Will these ads and billboards work? New York City has launched a campaign in an effort to get peoples attention and raise awareness about obesity. The ads show human fat being poured out of a coke bottle. It got my attention.
One 8oz soda per day for a year constitutes 39 lbs of sugar consumed, disgusting!
After more than 10 years we’re back at it. We’ve come up with a simplified whole body workout machine that’s more functional and easier to use than any machine on the market! Which means it’s easier to get that beautiful, healthy body you’ve always wanted. This machine focuses on the most important weight lifting techniques… free body exercises and squats. It looks basic because it is! This is the piece of equipment you need to get into the best shape of your life – in the least amount of time. Soloflex understands you’re busy and we know after 30 years in the fitness business how to get you toned and feeling great with the fewest amount of exercises in the least amount of time.
With this history in mind, we are proud to introduce the Soloflex Functional Gym. This machine focuses on the best weight lifting exercises ever invented…the squat and the pull up. Just those 2 exercises alone work every muscle in your body, but that’s just the beginning because there’s an almost unlimited number of exercises you can do with this machine. The barbell is tried and true, a classic weight lifting standard because of it’s versatility! Designed to blend into your living room, with this elegant machine you can get a full body workout efficiently, and safely, right at home. You have the pull up bar with a variety of hand grips, squats and limitless barbell exercises too.
There aren’t any pulleys, cables, flexy bars or extensions on this machine because it’s built for real functional training. Designed to be rigid enough for a 250 lb man do do his pull ups without any flex in the machine. The barbell is thick steel tubing for heavy duty squats that you can do in the convenience of your own home. Soloflex has always considered safety the first priority so we fully intend to have a durable and dependable safety strap so you don’t need a spotter. We have several good ideas for how to incorporate a safety strap for your heavy squats and bench presses and are still developing and testing ideas. Let us know if you have any.
This home gym is not going to cost you a small fortune either, unlike our competition, we want to offer the functional gym with barbell and starter weight plates for as little investment as possible! Hopefully less than half of what most home gyms cost today!
This machine is the height and width of your standard door frame (3′ wide x 6′8” tall) and the depth of a typical book shelf or cabinet (18” deep). Constructed out of tough steel, because that’s how we’ve always done it! It’s a sturdy, high quality machine made right here in the US, because that’s how we’ve always done it!
This is the real deal. This machine is for the serious lifter, perfect for doing your CrossFit exercises at home or P90x. It’s also perfect for the novice lifter too. There are numerous ways to modify a pull up, and did we mention that pull ups are the best upper body exercise you can do, and easy to modify! Use just the barbell if you are starting out, you don’t need to add any weight. If you’ve been lifting for years, go ahead, load it up! It’s sturdy enough to use with TRX Straps, resistance bands, rings and a barbell that’s fits standard plates …you name it. You can use all kinds of accessories with this gym.
The Soloflex Functional Gym is easy to assemble unlike those other home gyms that have 16,000 parts ( ok, that’s a slight exaggeration ;) The original Soloflex machine had 3 main pieces. It’s our belief that if a machine is well designed, it’s simple!
We would love to get your feedback as we go. We just built the first macine this week and we love it! Stayed tuned for more photos and updates.
More evidence on the efficacy of WBV. Iron Man Magazine is the most respected journal in the industry. Nice to see this!
My friend sent me this link about the 20 worst foods in 2009. I’ve always been amazed at these column’s in Men’s Health magazine and it’s certainly kept me away from a few restaurants.
It’s hard to believe that a sandwich or an individual pizza can contain more than your recommended daily intake of calories. I’m sure that seeing the calorie count on some of those foods has given people pause before ordering.
Most of this information is fairly obvious. The bad options are always fast food (no secrets there) or one notch above, places like Chili’s, Macaroni Grill and TGI Fridays. These restaurants use the cheapest food available, so they have to drown it in lard, salt and sugar to disguise its quality (Macaroni Grill’s fried ravioli dessert at 1630 calories and 74 grams of fat being a great example of pulling out all the stops) yikes. Even if your only clue was the size of the plates they use, you could assume these meals = gut bomb.
Great examples of why American’s are some of the fattest people in the world:
One order of Tam’s Noodles at PF Chang’s has as much fat as 42 Krispy Kreme donuts.
TGI Friday’s pecan chicken salad at 1390 calories! This is supposed to be the healthy choice.
Worst burger award goes to Chili’s Smokehouse bacon cheese burger, with a mere 2,040 calories and 150 grams of fat.
Ahhh, what will be on next years list? No doubt it will be a shuffle of the same restaurant chains, all competing for worst place prize.
Have you also noticed that the ‘Eat That’ instead recommendations are usually just smaller versions of the same crappy, processed food? Maybe some year they’ll come out with a list of truly good recommendations. How about something fresh? organic maybe? Home cooked meal? Just sayin’
You can go with this…………………………………….. or you can go with that.
Nothing has significantly helped children who are being treated for Crohn’s disease in regards to bone and muscle atrophy, except whole body vibration. This is after years of experimenting with various drugs and nutrition programs, most of which, are having little or no effect on these children’s bone and muscle density.
The reason for the lack of bone density in children with Crohn’s disease is unknown, but it is thought that steroids taken to control the disease can accelerate the problem. Until now, doctors were unsure how to reverse the effects of this devastating problem, but after years of study they have finally found that whole body vibration may be the answer. 
A new $3mm study called ” healthy vibrations” is under way and is being funded by the National Institutes of Health.
First of all, what is serotonin? Serotonin is a chemical that helps relay signals from one area of the brain to another. Serotonin is manufactured in the brain. That’s where it performs it’s major function. However, 90% of our Serotonin is in the digestive tract and in the blood.
It is believed Serotonin influences a variety of mind and body functions. It affects brain cells related to mood, sexual desire and function, appetite, sleep, memory and learning, temperature regulation and some social behaviors. It affects the function of our heart and muscles.
There are ways to increase Serotonin levels: 1) A diet of whole grain carbs and low in protein (Inhibitors are whole wheat and rye bread
). 2) Acupuncture has been known to stimulate the release of Serotonin. 3) Fruits such as dates, papaya and bananas. 4) Prescription drugs.
However the very best way to raise Serotonin levels would be to get exercise. Studies have shown that Serotonin levels are raised with increased activity and it is increased for some days after the activity. This is the safest way of increasing Serotonin levels. Exercise affects the biology in the brain the same way anti-depression drugs do.
Researchers believe men and women may use Serotonin differently. Men and women react differently to a reduction. This may be why women suffer from depression more than men. Men become impulsive but not depressed. Women experience a marked drop in mood and become more cautious. This is a response common in depression.
Several research centers around the world noted a Serotonin deficiency in Alzheimer’s patients.
Increasing muscle is important in Serotonin levels. Muscles don’t use the amino acid needed to make Serotonin.
Instead of using drugs to fight depression, evidence reveals that exercise can be a natural route to treating mild depression. Patients can learn how to treat themselves without relying on prescription drugs.
Winter generally makes us all more depressed. A winter workout is very important. During our recent snow storms I increased my muscles building exercises just to keep me happier. And it worked!
Diet soda has been shown in several studies to increase your odds of being overweight. One study claims that for every can of diet soda you drink per day, you’re 41% more likely to be overweight. Holy crap. There are a couple predominate theories as to why this happens; our bodies get tricked into craving more sugar because it senses sweet but there are no calories, making us consume more calories in the long run. The other is that people eat more because they think they’re saving so many calories in their beverage, that they pay less attention to what they’re eating.
In one study, rats were fed yogurt with artificial sweeteners and real sugar. Guess what.. the rats who ate the yogurt with artificial sweeteners ate for longer and got fatter. What a dirty trick! All those poor souls who have been suffering through the taste of diet soda, only to find out that it really makes them fatter. Damn!
I was at the grocery store last week and saw a naturally sweetened diet soda called Zevia . It caught my attention because it was being marketed as the ”natural alternative” to diet soda. It’s sweetened with Stevia, an herb grown in South America that has been used for centuries, the Zevia website even claims that recent studies have found that it has antioxidant properties. Interesting…any reviews out there?
We could always stick to the tried and true drinks. Here’s some good alternatives to diet soda that have no calories and will not make you fatter for the drinking…….water, water, water, tea and coffee.
Crohn’s disease leaves children with weak bones and muscles even after the disease is brought under control. 165 children will be provided Whole Body Vibration platforms to stand on at home for ten minutes a day for 12 months. To date, no vibration therapy devices are approved by prescription in the U.S. Two WBV devices are now government approved in Canada, where big pharma doesn’t stifle non-drug competition. The U.S. Army, the NIH and NASA have already funded enough studies on WBV to know that mechanical vibration therapy increases bone and muscle strength so the outcome of this study seems a foregone conclusion.
I’ve been a helicopter pilot for decades. Some vibration frequencies and amplitudes can be extremely fatiguing, not a good thing when quick reactions are needed. Overexposure to some vibrations can cause physical injury. That’s why there are WBV exposure limits in the workplace. The Soloflex WBV products allow one to stay within those OSHA limits at maximum amplitude (g-load) up to thirty minutes a day.
How much attention should we be paying to what celebrities do? One of the reasons we obsess over celebrities is because most of them look fabulous….so we ask…… what are they doing!!? The answer… they work really hard! They spend hours at the gym with personal trainers who put them through grueling workouts and count every calorie. It’s not uncommon to read about an actor spending 3 hour a day working out to prepare for a role. Celebrities know as well as anyone… ‘No Pain, No Gain’!
It seems that a few of these Hollywood types have a new, secret tool that’s helping them look fabulous. But I ask, is it just the famous people who want to spend less time to look fabulous? NO way! So get vibrating!
Don’t take our word for it. There have been dozens of articles published about celebrities using whole body vibration platforms….Madonna, Jessica Alba, Claudia Schiffer, Jane Fonda, P.Diddy, George Clooney and Clint Eastwood….. just to name a few. If it’s good enough for them?
Americans are some of the fattest people in the world. WHY? It’s about what we’re eating, not how much!
The answer to why is fairly simple. Asia and Northern Europe are the fittest places in the world, with an overweight population of of less than 10%. In those areas, the people tend to eat whole foods (unprocessed) and live an active lifestyle. Big theory, I know; diet and exercise are the key. Well, If the answer’s so simple why can’t we (Americans) get it right?
Besides driving everywhere, one of America’s biggest problems is fast food and processed foods (those with high fructose corn syrup, trans fats, fillers, preservatives, all the other ingredients you can’t pronounce on that label). If you’re not paying attention, you’re probably eating this stuff everyday. It’s lurking in your chips, crackers, sauces, breads, cheeses and just about anything else you’re eating with more than three or four ingredients. In Michael Pollen book, ‘Omnivore’s Dilemma’ , he claims that there’s now 30,000 food products in the grocery store that contain high fructose corn syrup!
I think if we got a little more active and ate more natural foods, we could be as fit as any country. That means eating more whole foods (organic fruits & vegetables, sustainably raised meat, nuts, seeds, you know…foods found in nature!) , drinking more water and tea and moving some each day! Right now 64% of American are overweight or obese and a new study shows that if current trends continue 86% of Americans will be obese by 2030.
Americans keep importing cheap, plastic crap…maybe it’s time we imported some of the world’s lifestyle habits too.
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