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Bounce Back from Muscle Soreness

Fall is in the air. The air is crisp and the kids are back in school. What a great time to start a home fitness program! If you’ve been increasing the intensity on your fitness equipment or trying a completely new activity, you’ve probably been introduced to Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS), the extreme fatigue […]

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ElliptiGO Elliptical Bike – Receives Top Reviews by Fitness Performance Coach

by Deborah Leedale-Brown For the last 16 years I have worked as a trainer & performance coach to professional and amateur athletes, alongside clients looking for the inspiration and motivation to maintain health and fitness around busy lifestyles. I am always looking for equipment that allows me to provide an innovative and challenging environment for […]

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Beat Sedentary Life Style Health Risks Using your Fitness Equipment at Home

If you’re contemplating an investment in fitness equipment for your home, consider this…recent research demonstrates that decreasing the amount of time we spend sitting each day is at least as important to our health as the amount of time we spend exercising. Click here for a summary of findings. Although cutting edge office furniture, such as treadmill desks, may […]

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Sports Nutrition for your Workouts at Home

You’ve probably found that whatever your fitness goals, your Horizon Fitness treadmill, elliptical or bike offer great support for your training.  Using high intensity interval and cardio settings, tracking progress in the NikePlus.com community, and motivating music to drive your workouts are just a few of the ways to increase the training benefits of your […]

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Add in Strength Training to Make your Fitness Equipment Workouts Do More

It’s no secret that making it to the gym can be tough to fit in, but if you’re skimping on strength training, you’re missing the chance to get the most from your workouts. Strength training reduces your chances of injury, letting you workout more intensely and burn more fat to show off that great looking muscle […]

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Heart Disease, Diabetes, Body Weight and Genetics

We have known for years (decades really) that individuals that are overweight or obese are far more likely to develop Type 2 Diabetes than those that are leaner or “skinny”. Clearly, there is much truth to that statement but some new genetic research has identified a gene known as IRS1 that is linked not only […]

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Great Warm-Ups for Workouts At Home

You probably know that a good warm-up leaves you energized and ready to get the most from your fitness equipment.  Did you know that it can also be used to prevent injuries and build strength?  If you’re confused by the idea of a pre-workout warm-up and settling for a few held stretches (or skipping the […]

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Stuffed Turkey Burgers

Serving: 4 Ingredients 1 1/4 pounds lean ground turkey breast 1/2 cup chopped roasted red peppers 1/2 cup shredded part- skim mozzarella cheese 1/4 teaspoons salt Freshly ground black pepper 4 whole wheat hamburger buns Directions Separate turkey into 4 equal sized rounds. Make 2 online casino equal sized patties out of each round, so […]

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Home Equipment Choices

There is a dizzying array of home fitness equipment on the market. That’s the good news. The bad news is that you get what you pay for. If you are in the market for fitness equipment for the home, look for equipment that is durable and can be counted on for continued service throughout the […]

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Are Nutritional Myths Keeping You from Getting the Body You Want?

Unless you want to make studying nutrition your new full time job, separating sound nutritional advice from popular fads and completely bad ideas can be tricky business.  Could your good intentions actually be keeping you from getting to your goals?  Here are a few myths and mistakes that might be undermining your efforts. Skip breakfast […]

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The Best Home Fitness Equipment To Meet Your Needs

Jumping into a new training season and beating the coming heat of summer are a couple of reasons that owning your own fitness equipment is appealing this spring.  If you’re considering taking the plunge on a new machine, how do you decide what equipment will be the best fit for your needs?  Treadmills, recumbent bikes, […]

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Use Indoor Workouts to Boost Your Springtime Fitness

Spring is here!  With great weather and more daylight, nothing beats heading out for a run or hike in the fresh air.  Outdoor workouts provide mood lifting benefits and if you have any plans for competing outdoors this year, you’ve got to do some outdoor training.  However, before you let your fitness equipment gather dust […]

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Dust Off Your Treadmill and Gear Up for Summer Training

If you want to feel and look good for summer, you have to start now. Here’s exactly how to get fit for summer in 5 simple steps.

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At Home Workouts Strongly Linked to Big Weight Loss

If you’re trying to lose a substantial amount of weight, you might look for ideas in the National Weight Control Registry.  This research effort, begun in 1994, was developed to look at the habits of individuals who have managed to maintain a long term weight loss of at least 30 pounds for a year or […]

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Use your Home Fitness Equipment for a Better Diet

If you’ve been sticking to your elliptical and treadmill workouts this winter, recent research has some good news for you.  Check out this link for an article on some of the benefits of winter workouts.  Keeping active during the winter can stave off Seasonal Affective Disorder (i.e. the winter blues) during the shortest days of […]

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Be Your Own Personal Trainer to Get Big Results from your Home Fitness Equipment

You know that getting the most from your home fitness equipment takes more than just jumping onto your elliptical or treadmill for the same workout each day, but deciding what to do next can be overwhelming.  Working with a personal trainer is helpful to keep things challenging or to learn proper technique, but most of […]

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Get the Most from Your Home Fitness Equipment and Stick to Your Resolutions

If you cleaned up your fitness routine with the New Year, the end of January is a critical time.  Your work should be paying off with a few pounds lost or gains in strength and performance, but you’re also facing the challenge of maintaining your motivation each week.  What’s going to keep you sticking to […]

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Staying out of the Gym in January? Reasons for Hitting Your Workouts at Home

When it comes to sticking to (or starting) your exercise routine, using your home exercise equipment is the most convenient workout available.  You don’t have to pack a bag, travel to the health club, or share your shower with a roomful of strangers.  Here are a few other reasons you might choose to stay away […]

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Head Outside This Winter and Get the Most from your Fitness Equipment

By investing in your Horizon fitness equipment, you’ve taken a huge step towards making your workouts convenient and comfortable.  Have you thought adding in some outdoor winter workouts to keep the fun in your fitness routine this winter?  While short days and chilly temps can make an outdoor workout seem daunting at this time of […]

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Use Your Horizon Fitness Equipment to Keep your Winter Workouts Strong

Finding yourself wondering how to stay motivated this winter?  We all know the challenges that make it easy to get derailed…shorter days, busy holiday schedules and colder weather make cuddling up on the couch so much more tempting than that evening run you told yourself you’d stick to.  By adding home fitness equipment to your […]

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Understanding your Metabolism

Article by: Lifefitness.com People who are overweight or prone to gaining weight easily sometimes blame a slow metabolism for their bodies not expending calories quickly. But before pointing the finger at your metabolism, you should understand exactly what it is, what affects it and how you can raise it. When most people talk about metabolism, […]

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Periodization. Targeted Training Using your Fitness Equipment

If you find yourself doing the same workouts week after week, it’s time to give some thought to your fitness program.  Adapted from weightlifting, Periodization is a way of organizing your training goals to promote identifiable gains within a specific period of time.  As a competitive athlete, your goal may be to peak for a […]

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Myth Busters! Common Nutritional Myths that May be Derailing Your Fitness Efforts

Making the right nutritional choices gets more confusing every year (“are carbs good or bad?”).  While it’s easy to find recommendations for the “average” person, few of us really fit that mold.  Working towards weight loss, training goals, or performance gains all put different demands on the body and cause our nutritional needs to vary […]

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The Perfect Fit: Find the Exercise Equipment You Need Without Paying for Features You Won't Use

Finding the perfect match when it comes to your exercise equipment is a tricky balancing act.  Assuming you’ve already decided which type of cardio equipment you want (for more on deciding between a treadmill, elliptical, or recumbent bike check out last month’s Get Fit blog), how do you sort out the bells and whistles without […]

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Choosing the Best Exercise Equipment for Your Needs

No doubt about it.  September is a great time to take the plunge and get started on your own home gym.  Cold weather is right around the corner and the back to school busyness  (and sales!) are heading into high gear.  Treadmills, elliptical trainers, and recumbent bikes all offer a great way to bring your […]

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Cross-Training on Your Fitness Equipment Can Make You a Better Runner

We all know that running is a great workout.  It’s challenging to both your strength and stamina.  It’s simple, just put on your shoes and go.  And it’s adaptable to your schedule and location.  So why add cross-training to your running workouts?  Simply put, there will be times when you can’t or shouldn’t run.  Inclement […]

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The Importance of Stretching

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Skinny Isn't Good Enough! Keep Your Elliptical Moving to Get Healthy This Summer

Eating up to 5000 calories per day with a BMI of 56 hardly sounds like a recipe for long life, but recent research shows that Sumo wrestlers trump fashion models when it comes to fitness and cardiovascular health.  What’s their secret?  It seems the models who were included in these studies are victims of what […]

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Burn Fat This Summer! Use your Fitness Equipment without the Pre-Workout Meal

Though you wouldn’t want to do it with every workout, skipping the pre-workout nutrition has been a common practice with runners and athletes for years in order to jumpstart our bodies’ fat burning mechanisms.  Recent research confirms this practice.  A comparison of cyclists showed that those who worked out, rested (but didn’t eat), and then […]

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Simple Summer Shapeups? Are Fitness Shoes Really Effective?(2)

You know the type of athletic footwear.  While they go by a lot of different names, they all claim that the curved rocker bottom and cutting edge support system will leave you fitter, healthier, and more toned by summer, all just by wearing them for your regular activities.  I’ve had a lot of questions lately […]

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Get the Most from Your Fitness Equipment

The US Department of Agriculture has recommended 30 minutes of moderate exercise on most days or 150 minutes per week since 2008, but research is beginning to show that this may not be enough.  A March study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association reports that staving off middle aged weight gain for […]

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Exercise plus Diet Leads to Big Gains in Fitness

You knew it had to be true, but here’s proof positive.  Your Horizon Fitness equipment really can help you lose your winter weight!  A recent study from the University of Wyoming demonstrates that when losing weight, moderate exercise plus calorie restriction is healthier than reducing calories alone.  In the six month study, participants lost the […]

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Prevent Spring Running Pain

You know that running is good for your heart and your waistline, but did you know that it may actually be good for your knees?  A handful of studies have found that people who exercise vigorously, including runners, have healthier and thicker knee cartilage than the general population, possibly reducing their risk of osteoarthritis in […]

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Too much sitting? Exercise to Beat the Health Risks

Have you started your exercise routine, only to find yourself frustrated as you reach a weight loss or fitness plateau?  Your sedentary job may be a bigger culprit than you realize.  Recent research from the U.K. shows that sitting for hours at a time is bad for your health, even if you exercise at the […]

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Active Enough? Make Sure your Workouts Count

Ever wonder how long you need to workout to really be effective?  The American College of Sports Medicine in collaboration with the American Heart Association provides public health guidelines on the amount of physical activity needed to maintain and lose weight.  In order to maintain bodyweight and to lower the risk of cardiovascular disease and […]

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Beyond the Elliptical – Set your Goals for Success in the New Year

New Year’s fitness resolutions are often established and abandoned well before Valentine’s Day.  Many resolutions fail because they are set in general terms, such as “live healthier” or “get fitter”, ideas that sound good but are hard to recognize.  If you already own a piece of fitness equipment, you may be resolving to use your […]

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Use your Fitness Equipment at Home for a Convenient Christmas Workout

We all know that the few short weeks between Thanksgiving and New Years can derail even the most dedicated athlete.  While having access to fitness equipment in your home makes workouts accessible and convenient, you still need to plan your strategy.  If you’re determined to maintain your fitness over the holiday season, consider the tips […]

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Great Expectations: Keys to Enjoying a Fit Pregnancy

Expecting our first baby at the end of November, I’ve been reflecting on similarities between supporting a healthy pregnancy and endurance training.  Maintaining your fitness during pregnancy has enormous benefits for both mother and baby, but comes with its share of potential pitfalls.  Here are a few challenges I’ve encountered over the past eight months […]

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Using Fitness Equipment to Enhance Sports Performance

It’s easy to see how using a treadmill can make running more accessible or how a stationary bike can help get a cyclist through the winter, but fitness equipment can also help athletes of all types prepare for and recover from the demands of their sport.  You can use a variety of fitness equipment to […]

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Make your workout fun!

A good fitness program is more than using your exercise equipment every day.  Finding ways to add variety and fun to your workouts will keep you motivated and getting fitter.  The tips below are a few ways you can use your Horizon treadmill or elliptical to bring fun back into your workout routine. Keep the […]