Setting up a Home Gym – Part 6 – Elliptical

By Grant Dean | August 5, 2019 |

My personal favorite piece of cardio equipment is the elliptical. Its low impact on the joints, works the muscles in the legs very well and I can burn more calories per minute than the treadmill. Be sure and try them out, each brand will have their own feel and many ellipticals don’t feel good and…

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Setting up a Home Gym – Part 5 – Treadmills

By Grant Dean | July 26, 2019 |

Deciding which type of cardio equipment to buy when you may only have space & budget for one piece can be overwhelming. A treadmill is a popular choice because of it’s ease of use and learning curve is low. Contrary to what you may hear you don’t have to jog or run on a treadmill…

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Setting up a Home Gym – Part 4 – Cardio Equipment

By Grant Dean | July 23, 2019 |

Doing cardiovascular exercise is critical for health. According to research 20 minutes of cardio 3x/wk will help reduce stress, increases blood flow, reduce the risk for heart disease, diabetes & cardiovascular illness. That however is the minimum to strive for. To get the fitness benefits out of cardio (reduce body fat, increase muscle) you need…

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Setting up a Home Gym – Part 3 – Barbell Set

By Grant Dean | July 16, 2019 |

If you’re home gyms will allow more space a great piece of equipment would be a a barbell set & cage with pulley system. This addition will allow you to perform a larger variety of exercises, safely. With a flat to incline bench, set of adjustable dumbbells, barbell set, power cage & pulley system or…

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Setting up a Home Gym – Part 2

By Grant Dean | July 11, 2019 |

I have to admit I am spoiled to the selection, size and variety of a commercial gym like 24hrs and use their facilities 3x week. For me it’s worth the cost of the membership to have access to a variety of high end equipment. However, for many years I worked out in my garage and…

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Setting up a Home Gym – What to Buy? – Part 1

By Grant Dean | July 10, 2019 |

If you are living in a house or larger condo/apartment and don’t want to pay for a gym membership and the have space, putting together a home gym may make sense. Before I switched careers to real estate I worked full time in the Health & Fitness industry for many years while earning my degree…

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