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Exercise At Home Or Gym

Making the decision of where you will go to exercise

is a very important step in reaching your goals of

fitness. A lot of factors will go into this

decision, and each one should be evaluated well

before you start exercising. Once you have made

a decision on where you will go to exercise, you

can move on to deciding how you plan to work out.

As you probably know, exercising at home has many

advantages. The finance department is one of the

best advantages. With the gas prices being what

they are today, it is quite obvious that you'll

save money on fuel as well as wear and tear on

your vehicle by choosing to exercise at home.

Memberships to a gym can often be quite expensive

and may include other things that you don't need

such as child care or swimming pools. You also

won't need to be concerned about the latest

trends of exercise gear as you most likely will

be exercising by yourself at home.

Keep in mind that working out at home does

require a bit of financial obligation. Even

though you may plan to run, it is very important

that you have high-quality running shoes. This

statement applies to any type of equipment that

you may purchase to use at home. If you go

out and buy cheap equipment, you'll probably

end up getting hurt or getting frustrated because

you aren't making any progress.

Along with the financial gains, exercising at

home may also help those who don't like to work

out in public. If you are worried about how you

look in gym clothes, it is very comforting to

know that the only person who has to be with you

when you exercise at home is you. Also, when

you exercise at home, you don't need to worry

about time at all.

Those of you who are motivated by being with

people you know or come to know while working

out away from home, a gym may be a better idea

then working out at home. At the gym, you'll

also more of a selection of equipment as well,

far more than you'll have at home.

If you need other services than just weights and

equipment, the gym may have just what you need.

If you plan to swim a triathlon, you'll find the

swimming pool at the gym to be just what you need

to prepare yourself. Swimming is also a great

exercise for your body and cardio, as it will work

muscles in your body that you probably didn't

even know you had.

Gyms will also offer you classes that you may find

very motivating. If you attend class on a regular

basis, you may be motivated enough to continue

so you don't have to defend yourself when asked

where you've been or what you have been doing.

You can also meet new people in the class, or just

help others along if you choose.

All in all, making the choice of exercising at

home or at the gym is a choice you should make

based on your goals and personal preference. The

The most important decision you'll need to make is

to determine what type of environment you want

to be in and how you want to accomplish the

fitness goals in your life.

Once you have given it some thought and weighed

out the pros and cons, you'll have no problem

making the choice. Always keep in mind that

once you've made your choice, you can always switch

if you aren't happy with the choice you made.

Free Weights VS Machine exercise

Something you need to keep in mind and never forget

is that when you exercise, you are training for

life. You still may spend an hour a day in the

gym, although that will still leave another 23 hours

or so for your muscles to function without using

any fancy equipment.

Whenever you do any type of exercise, the movement

of your body during the exercise is known as the

range of motion. The more difficult the range of

motion is, the more effective the exercise will be,

because your body has to work twice as hard to

perform the movement.

Take for instance the classic dumbbell bicep

curl. If you aren't familiar with the exercise,

it is performed by standing up straight with your

palms facing forward, and a pair of dumbbells held

down by your sides. You'll contract your biceps

to bring the dumbbells up to your shoulder height,

then repeat the exercise as many times as you wish.

Using that same movement for exercise on a bicep

curl machine, you should sit down, brace your

upper arms on a pad, grasp 2 handles that are in

front of you, then perform the same movement as

above to move the handles in an upward motion.

Now, looking at the muscle contractions in this

exercise, you are contracting essentially your

biceps if you are using the curl machine, and

that is pretty much all you are doing. When you

use the machine you are sitting down, which will

limit just how much your shoulders give. The

The machine has several muscles used in this

exercise limited to the biceps, as well as

the muscles in your forearms and fingers.

Most of the time, when using machine weights, you

will always be limited as to what type of exercise

you can perform. You must always follow a strict

procedure, which is pretty much the same with

free weights. Unlike free weights, machine

weights offer a certain degree of resistance.

One of the best things about free weights is the

fact that you move a little chuck around to

select the weight you want to use. Instead

of dragging it over to your exercise area,

you simply select it on the machine. When

you are tired during a workout, this can be

a blessing.

A lot of people argue in the fact that free

weights are the best for your body. While this

is normally true, many people out there feel that

machine weights are the best. There are pros

and cons with both machines, although free

weights have been around a lot longer and have

been proven time after time to achieve dramatically

results.

Bodybuilders, for example, have used free

weights over the years to build very impressive

bodies. If you ask most of them about machine

weights, they would probably laugh at you and

tell you that you need to quit joking around.

In a nutshell, free weights will use more of your

muscles than the machines do, which makes them

more effective overall. This doesn't mean

that the machines are a waste of use, as they

offer some great advantages. In some cases,

it is best to stabilize the muscles that are

being used in a movement, which is where machines

are the best to use.

The decision on which to use for you should be

based on what you hope to achieve with lifting

weights and where you plan to use the equipment,

such as at home or at a gym. Both systems are

great for your body, although the free weights

are best to use if you want the best possible

workout, and always ensure that your muscles

are getting the right workouts they need.

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