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Feel the Burn with Rowing and Spinning for a Leaner Stronger You

How to Burn Optimal Calories With a Spinning® Bike and a Rower

Have you ever thought you could burn 1000 calories in an hour? Sounds impossible, right? But it is not. You can. And the secret is to combine the right cardiovascular exercises. If you pick two modes of cardio that use major muscle groups, you can achieve that 1000 calorie burn.

One mode of cardio is spinning®/indoor cycling.  In a 40 minute spinning®/indoor cycling class, you can burn 400-600 calories.  During class, you are working your quadriceps, hamstrings, hip flexors and extensors and core. This is the whole lower half of your body. Keep your resistance at a 6 out of 10 or 60% during most of the 40 minutes. With this resistance you will always be on a hill even if you are sprinting or jogging. …

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The Power of Compounding: Tips for Your Leg Day

Compounding Exercises are efficient and effective. Compounding exercises allow you to work many muscle groups within one exercise. You are allowing your body to experience eccentric (stretching) and concentric (contraction or work phase) in 2 or more muscle groups. This builds muscle quickly and efficiently.

The Leg Press/Hip Sled is a great machine to help you achieve strong and efficient lower body muscles. You can complete a set of leg presses at a desired angle and then experience a Squat using different leg positions all within the same machine.The squat is the most effective lower body exercise you can do for muscle strength. The squat will strengthen your legs, glutes, lower back and abdominals. You will also notice your heart rate increasing due to many major muscle groups working together. A squat can create a cardiovascular element into your strength training program. …

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Why You Should Stand Up to Poor Health

Health Risks of Sitting

Have you heard the phrase sitting is the new smoking thrown around yet? Here among the fitness industry it is well known and heard in near every healthy living conversation. It has become a catch phrase for defining an unhealthy lifestyle. And it is not far off as more and more Americans take on sedentary desk jobs each year. It is more important than ever to take this new catch phrase back to its origins to really understand what it means. By having an understanding of what is meant by “sitting is the new smoking” you can gain the knowledge needed on how to save yourself from these invisible black lungs.

Global studies have shown that, on average, people sit for 7.7 hours a day and up to 15 hours per day in some cases. The risks of a sedentary lifestyle (defined by a long period of inactivity, such as sitting) are gaining focus and becoming well documented. “For people who sit most of the day, their risk of heart attack is about the same as smoking,” states Martha Grogan, Cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic. …

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Lose Weight and Gain Core Strength: A Match Made in Total Body Workout Heaven

This Perfect Match: a Bosu Ball and BODYCRAFT Jones Machine

 

We are all looking for that perfect match that allows us to increase strength (which increases metabolism) but also engages your core. This type of training is a combination of intentional training and compounding training. You are intentionally focusing on a specific muscle group as well as working as many muscle groups at one time as possible. This may sound impossible, but it is not. All you need is a Bosu Ball, one set of dumbbells, and the Jones Machine.

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Key Cardiovascular Workouts For Your Health and Fitness

Do you have cardiovascular intelligence?

 

We all know how to get on a treadmill and hit “quick start”. We often tend to gravitate toward our favorite classes or machines. This becomes like autopilot at times, right? This is where, with a little bit more effort, you can develop cardiovascular intelligence. The meaning of this is simple… You take care of your body the best way you know how…

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Six Essential Moves to get the Most from Your T3

Don’t let the size of the BodyCraft Total Training Tower (T3) fool you. It has a small footprint but is very versatile. The T3 allows you to take the same exercise and modify the angle for a different workout and an even stronger muscle. Our bodies are not like the pictures you see in the anatomy books. We have dimension and shape to each of our muscles and they can be worked in so many different ways/positions to create a stronger body. The T3 can help you simplify this mission.

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Home Gym vs Gym Membership: What Suits Your Needs Best?

HFT Fit ProAnother day at the gym. Part of you is excited to try out the new machine they just got. But secretly, part of you is dreading the crowd, the drive, that random sweat. Belonging to a gym can be a great experience for some, a place where people are collectively working towards their fitness goals. For others, gyms can be intimidating or just flat out annoying.

For those in the second category, a home gym could be a perfect solution. You’ll never have to wait in line to use it. It’s available to you at any time of day, with no drive required. If that sounds good to you, keep reading for five more reasons why a home gym would make sense for you.

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4 Moves to Craft Your Core

Everyone and everything says to work out our core, but do you truly know the definition of core? The core is your lower back, your abdominals, your hips, your glutes and your pelvis. Most exercise enthusiasts think if they lie on the floor and complete a few crunches and maybe F670do a few super-mans they have engaged their core enough. Crunches and super-mans will work a few of the core muscles but not all of them. One way to engage every muscle group of the core is to use a Hyper-Extension/ Roman Chair. Your hips are the pivot point for the whole piece but your body can be positioned so many different ways. With a simple 10-15 minute program, you will develop a strong core. …

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Calling all Cyclists!

Which BodyCraft Indoor Cycling Bike is for you? BodyCraft has four indoor cycles in two different categories- magnetic resistance and brake pad resistance. All bikes have weighted flywheels and durable frames with handlebar and seat adjustments for every level. To simplify this blog post, it is easiest to focus in on two of these cycles: The SPT, which has a pad brake and the SPT- Mag, which has a magnetic brake. While much of your decision depends on preference, there are differing benefits for each selection.

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7 Body Sculpting Moves on Not Just Another Smith- A Jones

Getting a Great Workout with a BodyCraft Jones Club, Jones Platinum, Jones Light Commercial, or Jones Freedom is easy and efficient. Using multiple machines can be time consuming if you have a busy schedule. The Jones allows you to work your upper body, lower body, and even your abs. With a Jones machine you are able to move the bar horizontally and vertically, which creates even more exercise possibilities within an even safer environment. …

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Consequences of Alcohol on Your Body

Saint Patricks Day. Luck of the Irish. Wearing green. Where did binge drinking come into the picture? Holidays mean different things to different people. To many, it seems like St. Pattys Day is a reason to overindulge in alcohol. When did that tradition start? Or better, why?

Some say it’s to honor the day St. Patrick died. Pour one out for the homie, pour ten down your throat. Some say it’s because the Lenten restrictions are lifted for the day, encouraging people to revisit the vices they are abstaining from for lent. Nothing cleans the soul like a good black out.

Whatever the reason, St. Patricks Day has become a day of parades and heavy drinking. By some estimates, over 4.2 billion pints of beer are consumed during St. Patty’s Day celebrations. That’s a lot of pints. While it may be all in good fun, not everyone benefits from this indulgence. Number one of that list? Your body.

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Your Treadmill can Do More than Just Walk You!

The T1000 Treadmill has enough programs to keep it interesting. However, to add some upper body strength and lower body strength, try these small routines on the alternate days of using a pre-programmed routine. Adding strength by using the same equipment you use for cardiovascular workout days is a win-win.

Walking Lunges with Incline Walk (intermediate):

When you add the lunge you are adding balance and strength. Make sure you keep your knees behind your toes, you are bending the back knee and lowering your body straight down. Start at 1 mph for these and do not exceed 2 mph. The purpose of this exercise is slow and controlled. With each increase of incline (start at 3 if you can!), complete 2-3 minutes of walking lunges and then walk quickly (3 mph+) for 5 minutes. You can complete 2-4 sets of this routine. This routine emphasizes a lot of lower body strength.

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