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Review of the Smooth Fitness Treadmill

Review of the Smooth 5.65 Treadmill

There is considerable competition for treadmills at the $999 price range. Something in our psyche suggests $999 is significantly less than $1,000. Smooth Fitness has always had a strong contender at this price range. Their 2010 Smooth 5.65 treadmill is their latest release, and like previous models it is a solid value for $999 with [...]

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Smooth Agile DMT: More Than Just Another Elliptical Trainer

Smooth Fitness Agile DMT Machine

This is a guest post by Fred Waters. One elliptical trainer works the same as any other elliptical trainer. Right? Not exactly. The Smooth Agile DMT elliptical trainer is certainly more than just another elliptical trainer. Although the premise behind all elliptical machines is basically the same, the design and motion of each model may [...]

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3 Types Of Flooring That Are Great For Home Gyms

Home Gym Flooring

When fitness enthusiasts build a home gym, they often get stuck on the question of what material to buy for their flooring. After spending so much time picking out all the proper exercise equipment, it is important not to forget about this last crucial step. Exercise equipment can ruin the flooring of your home if you’re not careful. Here are three common choices.

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15 Inch LCD TV DVD for Your Treadmill or Elliptical

INVU has created a really cool and much-needed product: 15 inch LCD Treadmill TV/DVD. So now if you own a treadmill or elliptical machine that doesn’t have a TV attached you can simply put one of these in front of it and Ta-Da! Instant Entertainment… These television screens for elliptical machines and treadmills cost about [...]

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Body Solid Home Gym Review

In this review we check out the Body Solid EXM1500S Single Stack Home Gym, a complete home gym that you can usually find for under $1,000. Compare that to the $1,850 Bowflex, and it’s clear the price is right. But is the machine? Let’s take a look at what the Body Solid home gym has [...]

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Bodylastics: Mediocre Home Gym – GREAT Travel Gym

The Bodylastics kit is probably the best example of a portable gym I’ve ever seen: light-weight, compact, convenient and portable. Bodylastics is a portable gym or a travel gym – NOT a “home gym”.

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Ten Percent OFF TreadMills at Workout Warehouse

Workout Warehouse sells a lot more than just treadmills, but since the coupon they gave us only works if you spend $300 or more, a large purchase like a treadmill or an elliptical machine are where you’ll be saving money with it…

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Bowflex Machine

Bowflex home gyms aren’t for everyone. Let’s get this out of the way – that dude in the commercials with ripped abs, huge meat-slab pecs and bowling-ball-sized shoulders… He didn’t get that way on a Bowflex machine. Now that your expectations have been lowered to a more realistic level, understand that most people are never [...]

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Cybex Recalls Almost Five Thousand Treadmills

According to the CPSC, these recalled Cybex treadmills can catch fire, and owners should unplug them and call Cybex as soon as possible: (888) 678-3846

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