Initially costly but otherwise none

...About a year ago I purchased the second piece of equipment for our home gym. Now that I have became comfortable with it in actual use, I can perhaps give a fair appraisal. The Background I have a busy life style (who doesn’t these days). I am aware – acutely as often as not – that desk based office work, staring at a computer screen for many hours, day in, day out is not conducive to long term fitness. I had noted the sense of breathlessness, taking increasingly longer to subside after a hurried walk up a hill or a dash up two or three flights of stairs. The leisure hours are always at a premium and while I do not smoke or eat a heavily fat laden diet, the appreciation of a good concert or an Estate Bottled 1997 is not the most athletic of pursuits. In the past I have held membership of a gym. The prime aim was always... Read review

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Advantages: Can be as good as a Weights-Gym/Multi-Gym for building/training Upper Body and Mid-Section
Disadvantages: Not as effective for Lower Body as it is for Upper Body, Not that easy to 'Fold-Away' every time you use it

...'t afford to be so 'selfish' as seemed necessary when I was on my personal quest to build the 'body-beautiful' for myself. Besides there were/are other rewards to be had in life - and I don't regret for a moment giving up my hard fitness/bodybuilding regime in order to have the wonderfully fulfilled life that I now have with my lovely wife and kids. It simply meant making sacrifices and giving up certain things for the things in life that I feel really mattered! SO ..... ALONG COMES THE TOTAL GYM 1000 ... In 2001 I was working many many hours to build a future for my wife and family and having realised a while before that I just didn't have the time to go to the gym after working a 12 hour day - I figured that I would need something effective enough to keep me in reasonable shape (even if not quite what I used to be!). At that time I must say... Read review

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