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I think it is very important to periodically reinforce the benefits of hydraulic resistance equipment. Upon hearing the term “hydraulic,” I immediately think of the positive effects of swimming and/or any other form of fluid interval training. The key is the resistance provided by this type of exercise; we actually use our muscle tissues to displace the fluid in the circuit. This builds muscles in a much more effective manner than other types of workouts, which are often too strenuous on our muscles, doing more damage to our muscle tissue than good. Other types of workouts, therefore, are less effective, at times even dangerous, forms of workouts. Please keep these factors in mind… and always “tune in” to www.fitexpress.com to check out new lines of hydraulic equipment!

Man, I swear, if you’re not exercising consistently in your life and you’re a regular reader of this site, I must be an enormous failure. I try really hard to motivate all you fine folks to get up, get moving and stay that way on a daily basis, and today, I found another little gem of motivation for all of you.

This is especially great news for any of you with friends, family or acquaintances with Down Syndrome. New research is proving with overwhelming success that when young adults or teenagers with Down Syndrome participate in strength training exercise, not only does their muscle strength and functional performance increase, their quality of life and ability to participate in other aspects of everyday life later on goes up too! This news is great especially given the fact that very often, people with Down Syndrome have significantly lower muscle strength, often 40-50% of those people without Down Syndrome. The fact that doing exercise like this can greatly help them is an amazing reason to get them involved in any type of strength training exercise.

According to the study that was presented to the American College of Sports Medicine, “leg strength increased in particular, which is associated with the ability to perform tasks required in everyday life…Arm strength improved 42 percent, on average, and leg strength a remarkable 90 percent.” Bottom line, get them to a Fit Express, Now!

Man, talk about a sweeping failure! What would you say if I told you that out of EVERYONE in the United States, only 1 in 7 of adults living here actually eat right or exercise enough? Only 1 in 7?!

The thing that makes the least amount of sense to me is this: every year American’s spend BILLIONS of dollars on diet and exercise equipment, techniques, and materials. All this money spent, but no one is actually exercising?! According to the article I just read:

“Just one in seven U.S. adults reported regular physical activity along with consuming five servings of fruits and vegetables each day. Nearly 17 percent of men who described themselves as being of mixed ethnicity said they regularly combined both behaviors, compared with 13 percent of white men. Seventeen percent of white women reported both healthy eating and exercise, compared with 15 percent of Hispanics and 13 percent of African Americans, according to the study, conducted by the CDC.”

It seems to be no matter what group is being studied, No one is doing what they should be as far as their diet or exercise. Get up folks, get moving, and start paying closer attention to what goes into your body. Remember, what you put in it, determines what you get out of it!

In honor of Good Friday, and Easter Weekend, I’m going to duck out early today and spend the weekend with family. Happy Easter to each and every one of my loyal readers. I hope so far this year you’re finding what you’re looking for, meeting your exercise goals, and having a healthy, happy life.

Happy Easter everyone!

If you’re young, chances are your health is actually decent still right now. Those chances, however, are starting to dwindle as obesity levels across all age groups continues to rise; new research is providing yet MORE incentive to actually get off the couch/chair and start exercising…Every, Single, Day.

New studies are showing that exercise in younger people actually has a HUGE benefit, it improves your brain function. That’s right, the more exercise you do today, the better your brain will work today, tomorrow and on into the future. According to the professor that ran the study, “Physical activity may be beneficial to cognition during early and middle periods of the human lifespan and may continue to protect against age-related loss of cognitive function during older adulthood.”

So by working out today, we get the benefit of a healthy body weight, disease reduction, longer life and NOW a total reduction in any type of brain function loss? I don’t know about you, but I’m sold, 100% sold. Come to Fit Express and start improving YOUR brain function!

Good news for any and all people suffering from auto-immune conditions; according to new research, low-impact aerobic exercise such as walking, cycling, or *cough*circuit training*cough*, can drastically reduce fatigue felt in patients.

Wow, that is good news. New studies are now reporting that, “reasonable evidence that people with conditions like multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus could benefit from exercise that gradually increased in intensity, duration and frequency.” Sounds just like circuit training to me.

Head over to Fit Express, we have a line of equipment designed for you to let you use your own strength to determine how hard of a workout you want. Plus, the best part of our style of hydraulic resistance circuit training is that you never feel soreness after your workout; by using your own strength to make your workout harder, you’re only working as hard as your body needs to, never straining against heavy weights.

Everyone here at Fit Express wants to wish you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving! Have a safe holiday and remember, drink a big glass of water or snack on an apple before the big meal so you don’t over-stuff yourselves!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

That’s right all you senior citizen readers of this blog, I have great news to share with you. If you aren’t a senior citizen, make sure you relay all of this information to any older family or friends you might have. New studies are showing that exercise truly does keep senior citizens sharp; how sharp? It actually builds more brain tissue.

Yep, you heard me right, by maintaining daily, consistent exercise, senior citizens can actually build new tissue in their brains that will help keep their minds running in top form. This study, the first to report such great news and it has extremely promising repercussions as diseases like Alzheimer’s, dementia and senility run rampant in senior citizen populations.

Head over and check out this article, then come back to Fit Express and check out our extensive line of hydraulic resistance circuit training equipment. We have machines specifically designed for senior citizens to provide a full-body, low-impact exercise routine that will get you into shape and keep you there for life. Check it out!

I’m sure we’ve all heard a great deal of excuses as to why people do not exercise; everything from no time, to no energy, to just a general lack of motivation. Another reason a great deal of people don’t exercise just popped up in an article I read…embarrassment.

That’s right, a lot more people than you’d even realize, avoid gyms and other exercise hot-spots like the plague for a general fear of being embarrassed while they work out. Perhaps it is from already being overweight, perhaps it is from being athletically challenged, whatever the case may be, embarrassment is keeping them inactive, and just perpetuating itself.

So, my advice, come to Fit Express and start some circuit training. In a friendly, home-town atmosphere you can get your 30 minutes of exercise in each day without feeling pressured to have the perfect body, or look the best in your gym shorts. Come check us out!

At Fit Express we’ve long known the amazing connection between circuit training, especially hydraulic resistance circuit training, and senior citizens. Only when the body is physically worked on, can it improve, and by incorporating circuit training into the lives of senior citizens it helps improve the quality of life, reduces disease, and improves longevity.

That said, I just read an article that completely dissects and analyzes the connection between circuit training and our senior citizen population. It agrees that circuit training is the ideal exercise for older adults (in truth, it is perfect for all ages) because it allows all aspects of exercise to be completed in one small package. In a sense, it’s the perfect workout.

Head over and read up on it, then head back to Fit Express to check out our specially designed line of hydraulic resistance circuit training equipment; made FOR seniors to get the best results in the shortest amount of time.