As Seen on TV Exercise Equipment – Overview:
Today’s exercise equipment reviews are going to be a little different than in the past in that instead of reviewing a single piece of equipment/program, I am going to provide highlights on four different pieces of exercise equipment that are available to you either over the Internet or through a local store. The four pieces that are chosen for today’s article are: the P90X program, the NuStep T4, and the Flex Belt. One of the items I’ve chosen for today’s article is a program, and two are actual pieces of equipment that you can use during your workout. Hopefully all of them will provide some benefit to you in your search for exercise equipment or programs to help you reach your fitness goals.

As Seen on TV Exercise Equipment – Product overview:
Our first product overview will be on the P90X program. The program is designed around a set of specific exercises with the ultimate goal of helping you realize fitness success within a 90 day window. One of the good things about this program is that it is not solely focused on exercise as being the key to reaching your personal fitness goals. It does recognize the importance of exercise, but also understands that in order to achieve optimum physical fitness levels the user of this program must also control their diet. To that end the program provides a comprehensive recommend a diet for the user to follow and additional support materials such as a calendar to track your progress, a detailed fitness guide, and access to online peer support groups for encouragement when you need that extra push.

The next program we are going to look at tonight will be the NuStep recumbent cross trainer. Specifically we will be looking at the new step T4 and providing you with information about this specific model. There are a whole host of models offered by the NuStep company, so if you don’t think that the T4 will meet your needs you should check out the rest of their product line. Basically the NuStep T4 combines all the benefits of treadmill and step climbing machines, but allows the user to perform the workout from a seated position. Obviously the huge benefit to this is the reduced impact and stress on joints in the knees and ankles. Additionally, it reduces the trauma that can be caused to internal organs by high-impact workout techniques.

The Flex Belt is a different piece of exercise equipment, it’s different in that it’s instead of you actually going through an exercise regimen and the equipment uses a series of electrical impulses to stimulate your muscles and cause the conditioning to occur.

As Seen on TV Exercise Equipment – Turin’s Review:
Okay, now that I’ve provided the objective product reviews of these various pieces of as seen on TV exercise equipment it’s my turn to provide a little feedback about what I think regarding these products. After having spent some time looking at the P90X information I do believe that this would be a fairly intense workout that would be capable of delivering the results that they’ve discussed. My 20+ years as a competitive gymnastics instructor taught me many things about training athletes… the system uses several techniques I am familiar with. I know they can produce results. The real deciding factor here will be the amount of time you are willing to put into using the program. Just like anything else, the program will not make you lose weight through osmosis… you will have to earn it. But if you are looking for a program that can make your fitness goals a reality I think this one has a decent shot of delivering on that.

I like the NuStep T4 recumbent cross trainer simply because it provides the ability to perform lengthy workouts while minimizing the impact on the body. By allowing the user to perform a higher number of repetitions of the exercise, it provides them with an opportunity to spend more time on the equipment, burn more calories, develop better muscle tone, and receive additional cardiovascular benefit.

What can I say about the Flex Belt… I like the concept. In my opinion this piece of equipment would be great as an add-on to your workout time. It would afford you the opportunity to continue to work your abdominal muscles while doing other tasks. However, one must remember that the number of calories burned a Flex Belt will be nominal when compared to a standard ab workout routine.

All in all, these three products can offer benefit to anybody willing to use them. As with any type of workout, the key to success is to simply get up and do something.

Cheers and good luck on your exercise goals!

TV Exercise Equipment

As Seen on TV Exercise Equipment – Overview:
Today I am going to write a short article about the Cardio Twister. The article today is going to be short for two reasons. The first reason being that there just isn’t a whole lot to write about on this piece of equipment…but more on that in a moment. The second being that I am just plain tired today. The Cardio Twister is another one of those pieces of “As Seen on TV” exercise equipment that makes promises to users based on its revolutionary design.

As Seen on TV Exercise Equipment – Product overview:

Cardio Twister

As “As Seen on TV items” go, this equipment is fairly standard. The creator has come up with a unique way to get people motivated to start exercising. The workout is low-impact on your joints and internal organs…which I like. One of the other things that is appealing about the product is that it appears to be simple enough for the basic user to pick it up quickly. The movements are fairly straight forward, and should be easy to follow.

As Seen on TV Exercise Equipment – Turin’s Review:
As I see it, this piece of equipment has some pretty strong selling points. It is small, it is easy to use, and it is inexpensive. Having said that, I do not own one of these so I can not speak to the quality of workmanship or materials that go into it. If it is made decently, I think it would be a great place for someone who is just getting back into the exercise game to begin. Keep in mind that this as seen on TV exercise equipment operates that same way as everything else…you have to use it to receive any benefit. Additionally, your success in losing weight and toning muscle is directly related to your lifestyle. Don’t think that you can eat chips and ice cream for breakfast every day and still meet your weight-loss goals. It ain’t going to happen.

Cheers and good luck on your exercise goals!

As Seen on TV Exercise

As Seen on TV Exercise Equipment – Overview:
So today I went out to research a product I recently saw on TV. The name of the product is the Bender Ball, and it is one of those typical as seen on TV items that you are accustomed to seeing on late-night TV. My wife has used exercise balls before and initially this one appeared to be just a smaller variation of the large-size I’m used to seeing. After spending several minutes on the product’s website it appears that the smaller size of the ball serves a very distinct purpose.

As Seen on TV Exercise Equipment – Product overview:

The Bender Ball

As I stated above, one of the very first things to catch my eye when seeing this piece of equipment for the first time was its size. Unlike most of the exercise balls I’m used to seeing this one was small and resembled a kickball your children would use during recess at school. This is one of the things that made this as seen on TV exercise equipment standout. If you spend any time at all watching late-night TV you are aware that there are numerous as seen on TV items being pedaled across the airwaves. Most of them have a unique angle they are peddling but few of them are as simple as this apparatus that resembles a kickball. Additionally, per the information on the company’s site, this piece of exercise equipment is a mere $10 plus shipping and handling. That definitely caught my attention.

The product site goes into specific detail regarding the reasons for the size of this particular TV exercise equipment. The premise is that this ball, with its smaller size, the designed to fit precisely into the small of ones back to help increase the effectiveness of the abdominal workouts. The ball also has a specially designed surface that allows it to give on the workout surface without slipping out from the small of your back in the middle of your exercise sets. The equipment makers purport that due to the small form factor of the ball it provides additional extension through the abdominal muscles and lower back to offer a greater range of motion when performing a stomach exercises.

As Seen on TV Exercise Equipment – Turin’s Review:
If you’ve spent any time reading through the articles on this site you know that I am a big fan of two principles – the first being cost and the second being size. The Bender Ball exceeds my expectations in both of these categories. While I haven’t used the equipment, I feel comfortable saying that for $10 one really can’t go wrong. The motion concepts behind this piece of as seen on TV exercise equipment are solid given that using the ball in the small of your back will in fact isolate your abdominal muscles while performing exercises such as crunches. Having spent 20 years training gymnasts I would also agree that this $10 ball will provide you with a greater abdominal workout than simply doing the exercises on the floor.

Cheers and good luck on your exercise goals!

TV Exercise Equipment

As Seen on TV Exercise Equipment – Overview:
Most of the time on this site I spend my time reviewing various home gym machines that incorporate fairly traditional exercise activities. Today’s article focuses on an exercise apparatus that does, in fact use traditional exercise movements, but is a slightly unorthodox manner. The home gym equipment under scrutiny today is the Urban Rebounder.

As Seen on TV Exercise Equipment – Product overview:

Urban Rebounder

The equipment is dubbed the Rebounder because it makes use of a small trampoline bed to provide the bulk of the workout for users. The aim of the equipment is to provide users with a variable type of aerobic workout based on their own, personal fitness level. This is appealing for several reasons. The one that immediately comes to my mind is that fact that you can control the intensity of the workout, and the impact that it has on your body. The gentle nature of the trampoline bed allows you to perform many repetitions of various motions and exercises while minimizing the impact to your joints and organs. On the opposite end of the spectrum, this type of home exercise fitness equipment allows you to increase the intensity and frequencies of your workouts without having to purchase additional equipment…a big plus. During my many years of training competitive gymnasts we used these types of mini-tramps to condition and train our gymnasts very effectively.

As Seen on TV Exercise Equipment – Turin’s Review:
If you can’t tell, I like these types of home gym machines…simply because of the broad applications and usability they have for a broad range of people. Additionally, this type of equipment will grow with you as your fitness level increases, and it doesn’t have to coast you an extra penny whe you are ready to kick it up to the next level. Think about it, with most of the other types of weight training equipment, or home gym, you need to purchase additional weights or accessories to move up to the next level of workout complexity. The Urban Rebounder has it all, right from the start. Additionally, having used this type of equipment before for gymnastics conditioning, I agree with them that this is a pretty fun way to get into shape…and very effective.

If you decide to check out this non-traditional workout equipment, come back and tell us what you think about it. Cheers and good luck on your exercise goals!

TV Exercise Equipment

As Seen on TV Exercise Equipment – Overview: Most of the time on this blog, I focus on equipment that is an actual home gym fitness machine. For today’s article I decided to change things up a little and review a piece of equipment that is actually a videogame. I am a big fan of technology, and I think that uses like fitness are an exceptional way to get your geek time in a healthy way. After you read the product review if you think you are interested in the software you can find it over at Jillian’s site. They have put together an interface for ordering, and they provide some additional demos of the software and how they can be used.

As Seen on TV Exercise Equipment – Product overview:

Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2010

The name of the product is Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2010; it comes from both the Wii and the Nintendo DS. The basic premise of these exercise fitness games is that you, the user, are dropped onto an island with Jillian to undergo fitness training with her. The user interface differs on whether you are using software on the Wii or on the DS. By using the different accessories that come with the Wii software contractor motions into movements and provides an on screen reference image to give you guidance as you perform the exercises. Additionally, the product allows you to build out a routine for up to six months and then track your progress against your routine. One of the added benefits of the software is that you get the in your face motivation style that Jillian is known for.

As Seen on TV Exercise Equipment – Turin’s Review: I like anything that gets people up and gives them moving. Personally I think that Americans spend too much time sedentary. This application encourages users to use the videogame machines they would typically use for mind-numbing activities to actually take advantage of the user-interface and begin to condition their bodies. While Jillian’s motivational techniques may seem over-the-top at times it gets you up and encouraged…then I guess it works. I also think this is an excellent use of videogame machines, and it could possibly be the next wave in personal fitness training. Additionally, the form factor of the software (which is incredibly small) meets one of my criteria goals for home exercise fitness equipment… that it is small, portable, and easy to store.

If you have a Wii sitting around the house and swore to yourself, or purchasing it because of the exercise programs that are available on a highly encourage you to spend a couple of dollars and give this software a shot you may find that you like it. If you decide that it is not for you, you can always sell it on eBay and buy another first person shooter game. Cheers and good luck on your exercise goals!

As Seen on TV Items

As Seen on TV Exercise Equipment – Overview:
Another day…another equipment review. The piece of equipment, I decided to look at today is the Weider Crossbow home gym machine. This is one of those home gym machines that I’m sure you see advertised on TV as it is fairly popular. This machine provides a variation on the bow flex system which uses resistance to work your muscles as opposed to a free-weight Type system.

As Seen on TV Exercise Equipment – Product overview:

Weider Crossbow

This piece of home gym fitness equipment, boasts a wide range of exercises available to its users. Based on its design is supposed to have a wide degree of versatility, providing consumers with the ability to work all of their major muscle groups. This is a huge bonus for a home gym machine, because it allows you to work all of the needed areas with a single piece of equipment. This is a huge benefit because of the time saving it provides you with, and because of the economy of scale you realize by only having to buy one piece of home exercise fitness equipment to meet your workout needs.

As part of my research on this piece of equipment I went out on the Internet and looked at a couple of exercise equipment review websites. Here is what one of them had to say:

As you can see they seem to think pretty highly of this piece of exercise equipment. I also did some further investigation on other equipment review sites and found that most users seem to enjoy the equipment.

As Seen on TV Exercise Equipment – Turin’s Review:
This is one of those pieces of equipment that is so versatile that it has a broad application for many different consumers. It appeals to me for a couple of different reasons, the primary one being that with this single piece of equipment I could work out all of my major and minor muscle groups in a fairly short amount of time. Additionally, because of the varied nature of the types of exercises the equipment provides this home gym machine would provide me with a great deal of variety. Since it is very easy for me to get bored with workout routines this diversity is what I need.

As this is one piece of equipment that I would like to add to my personal exercise inventory I would be interested to hear about your experiences with it. Cheers and good luck on your exercise goals!

As Seen on TV Items

As Seen on TV Exercise Equipment – Overview:
Many times exercise routines become just that…boring routines. It is very easy to become bored with your standard, run of the mill, exercise regimens when you use the same old weight training, elliptical, and treadmill equipment. It is for this reason that I am a strong believer in having several home gym machines to utilize in your daily workout routines. The gazelle is one of those pieces of equipment that has the ability to change your exercise up and provide you with variety in your daily routines.

As Seen on TV Exercise Equipment – Product overview:

The Gazelle

Claims of the equipment, which areas of the body it is designed to work on, customer testimonials
The Gazelle is different than your standard home exercise fitness equipment because it provides several different type of workout simultaneously. This single piece of equipment provides an excellent aerobic workout that is similar to that of skiing, running, and aerobic dancing…all without increasing the stress on your joints. Here is a little snippet of information from the Gazelle-products.com website about their machine:

As Seen on TV Exercise Equipment – Turin’s Review:
One of my big likes when it comes to home gym machines is their easy of portability/storage. Based on the user reviews for this product, that may be a challenge for this particular piece of home exercise fitness equipment. The prices that I saw start around $400 dollars for this gym machine. You may be able to find cheaper if you dig around the Internet a little bit. If you can handle the cost, and are not a workout animal, you may want to give this piece of equipment a shot, you may like it.

Cheers and good luck on your exercise goals!

TV Exercise Equipment

As Seen on TV Exercise Equipment – Overview:
Ok, time for another review of a small home gym machine. This time, we will be reviewing the Air Climber. You may have seen this product because it is one of those as seen on TV items that can show up on infomercials late at night. Basically this equipment’s claim to fame is that it is small, compact and should provide the user with a decent workout.

The Air Climber

As Seen on TV Exercise Equipment – Product overview:
The Air Climber is in fact fairly small, which again is good for those of you who do not have a lot of space for home gym fitness equipment. It basically makes use of two air powered pedals that one steps on… similar to a climbing machine that you would find a in a gym. Additionally this piece of equipment comes with a workout DVD, wherein the instructors put you through your paces and get your heart racing. The equipment starts at about $120 depending on where you purchase it from. The information I found on the Internet says, that it can support a full-size adult, but some users report having problems with it supporting more than 140 pounds. Additionally, there have been some complaints about problems with the air ballasts that provide support for the pedals staying inflated during workouts. Again these are issues raised by some consumers but are probably not indicative of all users.

As Seen on TV Exercise Equipment – Turin’s Review:
If you’ve spent any time reading this site, you know that I’m a big fan of small home exercise fitness equipment. I think it is important to be able to have your own home gym machines close by so that you can maximize your time and get your workouts in where your schedule allows. I am not so sure about the effectiveness of this piece of equipment though. I have never used it, but I fail to see why a simple aerobic exercise regimen or even the use of a simple step aerobic apparatus would not suffice. Again, I haven’t used this equipment, but I think that a workout derived from using this equipment would be the same as doing aerobics in your living room. Just my two cents.

If you are familiar with this piece of equipment or have used it in the past, please consider telling me about your experience with it and whether you feel it was a good investment of money and time. Cheers and good luck on your exercise goals!

Exercise Equipment As Seen on TV

As Seen on TV Exercise Equipment – Overview:
If you’ve ever had trouble tightening the muscles on the inside and outside of your legs, I have found the piece of exercise equipment that you need… the Fitness Quest Leg Magic Ultra. This very small piece of equipment will make an excellent addition to your home gym fitness equipment and will provide you with an incredible lower body workout. I have seen advertisements for this piece of equipment all over the Internet, but I didn’t realize how beneficial this equipment could be until the gymnastics center where my daughter works out purchased one. Whoever created this piece of equipment has come up with a winner… in my humble opinion.

As Seen on TV Exercise Equipment – Product overview:

The Leg Magic Ultra

This piece of equipment is very simple in design; it is constructed of two bowed metal tracks and a single pole that stands up in front of the user. There are 2 foot-pads that rest on top of the metal tracks and glide out to the left and the right and then back into center. The motion is very simple for the user in that it is a simple pushing of your feet out and bringing them back to center motion. However, the intensity of the workout is extreme. Most individuals do not work the muscles on the inner thigh or the outer thigh for that matter, and it is these two muscle groups that this piece of equipment focuses on. Not only does this equipment strengthen one’s legs, but it also serves to tighten their core. These types of great, very simple, as seen on TV items, make it very easy for consumers to create their own home gym.

As Seen on TV Exercise Equipment – Turin’s Review:
I looked at what individuals who had bought this piece of home gym fitness equipment had to say and almost all of the people who left comments on the site I visited gave this piece of equipment five out of five stars. Another reason I think this piece of equipment is so popular, aside from its simplicity, is that it is only approximately $80 depending on where you purchase it. That is incredibly reasonable for a home gym machine. One of the other characteristics that I like about this particular piece of exercise equipment is that it is very small. The one at the gymnastics center sits on a wall between two sets of uneven bars. Its size makes it perfect for those of you that may have space limitations for your home gym.

If you decide to purchase the Fitness Quest Leg Magic Ultra please consider coming back, and providing us with your feedback. Cheers and good luck on your exercise goals!

Exercise Equipment As Seen on TV

Today, I wanted to talk a little bit about cheap exercise equipment. Everybody likes to get a good deal when they are purchasing something and I am no exception. Whenever possible I prefer to maximize my dollar spent for the products I purchase. This is one of the reasons that I love the Internet; it allows me to search for the best deal on the items I’m looking to purchase. I do need to differentiate between the words cheap and inexpensive. The word cheap implies that product is poorly made or not worth your money. Inexpensive on the other hand, simply indicates that you’ve been able to get a quality product at a reduced rate. Cheap exercise equipment is never good. On the other hand, I am a huge advocate of anything that is inexpensive. As the saying goes, a penny saved is a penny earned.

If you’re in the market for inexpensive exercise equipment regardless of whether it is an elliptical machine, a treadmill, weight training equipment, or whatever… there are several places you can look on the Internet to get a good deal. One of the first places I would stop and investigate an expensive exercise equipment is 2nd wind exercise equipment. Second wind exercise equipment purchases, gently used home gym machines, refurbishes them and then resells at a discounted rate. This is ideal for the individual who has a desire to take up exercise, but does not want to pay a premium price for home gym fitness equipment.

Additional choices for inexpensive, not cheap exercise equipment, is Amazon, eBay, or Play It Again Sports. Each of the sites provide a wide selection of used home gym fitness equipment at reasonable prices. In the case of Play It Again Sports. You may be able to go online and see what they have in stock and then simply drive to a store near you to pick it up. There are many more online stores that sell inexpensive used exercise equipment, these four represent only a small sampling of the vendors that are available.

If you have any success finding high quality inexpensive home gym fitness equipment, please consider coming back and leaving some comments for other readers.

Exercise Equipment As Seen on TV