HALO TRAINER What It is: Newly launched in the fitness industry this month, the Halo Trainer is a handy apparatus that you use with a stability ball, with other equipment like a BOSU ball or even on its own. You can put the Halo under the ball for better stability when sitting or doing planks. Or [...]
Continue reading...17 October 2011
FREESTYLER What It Is: A heavy-duty plastic platform shaped like a mini surfboard with two anchor points on either end for elastic tubing. One end of each tube has a cuff that you attach to your ankle and the other end has a handle to hold on to. Comes with multiple resistance tubes so you [...]
Continue reading...16 March 2011
ABS REVEALED iPHONE APP What It Is: A new fitness app for iPhone, iTouch and iPad. It’s meant to complement the Abs Revealed book by Jonathan Ross (Human Kinetics, 2010), but you can get a lot out of just the app on its own, too. Includes more than 60 exercises – categorized from beginner to [...]
Continue reading...16 February 2011
As it turns out, Fitness Test Drive is a finalist in the 2011 Best Health Blog Awards for excellence in health and lifestyle blogging in Canada. When I got the email yesterday announcing the finalists, I said something aloud and to myself – I think it was, “No way!” – because I’m excited for this [...]
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25 January 2012
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