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What’s New In The World Of Fitness?

Keeping you updated with the latest trends and future outlook of fitness equipment

When BODYCRAFT was founded in 1994, our progressive vision was to help as many people as possible achieve their wellness goals through creating the ultimate in safety, variety, design, affordability, and motivation. Of course, a lot has changed in the past 20+ years, but we strive to remain open-minded in our approach to fitness and wellness.

After reading Technavio’s latest report on the global connected gym equipment market – an analysis on major trends expected to impact the market over the next five years, it got us thinking more about some of the most recent fitness trends and where the industry could be headed.

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The Benefits of 10,000+ Steps Per Day

10,000+ steps per day

You’ve heard it before – your body needs 10,000 steps in a day to decrease the risk of chronic illnesses like diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. While this health goal was made popular in the 1960’s, it’s become more prevalent in recent years with the onset of fitness trackers and wearable devices. But is walking all it takes to be healthy and fit? Is 10,000 steps still a relevant benchmark? We explore the answers to those questions and more below!

“Walking is the Superfood of fitness”

Author and scientist Katy Bowman, a biomechanist out of California, recently had a great quote about walking. She compared it to the essential dietary nutrients that our bodies need:

“Walking is a superfood. It’s the defining movement of a human. It’s a lot easier to get movement than it is to get exercise,” she stated.

This is a great point because many people look at getting healthy or fit as an all-or-nothing approach, thinking that if they aren’t running, lifting weights, or going to the gym, what’s the point? But simply walking, or trying to get those 10,000 steps per day, has major physical and mental benefits! …

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Pairing Exercise and Healthy Eating Habits

How to get the most out of your exercise routine and diet

Diet vs Exercise – which is more important? It’s a question that sparks a variety of opinions, hot takes, and anecdotal evidence. The reality is, they are both important for maintaining a healthy lifestyle! Depending on your goals, you may want to favor one over the other, but generally speaking – we want to move past the argument of which is more important, and instead, discuss ways to utilize them together.

Consider the words of Henry Ford: “Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.” So how can your exercise routine and diet work together? Here are a few things to remember: …

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SpaceWalker Creates a “No Excuse” Exercise Plan

The design even allows for use of a laptop or tablet on the workstation desk while you are walking.

I’ll be the first to admit that when I saw this new product from BODYCRAFT, I became very excited to learn more. The ultra compact SpaceWalker Treadmill desk from BODYCRAFT creates an easy way to add one of the safest forms of exercise into anyone’s daily routine- walking. The actual machine is small, but efficient. You can exercise in any space while you are working, taking a business call, or even watching TV.

You can move your SpaceWalker Treadmill to any room of your house due to its compact size, lightweight, and transportation wheels. And, studies have shown that a change of scenery increases adherence to any exercise. …

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Five Steps to Becoming a Happier Person

It may be cliché and overused, but it’s true that attitude is everything! It turns out, some of the lessons we dismiss quickly as children’s phrases, are some of the most important to remember.

 

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When it comes to being a happier person, attitude plays a major role. Consider the words Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D and Professor of Psychology at the University of California, wrote in her book, The How of Happiness:

“Recall that 50 percent of individual differences in happiness are governed by genes, 10 percent by life circumstances, and the remaining 40 percent by what we do and how we think – that is, our intentional activities and strategies. The secret of course lies in that 40 percent. If we observe genuinely happy people, we shall find that they do not just sit around being contented. They make things happen. They pursue new understandings, seek new achievements, and control their thoughts and feelings.”

It’s true that each of our attitudes have a powerful effect on our self-image and happiness in general. Many have been dealt unfair hands when it comes to genetics or life circumstances. Some people will certainly have to work harder to find happiness than others. Regardless of where you are today, here are five steps you can take right now on your journey to fulfillment:

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Read After Testing Your Fitness Knowledge!

As we all think about our 2016 fitness plan, being able to answer all the questions discussed in our last blog post will help you succeed! It’s important to know your fitness status and what it all means. Test yourself first and then check your answers with the ones below.

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Put Your Fitness Knowledge to the Test

How much do you really know?

Education is the key to success. It is important to know your numbers to succeed in any health or fitness task and you should not rely on others, such as trainers or instructors, to know them for you.

Use the Quiz below to see if you can answer all the questions regarding your fitness numbers and knowledge. It is important to know these answers to create the ‘best and healthiest’ you. If you did not know any, please comment below and we would be happy to answer them! Be sure to look for our follow up blog also containing a little extra information on how to live with a healthier version of you! Take charge of your fitness and make sure you know your stuff! …

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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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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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Heart Month Should Really Be Heart Year

As you might have heard, February was heart month. A whole month dedicated to heart health. But is a month really long enough? Heart disease is the number one killer in America, with nearly 600,000 deaths annually attributed to some form of heart disease (that’s nearly 1 in every 4 deaths). Coronary heart disease (CHD, a disease where a waxy substance called plaque builds up inside the coronary arteries restricting the flow of blood to the heart) is the most common, claiming nearly 380,000 lives annually. If you think flowers and dinner for Valentine’s Day can be pricey, the estimated yearly cost of CHD alone to the United States is $108.9 billion.

While February is often a month for love, here are some cold hard facts:

  • Over 67 million Americans have high blood pressure, one of the three key heart disease risk factors according to the CDC.
  • Overall, 49% of Americans have at least one of the three key risk factors.
  • 720,000 Americans will have a heart attack this year, with almost 30% of those not being their first.
  • A heart attack occurs every 34 seconds.

 

Even more frightening, heart disease is on the rise. Studies have suggested that by 2030, as much as 40% of the population in the United States will have some type of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD). Costs associated with all forms of heart disease are expected to triple by 2030, topping out at over one trillion dollars.

What can we do to help ensure that we don’t reach these levels of heart disease? …

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Are Your Eyes Bigger Than Your Stomach?

5 Ways to Manage Your Portion Size

Bigger is better, or is it?  Well it definitely isn’t when it comes to our meal sizes. Unfortunately, the restaurant and food industry doesn’t agree.  But we can’t solely blame them. Consumers continue to frequent restaurants which serve ridiculously large portion sizes, enough to make the bottom line very worthwhile for them.

So what this means is simple, you as the consumer has the choice to make, actually many choices. Where you eat, what you eat, what you drink, and finally how much of all the aforementioned you will choose to do. At the end of the day it is always more advantageous to eat at home.  You just have so much more control over food prep and portion size. But the reality is The average American adult buys a meal or snack from a restaurant 5.8 times a week.

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Trade Holiday Stress Eating for some Holiday Stress-Relieving Tips

Put down the cookie and take a look at these stress relief ideas

Holiday shopping, card writing, gift wrapping, crowded roads, busy workplace, visiting relatives- feeling stressed yet? It’s the holiday season and  for many, with the cheer and joy of the holidays also comes added stress and pressure. I want to help you realize that that is perfectly OK. Stress happens, and to a point it helps us get things done. It is when stress gets to the point where we feel like we cannot cope that our well-being is compromised. When the feelings of Image courtesy of  jesadaphorn from FreeDigitalPhotos.netstress or pressure become too much for our body to handle, productivity plummets and health deteriorates. In moments like this, when you feel your blood boiling and your mind spinning into a blur of chaos, it is important to tell yourself to stop, breath, and take one step at a time. So before you dig into that pile of Christmas cookies or raid the stocking stash, here are a few techniques that I often use to relieve the excess holiday stress:

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