Archive for the 'Health Equipment' Category

Wii Fit

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

So seeing as how the Gadget Show proved that the Wii Fit was almost as good as a £5000 Power Plate when it comes to improving overall fitness I’ve decided to take the plunge and get one. Sounds easy but it was no mean feat, just finding a shop that has a Wii [...]

Why Personal Trainers Don’t Like Cross-Trainers

Monday, June 9th, 2008

I’ve now changed my body shape enough for people to start noticing. I don’t mind, other than the word skinny, I don’t think you could ever use the word skinny with me but each to their own. Of course as well as friends and family noticing people in the gym are going to [...]

Nintendo Invented BMI- I Didn’t know That

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Well according to one of the world’s leading news broadcasters anyway, the BBC have felt the need to report on this story where a girl of 11 gets all upset (surely not, it’s not like 11 year old girls to want to be the centre of attention, I’ve got one, I know!) because her Wii [...]

What Sort Of Man Uses Hair Straighteners?

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Obviously the sort of man that goes to my gym!  Maybe I should change, I feel dirty?
I’d never even noticed them before, not that I’d know what they were anyway but today as I went to get changed there was a man (yes a man, not a woman) standing there, bold as brass,  straigtening his [...]

Leg Raises, Working The Lower Abs

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

I’ve been doing a lot of these recently (well 3 sets of 12 every day) :-

That’s not the reason I’m posting that video though. For my money I don’t think he’s doing that exercise right to target the lower abs. You need your knees to come up much high, towards your chest and [...]