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Last year we reviewed the PowerLung, an effective device that gives your lungs a workout and improves lung capacity, oxygen intake, shortness of breath, etc. We discussed how they work, benefits, and why PowerLung is superior to their competitors. We continue to receive questions from our customers about specific competing models, so here we are providing a more in-depth look at Powerlung vs. others on the market such as UltraBreathe, Expand-a-Lung, SportsBreather, PowerBreathe, (more…)

Needak Rebounder Exercising Mini Trampoline ReboundingA Rebounder is a great way to change up your usual exercise routine. The Needak Rebounder offers a low-impact workout that is much more like fun than a workout. A rebounder is very affordable and a Needak Rebounder is a quality trampoline, which is the only rebounder made in the USA.

The typical rebound mini-trampoline is about 40 inches in diameter and 10 inches high. It is safe, easy to use, and effective. Research has led some scientists to conclude that jumping on a Rebounder Mini-trampoline is possibly the most effective exercise yet devised by man. (more…)

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Stamina-Aero-PilatesPilates is a structured program of over five hundred controlled exercises that employ the mind and condition the total body. It is a balanced mix of strength and flexibility training that reduces stress, improves posture and creates long, lean muscles.

The Pilates method of exercise is a system of gentle effective, whole-body conditioning and corrective exercises. It seems like everyone is either doing Pilates, or interested in starting a Pilates exercise program.

One of the best things about the Pilates method is that it works so well for a wide range of people. Dancers and athletes love it, as do seniors, people who at various stages of physical rehabilitation and women rebounding from pregnancy. (more…)

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A few years ago I went to visit my hair stylist, a really nice woman who suffered, as many stylists do, from a bad back. At the time I had long hair I was really rather vain about, since it was a vibrant shade of red, but she scolded me for not taking care of it. She even said that if I wasn’t going to look after it properly I really should have it cut short. And that was a shock.
I hadn’t realized until then that I wasn’t just ignoring my hair, I wasn’t looking after myself at all. I had been ill for quite some time  I was feeling tired most of the time, and although I hadn’t admitted it, I was beginning to find it difficult to do some fairly basic things, like brushing my hair. (more…)

How to Choose an Exercise Bike

Stamina CPS 9220 Indoor Cycle Exercise Bike from Better Health InnovationsPhysiotherapy is kind of new, or so I always thought. So I was surprised when the very nice man who tortured me in hospital told me that Hippocrates himself had used massage, manipulation and hydrotherapy to treat patients.  Physical therapy it seems is as old as the science of medicine, dating back at least to 460 BC, and on the biggest problems physical therapists face is the varying degree’s of fitness in their patients. We all know that if you don’t use it, you loose it, but a degree of fitness is required just in order to take exercise. Not all therapies suit all patients, and while walking sounds nice and gentle, you can’t walk if you cant support your own weight, so something as fundamental as using your legs can be a problem.  This is a common problem for anyone attempting serious weight loss. If you are already overweight you may find the exercise is as bad for you as the extra weight you carry, but you still need to exercise, so what do you do? (more…)