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Sunday, 31 January 2010
How To Rev Up Your Cardio Sessions For More Fat Loss
Most everyone will agree that training on cardiovascular equipment can be tedious and time consuming most exercisers either love it or hate it. Most books and trainers will teach you to perform cardiovascular as part of your fat loss program for the best results. Cardio training for fat loss is best performed either first thing in the morning before breakfast or after your weight training session when you have depleted your carbohydrates and fat will be the preferred fat source for fuel. Duration can vary from 20-minutes to 1 hours at a low intensity depending on your level of fitness as those who eat well and do cardio 3-5 sessions a week typically will respond well to fewer sessions as a rule of thumb while those in need of more fat loss will need to go the extra distance until they reach a certain level of conditioning.
 
Most fitness advocates would not recommend running or super high intensity cardiovascular training as you may then increase your chance for injuries and also begin to burn more carbohydrates rather than fat for the preferred energy source and this can result in actually burning good energy and even muscle.
 
Microburst Burn Fat
 
There are however a few variations to cardio training that can be effective in addition to long duration moderate intensity forms. Just as it is important to change up your exercises, intensity and duration with weight training so as to keep the body responding to the exercise this is also true with your cardiovascular training. One great method is to complete microburst where you eat lower carbohydrates for a few days and during this time crank up the cardio and perform intervals of higher and lower intensity with 30-60 second microburst of powerful cycling and then resume a moderate resting pace. Similar to sprinting, have you ever seen a fat sprinter? I assume not. You can perform this on any type of equipment such as a treadmill or an elliptical or my favorite, which is a bike or stationary cycle. Spinning is also a great form for this type of training. You can get better results by switching up the machines that you utilize and mix in some slow steady cardio sessions and vary the length. When you use the microburst you can usually accomplish a better metabolic boost for several hours afterwards.
 
Follow up your high intensity cardio days with a few relaxed duration cardio or better yet skip a few days eat a little bit more to rev up the metabolism and then when you feel rested up start the microburst low carbohydrate days again for 2-3 days. I promise you will be happy with the results
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Monday, 11 January 2010
Does Brand Matter When Purchasing Commercial Fitness Equipment?

Quality brands are important; as the old saying goes “you get what you pay for”. If you seek out quality equipment you will typically find that the craftsmanship, warranties and life expectancy is much longer than some equipment you may find at a huge discount or from another country. It is imperative to do some homework and consider the length of time the line has been on the market, the reviews of other customers  and repair history. For more information on repair history contact a commercial fitness repair company to determine the best for repairs and lifespan.

 I do believe some consumers become so focused on one or two brand they are familiar with that they overlook the quality commercial fitness equipment brands that are on the market. In recent years most large commercial gyms have chosen brands such as Life Fitness, & Hammer Strength and Precor cardio. These equipment brands are great choices because they are some of the largest providers of commercial fitness and have become the strongest leaders in the industry and are able to demand high prices for their pieces in fact new Life Fitness equipment can usually only be bought direct from Life Fitness and they do not offer dealer distribution through the normal distribution channels. Due to the price demands of these manufacturers sometimes it makes good sense to consider other quality equipment for commercial facilities that most consumers are unaware of like: Paramount Fitness and True Fitness. They furnish equipment to large universities, residential facilities like condos and apartment fitness centers and corporate gyms. Also if your searching for used or refurbished fitness equipment, you can usually locate refurbished exercise equipment designed under some of these top brands with less mileage and of the same quality. Below are some of the most popular commercial fitness equipment brands.   

 

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Athletic Concepts, Inc . is based in Tampa Bay Florida and provides complete design consulting, service and repair for fitness centers or athletic facilities. We can provide free expert planning and design for fitness facilities, to allow for the best utilization of space when planning or designing a new or re-modeling a fitness center. In addition, we also offer the most innovative new fitness equipment, used and certified pre-owned, refurbished exercise equipment, trade-in on existing equipment, fitness equipment leasing and/or fitness equipment financing, preventative maintenance, and superior service performed by certified factory technicians. Athletic Concepts offers our clients a 360 degree solution to fitness center such as design, installation, service repair and sales of top of the line products from, Paramount Fitness, TRUE, SportsArt, Bodyguard, First Degree Fitness, Life Fitness, StarTrac, Precor, Hoist, Muscle Dynamics, Troy/USA,York Barbell, Intek Strength, ,Snap Lock Rubber Flooring ,Legacy Lockers, Power Systems, Pro-Elite Fitness, Everlast ,TKO,My Entertainment, and many more. Athletic Concepts offer state of the art commercial fitness equipment including: treadmills, ellipticals, upright bikes, recumbent bikes, rowers, steppers, cycles, cardiovascular equipment, strength equipment, free weights, lockers, mirrors, rubber flooring, audio visual entertainment systems, or any accessory imaginable (stability balls, exercise bands, mats, bars, collars, aerobic steps, etc.), Our clients consists of: , apartments, condominiums, multi-family housing, municipalities, high schools, college universities, corporations, YMCA's, health clubs, personal training studios, country clubs, golf resorts, hotels, professional sports teams and high end custom home gyms.
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