The next time you workout on your treadmill, elliptical or exercise bike, make sure you drink plenty of water.  Many people suffer from chronic dehydration simply because they do not drink enough fluids.  When you exercise, dehydration is more serious because you also lose water through perspiration as you work out.

Water is essential to life, in fact, the human body is over 75% water. Most experts agree that people can survive for 30 days without food, but only three days without water!

Credible health and fitness professionals advise drinking water before, during and after cardio workouts on a treadmill, elliptical trainer or exercise bike.  Fitness equipment usually includes special holders that allow you to keep your water bottle handy so you can take a drink without interrupting your exercise.

Drinking fluids is important in your daily life, even between workout sessions.  Think about the fluids that you drink to quench your thirst.  Coffee, sports drinks, fizzy beverages, and alcohol are calorie-laden and either contain powerful stimulants or are loaded with sugar.  Some of these beverages can even leave you feeling more dehydrated in the long term.  A better idea is to drink plain water, either tap or bottled.

Nutritional experts recommend drinking between six and eight glasses of water daily to keep hydrated throughout the day.  Initially it may be challenging to focus on drinking this much water a day, but it will quickly become easy and part of your daily routine.

If you’re serious about living healthy, it is important to combine your exercise with a healthy lifestyle that includes drinking sufficient water to satisfy your body’s needs.

In light of the recent accident that tragically took the life of Mike Tyson’s daughter, LifeSpan Fitness wants to reassure you that treadmills are still an excellent choice for home exercise equipment, and by following a few treadmill safety tips as outlined below treadmills are safe to operate in the comfort and convenience of your home.

Today, most treadmills include a detachable safety key which must be in proper position before the treadmill can operate.  LifeSpan Fitness takes treadmill safety a step further to make treadmills safe for home use.  A pioneer in treadmill safety, LifeSpan introduced Intelli-Guard™ automatic safety pause nearly two years ago and now includes this unique feature on nearly every LifeSpan treadmill model.  Intelli-Guard™ forces the treadmill belt to come to a stop when there are no feet consistently striking the treadmill belt after a set amount of time.  So if for some reason your LifeSpan treadmill is running and no one is actually using it to exercise, your treadmill will automatically pause, reducing the risk of injury to you and your children.  If you get distracted and fall while using your treadmill or suddenly leave your treadmill while it is still running, the treadmill belt will stop.

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For some of us exercising is pure agony.  Getting into a routine and finding the flexibility in your schedule can be nearly impossible.  Ask yourself….

Is exercise agony because of the time issue?
Is exercise agony because you are bored with your routine?
Or is exercise agony because you are overwhelmed and don’t know where to start?

All these questions can easily be addressed by sitting down and researching all the exercise options that are available.  Lifespan Fitness recognizes the fact that exercising routines can become boring and that time issues become a top excuse to push exercise off the “to do list.”  This is why Lifespan Fitness offers a variety of exercise machines, each with a variety of motivating workout programs, that can be placed conveniently in your home without the expense of signing up for a gym membership and leaving your home.

Working out in the comfort of your home allows you to push your fitness level limit without the intimidation of others watching.  In addition to enhancing your fitness level exercising at home can eliminate the “time” excuse the majority of the population uses today.  By having fitness equipment in your home it can be difficult just to pass it by without thinking “I should exercise today, even if only for a few minutes.”

According to a CDC report in 2007, one in three US adults was obese in 2005-2006 – that’s 72 million obese Americans!  Adult obesity is twice as common now as it was in 1980.

Defeat the odds and start your exercise routine today by checking out Lifespan Fitness Equipment.  Learn more at www.lifespanfitness.com.

In these rough times it is difficult to think about joining a gym with the commitment of signing on for one, two, or even three years.  You can exercise at home and save yourself both money and time if you buy a piece of fitness equipment such as an elliptical trainer that you can use at your convenience in the comfort of your own home.

Elliptical trainers give you a smooth stride mimicking your natural walking motion.  These exercise machines are especially good for weight loss and cross training.  If you decide to buy an elliptical, read the fitness tips below to get the most out of your exercise workout.

Lifespan’s 5 Cross Training Fitness Tips

Tip #1 Sleep and Your Resting Heart Rate: Regularly check your early morning resting heart rate and try to get at least seven to eight hours of sleep each night.

Tip #2 A Balanced Training Program: Follow a format for your daily workouts that includes warm-ups and stretching.

Full Body Warm-up
Fully Body Stretching
Agility Drills
Your Sports Specific Workout
Full Body Cool Down
Fully Body Stretching

Tip #3 Cross Training: Differentiate your weekly routine with workouts that target other muscle areas. Using different programs on an elliptical combined with other forms of exercise such as swimming, biking, and weight training will benefit your body.

Tip #4 Mentally Prepare: “Your body will only perform as well as your mind thinks you can.”

Tip #5 Monitor Your Heart Rate: One feature of Lifespan elliptical trainers is the ability to monitor your heart rate during your training, using the contact heart rate sensors on the elliptical.

At home workouts will not only keep your budget lean, but the convenience benefits can also be a life-saver.  For additional information on elliptical trainers please visit www.lifespanfitness.com

Using your heart rate to guide your exercise workout and intensity level is crucial for heart health and to ensure you are exercising safely for your specific fitness level.  LifeSpan treadmills, elliptical trainers and exercise bikes include innovative exercise programs including interval, distance, step count, and customized user programs.  These treadmills, elliptical and exercise bikes also include our MyZone heart rate control programs, so you can make the most effective use of your heart rate while you exercise.  Exercise programs on LifeSpan treadmills, ellipticals and exercise bikes have been designed by an Exercise Physiologist to ensure that they are medically appropriate to help you achieve desired results.  Below, learn how LifeSpan heart rate programs can help you reach your health and fitness goals.

Two MyZone Heart Rate Control Programs
Most LifeSpan fitness equipment includes at least one of the following heart rate control programs. At LifeSpan Fitness you can learn how to use heart rate programs effectively for your exercise motivation, whether it’s weight loss, healthy living, disease management or sports training.

MyZone programs are simple to use — just follow the console prompts to enter your heart rate before you begin your program, then use the contact pulse grips on the handlebars or a chest strap to monitor your heart rate as you exercise.

MyZone Constant — In the MyZone Constant Heart Rate Control Program, you simply enter the desired heart rate you’d like to maintain during your exercise. Refer to the “Target Heart Rate Zones” information above to identify your ideal training zone based on your personal fitness goals. On LifeSpan treadmills, after a three minute warmup the speed and incline automatically adjust every ten seconds to keep your heart rate the same throughout your entire workout. On LifeSpan elliptical trainers and exercise bikes, the resistance level automatically adjusts to keep your heart rate constant.

MyZone Interval — This program lets you select your own minimum (low) and maximum (high) target heart rate. After a three minute warm-up the console will adjust the speed and/or incline every ten seconds to raise your heart rate to the preset LOW target and maintain your heart rate for two minutes at this level. Then the console will adjust the speed and incline to raise your heart rate to the HIGH target that was selected during program setup. After holding your heart rate at the HIGH setting the console will begin to lower your heart rate and repeat the process. It is recommended that you set the program time to 25 minutes or higher to use this program effectively. By allowing you to select a minimum and maximum heart rate, you can easily follow your physician’s recommendation for exercise or find your ideal training zone using the “Target Heart Rate Zones” information above.

MyZone Heart Rate Programs on LifeSpan fitness equipment are personal and flexible, and let you enter target heart rates most appropriate for you and your exercise motivation whether it is to lose weight, manage chronic disease such as diabetes or high blood pressure, train for a sporting event, or maintain a healthy lifestyle.  Heart Rate Control is a valuable body signal not to be overlooked.  LifeSpan Fitness, offers tools to help you identify the heart rate range at which you should be exercising for your fitness level and exercise motivation.