Onward ho with our series on home workout equipment . Coming in at #9 we have the venerable treadmill. It's the largest piece of equipment on the list, and the most expensive. But it's a popular item and for good reason.
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Onward ho with the endless series on home fitness equipment. This time around it's the pull-up bar. Considering it's primarily just a horizontal pole above your head, it's surprisingly versatile. That's right, the pull-up bar isn't just for pull-ups. And of course, there are different bar styles.
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Continuing our series on home workout equipment, at #8 we have the familiar weight bench. Some folks would probably list it higher. Personally, I think even number eight is being generous. But they can certainly be useful.
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Continuing the series on home workout equipment, at #5 we have resistance bands. Of course, because nothing is easy, there are different kinds.
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Commercials and infomercials for "fitness" products have been around for decades. Clearly, people are buying them! Even though they're almost always useless. (Hence, the post title. If you're not up on your Star Trek, here's some background.)
I've written before about the myth of spot reduction. But it's not the only claimed benefit used to tout "fitness" products.
Continue readingThe ongoing list of tried-and-true home equipment you can actually use to get and stay fit.
The last entry in this series was about barbells. For barbells to be useful, you need plates for them.
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