Gaiam Balance Ball Chair Black

Brand:	Gaiam
Average Rating	232 reviews

A Gaiam exclusive, the balance ball chair combines exercise and fitness with comfort and ergonomic back support for an affordable price. With chiropractic pioneer Dr. Randy Weinzoff, Gaiam developed this patented BalanceBall Chair as an effective tool for strengthening core muscles and improving spinal alignment. Alleviates the aching back/legs/arms syndrome that comes from working at a desk for hours. Designed for people between 5-feet and 5-feet 11-inches tall, this unique chair employs the same balance ball used in your workout routine, but with it you also get an adjustable support bar, easy-glide casters, an air pump, and a desktop guide to help keep you moving. Designed by leading health and fitness experts, Gaiam back-care solutions build a healthier back, relieve pain, and improve your overall well being. The height of the back of the chair is 2.5 feet tall, and the base measures 20 inches wide from one side of the wheels to the other. The chair comes with 2 locking casters and 2 regular ones. The locking casters go on the back of the chair. Some assembly is required. The chair measures 21 x 31 x 22 inches (W x H x D) and weighs 13 pounds. It has a 300-pound weight capacity. Made in Taiwan. more info

Paradigm Fitness Walking Electric Treadmill

Brand:	Paradigm
Average Rating	0 reviews

The Paradigm Fitness Walking Electric Treadmill is designed specifically for safety and a weight capacity of up to 350lbs. Its belt speed ranges from .4 to 4mph for easy and higher speed fitness walking. Extra long safety handles provide walking security and balance at any speed. The heavy duty steel frame is reinforced to provide low impact walking, but also stability. The Paradigm Fitness Walking Treadmill is ready to use out of the box with minimal assembly. The treadmill belt size is 16x36 with extra wide side rails for easy on and off. A speed control button is located on the handle bar to make it very easy to raise and lower the speed of the treadmill belt. The warranty on the treadmill motor is 5 years and 1 year limited warranty on the frame. The treadmill will fold for storage and can move easily on transportation wheels. The computer with an LCD window features time, distance, calorie burn, and speed readouts. The Fitness Walking treadmill makes walking easy and fun and fitness experts say that a good brisk walking pace, can burn as many calories as running on a treadmill. The motor is a 1.5HP rated motor that is durable and reliable. The ground level walking surface makes for secure and easy on and off for older users who want to feel comfortable and safe on a treadmill. more info

Six-Pack Abs: Dealing With Your Diet and Exercise Routines

When it comes to fitness industry, most people are after one wish: to have a six-pack abs. When you think about it, it seems simple and easy, isn't it? You just do many repetitions of crunches, leg raises, sit-ups, and other body-twisting exercises and you expect your fats in your abs disappear, as if like magic. However, this is so not true. As what you don't know, crunches will not flatten your midsection that easy.

If your belly has a layer of fats deposited in it, any amount of crunches will never give you a six-pack abs as you can never force your body to lose fats by exercising alone. There are two vital things you need to do:

Lose that layer of body fats; and then Gain a little more muscles.

Check your diet
If you need to, change your diet. Nutrition and fitness experts recommend eating more frequently. Dividing three heavy meals into six smaller meals a day will actually help boost more your metabolism as well as burn more fats and calories. Eating three large meals a day is not a good idea as it does the opposite; therefore, not a good idea when you are working out and building muscles.
Experts also suggest eating lesser calories. To some, it is difficult to do this. However, this is as simpler as filling up on foods with high fiber contents.

You can also create a modest caloric diet by watching the portion size as well as eating lesser than what you're burning. And finally, your meals should be balanced between around 50-60% carbohydrates, 20-30% of protein, and 20-30% of fat.

Drinking plenty of water will help remove wastes and toxins fed into your body. It also helps curb away hunger pangs where sometimes they are only the result of your body's asking for water.

Check Your Exercise Routines

A mild-caloric diet can reduce your weight and fat deposits in your belly, however it will not preserve or build muscles. Therefore, it is now time for you to deal with your workout exercises and trainings. It should include the following:

Cardiovascular exercise. It will prepare you to a more rigid abdominal and body workouts as well as it will help lose fats. It can be anything from walking to running, from dancing to cycling, and just anything you like having fun with and at the same time sweating out of it. You can have cardiovascular exercises 30-45 minutes, 3-5 days a week.

Weight strength training. Even if your goal is to have a six-pack abs, it doesn't mean that you have to engage on abdominal-specific exercises. It is necessary that you are also working out on all the muscle groups of your body and not only on your abdominal. Furthermore, it is not a good idea to work on your abdominal muscles everyday. The ideal routine is working out on all muscle groups 2-3 days, non-consecutive, in a week.

Stretching. After and before each workout, it is important to stretch out for relaxation and flexibility of your muscles. Doing warm-ups before and cooling-down after working out will relax your muscles preventing physical pains after. Drinking lots of water in between will also replenish lost water during your physical workout.

Remember that when building six-pack abs, it takes a lot of hard work for you to see visible results. There may be commercialized solutions you frequently see on televisions, but doing it the right way will soon give you realistic results. So, don't rely with quick solutions. Work hard on it.