http://simplyfitnessgear.com/blog Fitness Tips and News from SimplyFitnessGear.com Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:30:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thank you to Diane Raymond for this guest post. Think you need lots of space (and money), to kit out your home gym? Think again. Some of my favorite "tools of the trade" cost very little, require minimal space, are easy to use, and in some cases, are portable, making ... http://simplyfitnessgear.com/blog/5-simple-training-tools-every-home-gym-needs I have to say up front that I have never tried skiing (something to do with a horror of going downhill fast and out of control and hating the cold) but my friends love it and as we have been snowed in in many parts of the UK in the ... http://simplyfitnessgear.com/blog/ultimate-skiing-fitness-exercise I always say that the very best way to exercise is to do something you love and guest author Holly McCarthy in the article below is very much in agreement. You never have a prima ballerina complaining about dancing or a baseball fanatic complaining about playing a game in the park. What ... http://simplyfitnessgear.com/blog/top-5-ways-to-enjoy-exercise If you are struggling to keep your fitness motivation going after starting out full of enthusiasm in the New Year it's time to give your fitness regime a motivational boost. If you are not already using a heart rate monitor then seriously think about getting one. The thing is that a heart ... http://simplyfitnessgear.com/blog/great-time-to-get-a-motivation-boost-with-a-heart-rate-monitor If you bought fitness equipment and it was covered by a year long parts and labor warranty you would expect that if the machine went wrong in the second week you would be fully covered for repair wouldn't you? Me too and Noridic Track buyer Howard Baulch thought so too. But not ... http://simplyfitnessgear.com/blog/nordic-track-horror-story If you are thinking of joining a gym, don't. I'm not joking. January is the very worst time to join a gym - it will be crowded, full to bursting with new gym-goers, fresh from making their New Year's resolutions and you won't be able to move easily from machine to machine. ... http://simplyfitnessgear.com/blog/stop-dont-join-a-gym A few people have asked me about my walk off your weight program. It is a simple step by step plan for losing weight by walking. A pedometer helps by measuring the number of steps you take each day - and you help yourself by gradually increasing that number :) Though the ... http://simplyfitnessgear.com/blog/pedometer-weight-loss-program I feel that walking has had a bad press among exercisers. After all, it can't be real exercise, can it... if you don't have to get yourself to a gym if you don't have to learn complicated moves with state of the art equipment if you don't have to get showered immediately afterwards if ... http://simplyfitnessgear.com/blog/walking-fitness-weight-loss-and-me A couple of weeks ago I heard about a great organization for kids (of all ages) which promotes physical fitness and makes it seem cool. Kamau Hunter of Bartendaz Physical Fitness pointed me to his videos. One in particular - the one above, reminded me of a group of ... http://simplyfitnessgear.com/blog/fitness-made-cool The idea of a 4 minute workout is very appealing. Let's get it all done in 4 minutes and get on with your life. I came across this fitness video today which is meant to be a 4 minute workout for beginners. No beginners I ever met could manage this 4 ... http://simplyfitnessgear.com/blog/secrets-of-a-4-minute-workout