A home gym is every fitness lover’s dream, and it’s not that difficult to achieve either. A home gym is a great way to utilize unused space in your home, whether that be a garage or any other spare room but can you put a home gym on a second floor? If the room you’re …
If you’re looking to increase strength to your hip muscles, you may want to consider the hip adductor machine. Commonly, adductor machines are dual purpose and will work both the hip adductor and hip abductor muscles. Adductors are inner thigh muscles and responsible for bringing the legs together and rotating the them inwards. Abductors are …
When it comes to flooring for commercial gyms and home gym flooring, you’ll likely encounter many options ranging from the material, whether it’s tiles or rolls and the thickness. It’s important to remember that not only does it need to be durable, water resistant and long-lasting, it also needs to be thick enough to provide …
Within the fitness world, boutique gyms, which are smaller and specialized fitness studios, have become popular amongst fitness enthusiasts. They offer a more personalized experience in an intimate setting with smaller group exercise classes and take a more hands-on approach to instruction. The trend toward personalized fitness is one of the main reasons for the …
In your local commercial gym, you’ve likely got access to a set of dumbbells and a variety of barbells. Both of which allow for free weight exercises including isolation and compound movements. But what is are the key points you need to know when comparing Barbell vs Dumbbell, is one better than the other? In …
Leg day for any gym-goer is typically considered the most challenging and most people have a love hate relationship with training their legs. This tends to be because your legs form the strongest muscle groups in your body meaning you can lift more and push them to greater levels of strength. Using machines such as …
If you’re an avid gym-goer, then it’s very likely that you’ve worked out using a barbell. Maybe you already know that there are many different types of barbells ranging from weightlifting bars, speciality bars, Olympic barbells and even women’s bars. All of these different bars typically offer unique features depending upon what you are trying …
There are many exercises that can be undertaken with the sole aim of working the muscles of the lower body. A number of these exercises can be performed on machines found in the gym. This article delves into the hack squat machine and why it should be fundamental to your leg day training. The hack …
There are many ways of undertaking resistance exercises both at the gym and at home. Two of the more common pieces of equipment found in commercial gyms, great for allowing you to execute a wide range of resistance-based movements, are the smith machine and the squat rack. This article looks into the differences between the two …
What Exercises Can You Use a Hex Bar For? The hex trap barbell has always been associated with deadlifts. It allows the user to execute a deadlift whilst keeping the weight load closer to the centre of gravity, thereby reducing lower back stress. However, this speciality barbell is much more versatile than you may think, …