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Gym Memberships
Buying a gym membership is usually right at the top of the "must-have" lists of those who want to build muscle mass. But way too often, gym memberships turn out badly. That's because enough care isn't put into the decision of WHICH gym membership to buy.
Buying a gym membership is a lot like choosing a restaurant. You don't just say, "I want to go a restaurant" and go to the closest one or one recommended by a friend or the cheapest one. You shouldn't choose a gym using just those criteria, either. Different restaurants specialize in different kinds of foods (Mexican restaurants serve Mexican food, Italian restaurants serve Italian food, etc.) and gyms cater to the needs of different clients. They provide different equipment, have different hours, etc.
Use these criteria for choosing the gym where you buy your membership:
1. What is the main focus of the staff? Do they cater more to those who want to lose weight, or to those who want to build muscle mass? Some gyms are totally dedicated to weight loss clients or cardio clients, and the staff has little interest or experience in building muscle mass.
2. What kind of equipment is available? Does the gym have bodybuilding equipment? If it doesn't, a membership isn't going to help you.
3. What hours is the gym open? Some gyms are open only during certain hours. Some open early, while some stay open late. Some open early AND stay open late. You need to be sure that they gym you choose will be open at times that are convenient for you.
4. Is the gym located conveniently for you? A gym membership isn't going to help you much if it's all the way across town.
5. The last consideration is price. Yes, you have to be able to afford the gym membership, but price can't and shouldn't be your first consideration. It won't matter at all how low the membership cost is if you don't actually USE the membership.
BONUS : Title:
Gym Equipment - which machine works best?
Word Count:
350
Summary:
It seems like every time you go to the gym, theyve got another fancy new machine
Keywords:
Gym, treadmill, weights
Article Body:
It seems like every time you go to the gym, theyve got another fancy new machine. The number of ways to build exercise machines seems to be almost endless, and coming up with new ideas for them is a lucrative industry. When you look at gym equipment, though, you can pick out some of the most useful and flexible machines and tools, and separate them from the gimmicks.
The number one piece of gym equipment, without question, has to be weights. Weights are just heavy pieces of metal, and yet are a vital ingredient of almost every gym machine, as well as very useful in their own right. Lifting weights can strengthen the majority of the muscles in your body, if you use a variety of lifting techniques.
Beyond that, many classic gym machines replicate real-world sports and activities in order to exercise your muscles. Treadmills, for example, reproduce walking and running, rowing machines allow you to train your arm muscles without actually going out on the water, and exercise bikes simulate cycling. Punching bags allow you to box without an opponent. Each one of these sports simulations has a specific reason for being included, usually that it is good for a specific muscle group, as well as being useful for people who are actually training for the sport in question.
If youre thinking of buying gym equipment for your home instead of going to the gym, weights are probably the best thing to get, as they are versatile and compact. Machines like treadmills and exercise bikes can be ten times the size of a set of weights, not to mention ten times the price, yet cannot do as much for you as a simple set of weights can. Try not to get caught up in the latest as seen on TV gimmick, as most advertised gym equipment will only do anything for one specific muscle group, and even then probably wont do much for that. Make sure you know exactly what youre buying and what it will do for you before you make the investment.
Gym Equipment - which machine works best?
Word Count:
350
Summary:
It seems like every time you go to the gym, theyve got another fancy new machine
Keywords:
Gym, treadmill, weights
Article Body:
It seems like every time you go to the gym, theyve got another fancy new machine. The number of ways to build exercise machines seems to be almost endless, and coming up with new ideas for them is a lucrative industry. When you look at gym equipment, though, you can pick out some of the most useful and flexible machines and tools, and separate them from the gimmicks.
The number one piece of gym equipment, without question, has to be weights. Weights are just heavy pieces of metal, and yet are a vital ingredient of almost every gym machine, as well as very useful in their own right. Lifting weights can strengthen the majority of the muscles in your body, if you use a variety of lifting techniques.
Beyond that, many classic gym machines replicate real-world sports and activities in order to exercise your muscles. Treadmills, for example, reproduce walking and running, rowing machines allow you to train your arm muscles without actually going out on the water, and exercise bikes simulate cycling. Punching bags allow you to box without an opponent. Each one of these sports simulations has a specific reason for being included, usually that it is good for a specific muscle group, as well as being useful for people who are actually training for the sport in question.
If youre thinking of buying gym equipment for your home instead of going to the gym, weights are probably the best thing to get, as they are versatile and compact. Machines like treadmills and exercise bikes can be ten times the size of a set of weights, not to mention ten times the price, yet cannot do as much for you as a simple set of weights can. Try not to get caught up in the latest as seen on TV gimmick, as most advertised gym equipment will only do anything for one specific muscle group, and even then probably wont do much for that. Make sure you know exactly what youre buying and what it will do for you before you make the investment.
