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Get Yourself Toned And Keep Fit With The JML Spin Gym – Review

Karen — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 07:34:05 +0000

Now thanks to the wonderful Sylvie at FuelMyBlog and those generous people at JML Direct, I was recently sent a rather strange contraption called the Spin Gym!

Now to be honest I was really sure on how this was going to work and it did remind me of one of those optical illusion toys that I had as a kid with the card in the middle and a bird on one side and a cage on the other, you know the ones I mean

OK! But What Does It Do?

The Spin Gym is a handy new gadget that with a little practise and a daily 5 minute workout it can effectively strengthen and tone your upper body muscles, such as your arms, shoulders, back and your chest.

The Spin Gym is based on the optical illusion that I mentioned earlier and has been designed and developed in helping professional athletes to train their upper body muscles.

It uses a combination of inertia, gyrotronics and isokinetics that allow you to get at least 20 lbs of resistance each time that you pull the outer rings, giving your upper body that workout it’s been screaming for.

Sounds Great But How Do You Use The JML Spin Gym?

It’s really quite simple to start using the Spin Gym, all you need to do is hold the two outer rings and spin the middle disc 20 times to wind up the tension in the cords.

Then simply pull your hands away from each other to spin the inner weight, when you feel the tension go, return your hands to their original place for the spinning weight to tighten up the cords again and repeat. Yes it’s that simple.

But it does take a little practice to get in to a good flow in using the Spin Gym to get it to keeping going, imagine clapping your hands, it’s that sort of movement and believe me after 5 minutes you certainly feel the muscles that have been given their workout

What Are The Benefits Of The JML Spin Gym?

Well, besides the fact that you can get a good workout of the upper body, the Spin Gym is so small you can carry around with you and use it anywhere, in the home, office on the beach, anywhere you want.

So there is no excuse that you haven’t got your own little personal gym with you when you are out and about, I take mine to work with me and then usually have 5 minutes just to keep to a routine and it’s just so easy to use.

OK, So How Do I Get One Of These Fancy Looking Spin Gyms

That’s easy You can grab yourself a Spin Gym from JML which retails at £29.99 and it comes with a handy drawstring bag to carry around with, instruction manual, extra cords (for when you need them), two DVDs (Fitness Instructional & Workout Video and Cardio & More) and of course the Spin Gym itself.

Sounds Great! But, I’d Love To See The Spin Gym In Action

Ah ha your wish is my command

Click here to view the embedded video.

Now is that easy or what

So there you have it, my overall thoughts are this is a great gadget and as it’s so small and easy to take everywhere there is no excuse not to, it’s certainly something I would recommend it

Don’t forget to check out the official JML Facebook page for more great gadgets like this one and loads more info

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I Think I’ve Got a Wii Bug!

Karen — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:58:35 +0000

How addictive can it be to play a games console and have endless hours of fun?

Well, it’s very addictive and yesterday after spending the day with @quiffylaa31 I spent a fair bit of time playing on the wii and boy it was so much fun, ok, I may be a big kid at heart, but I’ve never had such a workout by just standing there waving my arms around a like mad woman!

Then in the evening after my niece had come home from school we spent a couple of hours playing Wii Sports Resort, wow, it’s even better with two people playing, I could only imagine how mad it would be with four!

So now, I’ve got to the point that I would love to get a Wii myself, it seems to be a great way to have a couple of hours fun and have a good workout at the same time, not like some other systems where you just sit on your backside and twiddle your thumbs.

Having the Wii bug, it’s now time for me decide, do I fork out some of my hard-earned cash for a Wii Console, it’s probably certainly cheaper than paying for gym membership and travel expenses to get to the Gym and on the plus side, it’s all done in the comfort of my own home and I can include the family to have fun on my own Wii Console.

Too be honest I’m not too sure what to do, it’s a lot of money to spend, but then again, you can’t take it with you can you

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Review: Skechers Shape-ups, walking on air!

Karen — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 07:00:09 +0000

The wonderful @Sylvie over at FuelMyBlog enticed me yet again with an offer to review something a little new, so without any hesitation I shouted YES!!!

This time it was for some Trainers called Shape Ups Skechers Shape Ups are trainers that allow you to get in to shape without spending time at a gym, hard to believe I know, but true non the less.

So there I was, my parcel had arrived with the Skechers in a big box, I couldn’t wait to get them out of the box and try them on!

Upon opening the box and removing the protective lining around the Shape-Ups I discovered a black pair just waiting for me to put on my feet and DVD & booklet explaining how the Shape-Ups work by giving you a work out while you walk, sounds good to me

Now according to the booklet the Skechers are designed to promote weight loss and tone muscles in seven areas of the body:

Improves posture

Improves blood circulation

Strengthens the back

Tightens abdominal muscles

Firms buttocks muscles

Reduces cellulite and tones thighs

Firms calf muscles

This all from just walking around, ideal for walking the dogs, excercise without been too strenuous!

So now would be the time to get them on my feet and get out and about and see how they feel, for starters, they are so comfortable, it’s like floating on air when you start walking around, the bottom of the Shape-Ups are not like ordinary trainers they are curved so that when you walk you produce a rocking method which in turn will do the desired effects that the Skechers are designed for.

Of course you should remember before doing any exercise, however small, that you should do a warm up first and thankfully printed on the label of the trainers is a handy information on how you can do a warm up in four easy steps just by standing upright and performing basic movement with your trainers on to get in the routine of your warm ups, there is even advice on the correct way to walk, to get the full potential of these extremely comfortable trainers.

My training regime didn’t start of that well I’m afraid, no nothing to do with the trainers, but the weather, it was horrible weather the day I wanted to start using them so I had to miss a day and start off on the Sunday instead, but at least I got to wear them around the house to get used to them.

So on to the first day of proper use, on Sunday I took the dogs for a nice long walk after getting back I could feel my calf muscles and abdominal muscles pulling ever so slightly, I also seemed to have walked further than usual, this was probably due to how comfortable the Shape Ups actually are.

It’s now been a week since I’ve worn them and people have said that my posture is better and I do walk a lot further than I used to! My calf muscles have strengthened, also I have felt other muscles tightening such as my abdominals. So my verdict on these Shape Ups is ……

Yes they do work, as long as you keep to it and use them when you can, even going shopping or cleaning the house! So if you don’t have time for the gym or just need that incentive to get a little fitter without all the hard work, then I would say these are ideal, even if you are only taking the dogs for a walk, you are getting into a routine for the Shape Ups to do their job!

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Saturday Six – Health & Fitness

Karen — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:39:52 +0000

OK, here it is the new Saturday Six and continuing with the new themes for the Saturday Six this weeks theme is health & fitness.

As usual you can either answer the questions here or copy the questions on to your blog with a link back here (and leave a link in the comments).

Do you consider yourself healthy?

Do you exercise?

Are you careful in what you eat?

Have you started a diet recently?

Do you know your BMI (Body Mass Indicator)?

Do you know your what your calorie intake should be a day?

Thanks for taking part
Technorati Tags: exercise, health, fitness, BMI, Body Mass Indicator

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