| Nowadays a lot of fitness equipments, used | | | | rowing machine resembles that of rowing a |
| fitness equipments, home fitness equipments | | | | boat. |
| etc are available on the market at affordable | | | | |
| prices. The most popular fitness equipments | | | | * The Swiss ball is a rubber ball for |
| are multigyms, dumbbells, bar bells, skipping | | | | developing balance and exercising the abdomen |
| ropes, rowing machines, tread mills, exercise | | | | and back muscles. |
| bikes, balance boards, Swiss balls, | | | | |
| resistance bands, punching bags, heart rate | | | | * The exercise bike is a stationary bicycle |
| monitors, electronic counters etc.: | | | | with friction boards for exercising the legs. |
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| * A multi-gym is an exercise equipment where | | | | * Balance boards are for developing balance. |
| incremented plates are used for variable | | | | |
| loads. They are used to strengthen the chest, | | | | * Punching bags are used by boxers for boxing |
| shoulders, arms, thighs, calves, pectorals | | | | workouts. |
| etc. | | | | |
| | | | * Resistance bands are elastic bands used for |
| * Weight lifters generally prefer to use the | | | | exercising quadriceps and deltoids. |
| dumbbells and barbells. These instruments are | | | | |
| weights attached to a small and long bar | | | | Many people initially buy average fitness |
| respectively. They are used to exercise | | | | equipments and at a later stage as they get |
| biceps, triceps, forearms, shoulders, thighs, | | | | fitter, buy newer and better fitness |
| calf muscles etc. | | | | equipments. For a beginner it is economical |
| | | | to begin with used fitness equipments. For |
| * The treadmill is an exercise equipment used | | | | people who are short on time and cannot visit |
| for walking or running. | | | | a professional gym, a multi-gym with few |
| | | | dumbbells and barbells are sufficient for |
| * The rowing machine is used to exercise pecs | | | | workouts at home. |
| and the lower back. The motion when using the | | | | |