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The T-Bow
Ask the majority of people if they have ever heard of a T-Bow and you will get a blank stare. This is a pity because the T-Bow is a new piece of exercise equipment that is delightfully simple, takes up little space in the home (unlike most gym machines which are big, ugly and bulky), and can provide you with an exercise workout that will gladden the heart of any personal trainer! I am always telling my clients that the best way to lose weight and inches, and make themselves stronger and healthier is to combine cardio exercise with muscle toning workouts. This is where the T-Bow comes in; not only can you get your heart rate up and burn a lot of calories with a T-Bow, you can use the T-Bow for great muscle toning workouts as well.
The unique selling point of the T-Bow lies in the many ways it can be used for exercise. If you place it on the floor curve up, it is large enough to stand on safely. This means it can be used to step up and step down. Remember when step classes in the gyms were all the rage? Stepping is a first-class form of exercise which conditions the heart and lungs, burns up to 600 calories in an hour and works all the leg and bottom muscles, trimming and shaping a firm butt and shapely legs.
But this is only part of what you can do with the T-Bow. If you turn it over, it becomes a rocking platform, and can be used for further cardio exercises, challenging your balance and coordination as well as working or your thigh, calf, and bottom muscles in a totally different way for even greater calorie burn. You can rock from side to side or turn through a right angle and rock forward and back. It is harder than it looks, but you do not feel unsafe as you are never far from the floor. It also makes your workout feeling like playtime!
Using the T-Bow for stepping and rocking makes up the cardiovascular part of your workout. With most other pieces of home exercise equipment you would now have to use something totally different for the toning part of your workout. Not so with the T-Bow! If you purchase the complete T-Bow kit you also get some elastic exercise bands included. All you have to do is slip these through the gaps in the side of the T-Bow and you can add resistance to muscle toning exercises such as squats and lunges for the lower body, rowing exercises for the back, and arm curl exercises for the upper arms and shoulders to give you a sleek and toned outline. Remember, the more toned your muscles are, the more calories you burn even when you are sitting watching TV!
And we're not through yet! Your T-Bow is also perfect for performing floor-based stretching and Pilates exercises. Pilates has long been recognized as one of the most effective and quickest ways of sculpting long, lean muscles, strengthening abdominal and postural muscles and working the vulnerable muscles in your back. The stronger your back muscles, the less likely you are to suffer spine and disk problems in later life. Stretching exercises are an essential part of any workout, and the shape of the T-Bow make stretching and relaxing your muscles both easy and thorough.
About the Author Carol J Bartram is a Personal Trainer with an interest in at home exercise equipment. A lot of equipment you see advertised in the press is useless and won't help you with your fat loss goals. The T-Bow is different. It will give you a great all round cardio and strength training workout in a very short space of time, meaning that you'll get results faster. The T-Bow rocks!
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