- Profile, introduction, photo, advantage, history, classification, tips and notes of fitness equipment are presented on this page.
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Fitness Equipment refers to the body building machine and exercising equipment used in gym or home.
Most Fitness equipments are used in gym and public park for public using; part of exercisers prefer to have the machine or equipment in home for private usage.
Fitness Equipment is called 'Équipement de fitness' in french, '健身器材' in Chinese, 'Attrezzature per il fitness' in Italy and 'Fitnessapparatuur' in Holland.
Fitness equipment is help you to get a better shape and keep you in good health condition. -
- Photo of several kinds of fitness equipment are presented on this page.
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Fitness equipment is an exercise machine to assist people to achieve the exercising effect and strengthening the muscle.
Most equipments are designed to focus on exercise one muscle group. So there are various equipment for different effects on different muscle group.
Physical fitness is a crucial factor in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
With more and more people realized the importance of health, fitness equipment is getting popular and welcomed. Upon entering a new gym, the using method of Fitness equipment need to be familiarized before exercising.
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Fitness equipment is a crucial factor in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
Fitness equipments are designed to assist and optimize fitness for users.
A great investment if you’re serious about improving your physical fitness.
Improve your overall exercise.
Most fitness equipments are easy to be used.
It is possible to adjust the speed or level of difficulty of the equipment to cater to your need.
Allows you to watch television shows while exercising.
Keep track of how many calories you have burned in exercising.
It is possible to measure your heart rate on monitors of the machine.
Friendly to old exercisers.
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Most Fitness equipments are expensive.
Need a space big enough to set up the equipment.
Time is needed to learn the correct method to take exercising on the fitness equipment.
Possibilities of leading to muscle, body pain or injuries if do not use it in a proper way.
The track of the fitness equipment is fixed, which makes it easy for the trainer to quickly adapt to the training movement and can not stimulate the deep muscle.
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Unconscious fitness is always exist with the developing of human kind, in farming, hunting or military training for war.
Fitness equipment was invented with the fitness developed into conscious fitness. The aim is becoming more strong or more healthy.
With the invention of personal computer, many people have to sit in front of the screen for most time of the day. Since then, the fitness equipment and fitness are more popular.In this stage, fitness is not a necessity of survival, but as an important method for shape, health and a long life. Fitness equipment plays an important role in this period, helped generations of people to shape and condition their bodies.
Body-weight, Kongfu and yoga were practiced by the ancient Eygptians, Chinese, ancient Indians and ancient Greeks, with or without equipment.
The earliest fitness equipment is weight training fitness equipment, with a hole or a handle.
Kettlebell, also called cannonball, was created in Russia over 300 years ago.
In 1796, a kind of simnple apparatuses for exercising was invented, which was the forerunner of modern equipments of fitness. Being the row-the-boat simulators, The first rowing machines appeared in the mid-19th century.
The treadmill was created in 1875, for medical usage. It was not used for fitness before 1960. Elliptical machines was invented in the following years.
In the 1950s, American fitness guru Jack LaLanne innovated the first cable-pulley machine, the Smith machine and the first leg extensions machine.
Resistance bands were first used by former football coach Dick Hartzell for training in 1980.
Technological development over the past decades bring new fitness equipment to home and gym. It is convent to change the weight of dumbbell via a button or pick.
Many new generation of cardiovascular equipments are available, such as the step climbers, climbing machines, and treadmills with two independent stepping surfaces for each foot.
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Main fitness equipments are presented as below:
Bench press: Being a fitness equipment for training pectoralis major muscle, bench press are all composed of steel pipe, welded bracket and plate surface. The flat bench press is used to develop the muscles on both sides of the pectoralis major; the sitting and vertical bench press are used to develop the upper and lower muscles of the pectoralis major.
Squat rack: Most of the squat racks are made of iron, composed of an iron seat and a steel tube with adjustable height. The squat rack is fitness equipment to exercise leg muscles.
Comprehensive Training Machine: Also called a multi-function training device, Comprehensive Training Machine can help user to perform whole body strength exercises with 10 to 50 activities.
Spinning: Being a kind of fitness equipment looks like a bicycle, spinning or spinning bike is used to shape muscles on hips, thighs, arms, abdomen and chest. Under the leadership of the coach, you may enjoy the exercising with the beat of the dynamic music, from simple to complex. The resistance of the spinning is adjustable.
Barbell : With different weights on both ends of the bar, barbell is a traditional fitness equipment with a history over 100 years. It is still a very important equipment in gym because of its unique effect on the exercising of chest and arms.
Rowing machine: mainly used to enhance arm strength, atissimus dorsi muscle and motor coordination.
Elliptical machine: It is also called elliptical trainer. The patented technology of smooth motion trajectory make it possible for users to exercise muscle groups in a biomechanical posture, which increases the diversity and effectiveness of exercising. Zero resistance exercise reduces the occurrence of muscle strain.
Step bike: Mainly used to exercise leg, waist, abdominal muscles and cardiopulmonary function.
Treadmill: Used to exercise legs, hips, waist, abdominal muscles and cardiopulmonary function.
Rewinder: A kind of fitness equipment used to develop the forearm muscles and enhance grip strength.
Cross-country ski machine: This equipment help you to exercise arms and legs simultaneously.
Stair-steppers: This machine provide a low-impact workout that approximates climbing flights of stairs.
Neck training cap: Consists a simple cap made of a belt and a chain or rope that can tie heavy objects. This equipment can be weared on head to exercise neck muscle.
Push-up frame : Made of iron pipe or wood, push-up frame can be used for exercising with bare hands or waist weights. Neck and waist are both available to exercise with weights, which increases the difficulty and efficiency .
Fitness ball : Fitness ball help user to focus exercising on certain muscles, which is helpful to train strength, flexibility and ability of balancing.
Tensioner : Tensioner is economical, convenient to use, and does not take up space. Being an ideal device for home fitness, Tensioner mainly used to develop chest, back and arm muscles.
Hula hoop : By shaking the waist, users can sculptural the waistline fast and obvious
Abdominal Wheel : The muscles of the arms and abdomen can both be exercised.
Grip : Grip help travelers to exercise the muscles of arm and abdomen. Attractive features include low cost, light weight and portability.
Resistance bands : Being a less expensive, light, portable fitness equipment, resistance bands are often used in home exercising. - Size
- Fitness equipment covers Large fitness equipment and small fitness equipment. Large fitness equipment are mainly designed for gym, such as treadmills, steppers and elliptical machines. Small fitness equipment are friendly to be used in home. For example, Dumbbells, barbells, tensioners, grips, etc.
- Number of training functions
- Fitness equipment is divided into two categories: single-function and comprehensive multi-function.
- Single-function equipment covers fitness bikes, walking machines, rowing machines, treadmills, waist beauty machines, etc.
- Comprehensive multi-function device generally include chest expander machine, pull-ups machine, supine press machine, sit-ups machine, etc.
- Metabolism of oxygen
- Fitness equipment can be divided into Cardio fitness equipment (or Aerobic fitness equipment) and Anaerobic fitness equipment.
- Aerobic fitness equipment are mainly used for cardio or aerobic exercise. The general products covers treadmills, exercise bikes, steppers, elliptical machines, etc.
- Anaerobic fitness equipment is designed for Anaerobic exercising. Abdominal flexor, barbell, high back training machine are included in this category.
- Using site
- Fitness equipments are divided into indoor and outdoor equipment. Indoor fitness equipment covers the equipment in gym and home. Outdoor fitness equipment mainly refers to the exercising equipment in park or courtyard for public using.
- User
- Commercial equipment, public equipment and home equipment are divided by exercising user. Commercial fitness equipments are designed for gym or exercising club; public fitness equipment are arranged in public park for the usage of all people in park; home fitness equipment are only for the usage of family member.
- Trajectory
- According to the trajectory, fitness equipment covers Free Weight Equipment and Fixed Track Fitness Equipment. Dumbbells and barbells belongs to Free Weight Equipment; Smith machine, leg lift machine, hack squat machine and rowing machine belongs to Fixed Track Fitness Equipment.
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- Elderly or children should be accompanied by an adult when using fitness equipment.
- Exercising should be stopped if there is symptoms like palpitation, dizziness, wheezing, nausea. Medical assistance need to be applied when necessary.
- Excessive exercise with fitness equipment may cause harm to the body. -
- It is recommended to wear well-fitting, stretchy clothes when using fitness equipment.
- Warm up you body before exercising.
- Get familiar with the correct method of fitness equipment before using it. Avoid equipment misuse.
- User should adjust weight or speed based on personal physical conditions.
- Fitness equipment with measure device (such as heart rate, calories or METs burned and time elapsed ) is helpful to limit your activity based on advice from doctor.
- Clean your fitness equipment regularly.
- For strength exercising, good form is essential. Initially use no weight, or very light weights. Never sacrifice good form by hurrying to finish reps or sets, or struggling to lift heavier weights.
- Always read your fitness equipment manuals to know how to go about maintaining the equipment, which make your equipment will last long and will save your money to maintain it.
- Take five to 10 minutes to cool down after workout.
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