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Article #91: Fitness Equipments For A Full Body Workout

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Health is wealth. In today's world, so * Weight lifters generally prefer to use
many people are leading a rather the dumbbells and barbells. These
sedentary life and also working at very instruments are weights attached to a
boring or stressful jobs, and exercise small and long bar respectively. They
and maintaining body fitness is often are used to exercise biceps, triceps,
pushed to the back burner. forearms, shoulders, thighs, calf muscles
Fitness equipment is essential for proper etc.
exercise and a full body work out, and * The treadmill is an exercise equipment
the regular use of fitness equipment is used for walking or running.
very beneficial to the body and for * The rowing machine is used to exercise
exercising specific groups of muscles. pecs and the lower back. The motion when
The benefits of exercising include weight using the rowing machine resembles that
loss in obese people, increase in of rowing a boat.
vitality, improvement of strength, * The Swiss ball is a rubber ball for
increase in flexibility, improved looks, developing balance and exercising the
a feeling of well-being etc, and also a abdomen and back muscles.
boost in confidence. A study conducted * The exercise bike is a stationary
by doctors has shown that, with only 60 bicycle with friction boards for
days of proper exercise and diet a person exercising the legs.
can look almost 10 years younger. * Balance boards are for developing
Nowadays a lot of fitness equipments, balance.
used fitness equipments, home fitness * Punching bags are used by boxers for
equipments etc are available on the boxing workouts.
market at affordable prices. The most * Resistance bands are elastic bands used
popular fitness equipments are multigyms, for exercising quadriceps and deltoids.
dumbbells, bar bells, skipping ropes, Many people initially buy average fitness
rowing machines, tread mills, exercise equipments and at a later stage as they
bikes, balance boards, Swiss balls, get fitter, buy newer and better fitness
resistance bands, punching bags, heart equipments. For a beginner it is
rate monitors, electronic counters etc.: economical to begin with used fitness
* A multi-gym is an exercise equipment equipments. For people who are short on
where incremented plates are used for time and cannot visit a professional gym,
variable loads. They are used to a multi-gym with few dumbbells and
strengthen the chest, shoulders, arms, barbells are sufficient for workouts at
thighs, calves, pectorals etc. home.






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