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Keeping fit By Caroline Harris you can use the different weights for individual muscle groups that may not be able to lift as much as another muscle group. You can use dumbells to work specific muscle groups or to intensify a cardio-muscular workout. Exercise Tubing is lightweight, takes up little space and can fit in your suitcase for when you travel. The tubing allows for varying resistance levels available in in different amounts of thickness and color. It is a simple idea that consists of two handles joined by a length of rubber tubing. The medicine ball is a great tool to develop upper and lower body strength by using it with a partner or alone to work on the abdominals. Medicine balls also come in a variety of weight, sizes and colours and are so much fun to train with! The stability ball is increasingly popular in gyms and also is used to sit on at work in front of the computer. It strengthens the core and back muscles by forcing you to balance and improve your posture. The stability ball can be used to lay back on and do benchwork without taking up the same amount of space as a workout bench does. The stability ball can be adjusted to increase the intensity of exercises for the beginner Tony Scolieri tries out the stability ball (above) while Karen Watson (below) works with the to advanced athlete. It is a good idea to have a certified personal trainer, medicine ball. Photos by Ted Brown who understands your needs, show you these exerOver the last 25 years I have noticed a huge your children will be asking you to workout with them cises so you are using proper techniques in your home expansion in the home fitness equipment market. and that is very motivating to keep fitness in your ev- gym and that you are using the equipment to its full Most of these items are tough to assemble, full of eryday life. With your home gym all family members potential. The one-on-one personal motivation will help empty promises and end up being used to keep our may use it and there are no membership fees to pay you perform exercises with the correct technique to tarclothing off the bedroom floor! for each person. get certain areas. A home gym will help you welcome There are many reasons to make your own home With winter upon us many folks prefer to stay in exercise as a habit and adapt it into your everyday life gym. Once you have your gym completed it is your their own home to work out rather than scraping off to recognize and reap the long-term benefits of being gym for life. Few gyms offer lifetime memberships, the car and heading out in the cold only to break active. You and your trainer can develop an exercise but along with that comes the common fear that they a sweat at the gym, shower and get frozen hair program in your home gym that is appropriate and may go bankrupt and then your lifetime memberafterwards. Not such a pleasant experience, so this flexible to suit your current and future skill progressions ship is gone! Another benefit is that you no longer article is going to help you decide what equipment and fitness goals. have the need to travel to the gym and fight traffic to purchase to include in your home gym so you and struggle driving during winter storms. At home can have the option of working out at home or hire a --Caroline Harris is a personal trainer, nutrition and you have no travelling excuses and you can exercise personal trainer to come to your home for motivation wellness specialist and run and triathlon coach. She every single day of the week! and training. It is reasonable to plan to buy the right can be reached at www.pathwaytowellness.ca, www. Not all gyms are 24 hours and the classes they equipment, that takes up minimal space, that is easy carolineharesharejuiceplus.com or 905-873-0745. offer may not fit your schedule, or once you join to maintain and that you will use often. they may change the schedule without taking your The heart rate monitor is one of the most imporneeds into consideration. What if you have to work tant pieces of equipment to use at home. It allows overtime or get stuck in traffic or if the elevator at you to monitor the intensity of your workout at any work breaks down? You may be late to meet your moment in time. Knowing how hard your heart and workout partner or even miss the once a week class your body is working will enable you to improve the you enjoy so much. results of your exercise program. With your home gym you won't have to deal with A Rebounder is a mini-trampoline that is inexthe ever increasing membership fees that may be pensive and the benefits start as soon as you start out of your control. This makes your home gym bouncing! Those who rebound find themselves able even more practical. Your home gym will be much to work without tiring, sleep better, eat more nutriless expensive and you won't have to pay monthly tionally and feel less tense. Rebounding is a celfees and have nothing to show for it at the end. In lular exercise, it affects all cells in the body through the long run, your home gym equipment will be all gravitational forces of acceleration and deceleration. yours! Rebounding helps free our body of poisons that can Working out in your home gym also sets a great deteriorate our health and we are supplied with the example for your children. Children can learn by building blocks for repair and regeneration. Rewatching you work out and even joining in with you bounding also stimulates bone tissue and immune at a young age. It is worth the effort to include your functions. All you need to do is bounce! kids in your workout routine and make it a family Dumbells are an excellent investment for home ritual as it sets the foundation for your children to training. You can select from one pound and heavier adopt fitness as a way of life! You will soon find that to suit your muscular development demands and Building your own home gym WINTER · 2010 26 S I D E R O A D S O F H A LT O N H I L L S st Get 2 Free Samosa's with purchase of any Entreé with coupon one coupon per person Expires March 31st, 2011