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Gym's can be a scary place.

I can sometimes take for granted how intimidating the gym can actually be. It is a common occurrence that certainly has awareness within the industry, but I cannot help but feel that some of the major health club chains aren't doing enough to make their clients more comfortable.

Granted, induction processes and staffing in general have improved in health centres. I would hope that many of you feel confident that you are gaining the correct advice suited to your goals, and that the staff at your facility are approachable and friendly. I do feel however that the industry as a whole needs to pay greater attention to the needs of members.

I have recently joined a new gym in Hull. As part of a recent re-development of this centre an interactive computing interface was installed alongside the centres resistance and cardiovascular machinery. This system is linked into 2 central computers that contain masses of information on various exercises and progression tracking tools. Upon joining the club you are granted a unique user identification code. With an instructor you can develop an exercise program that can be stored to your user database and accessed via this code.

Inevitably this means you can turn up for a gym session, log into a central terminal then head to your first exercise, the leg press for example. You then enter your pin code into the terminal at the leg press and in front of you is an interface that advises you how much weight you need to be lifting, how many times you need to lift it and even the speed by which you lift it. Once you have completed the information, the data is sent back to the central computer which logs what you have done.

This technology is easily understood and very user friendly. It represents a positive shift in the industry in my opinion. It will certainly encourage more phobic exercises by providing them with more on-demand knowledge, this will in turn increase their motivation and exercise adherence.

It may be expensive, but I am confident that such systems will become more widely recognised in the industry over the next few years, in large part due to their likelihood of increasing membership retention.

Adam Holtby

http://www.healthdesire.co.uk/blog

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Out of all the different gadgets and widgets out there that supposedly help you lose abdominal fat and get your abs in great shape, the ab wheel roller is one of the only pieces of exercise equipment that lives up to my standards.

And trust me, I have very high standards for my workout equipment.

The first time I used the ab wheel roller, I was so sore the next day I could hardly laugh let alone do another workout. This came completely unexpected because although I thought I got a great workout, I didn't know I was in for such soreness!

However, you probably know that it's great to be sore - it means you're truly having a good workout. Maybe that time was a little "too" sore, but I've since learned my lesson.

Anyway, I want to give you 3 reasons why I love the ab wheel roller, so here they are:

1. It's Fast - The first time you use this piece of equipment, I highly suggest only doing 1 set because if you do more than that (and you do them right), you're going to be incredibly sore. In fact, I've been using this for awhile and I can literally get a full core workout in less than 5 minutes because it's so easy to progress using the ab wheel roller.
2. It's Cheap - Although I have the more expensive version (I think my Powerwheel is around $40 or so on Amazon) you can get a cheaper version of the ab wheel roller for $10-$20 and it works just as good, you just can't do quite as many exercises with it. However if you're just starting out, just go with a cheap version.
3. It's Research Proven - The owner of the Powerwheel was involved in a study conducted by the University of California which proved that the ab wheel roller involved more muscle stimulation than any other abdominal exercise in the world. Although they used the Powerwheel and not a regular ab wheel roller, the result would still be very similar and just as powerful!

If you're tired of doing boring old crunches and situps and want to try a new exciting exercise which will build you a much more powerful core (by the way, it works both your abs and your lower back at the same time, something crunches and situps doesn't do), I highly recommend trying out an ab wheel roller.

If you want to try a very homemade version, simply get on your knees, place your hands on top of a book and slide the book out as far as possible so you straighten your arms, then come back the same way. That will give you a feel for how great the ab wheel roller works!

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