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Ugi: The Fitness Industry’s Newest Weighted Fitness Ball

25 January 2011

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UGI WEIGHTED FITNESS BALL What It Is: Think of the weighted Ugi ball as a souped-up version of a medicine ball. At 15 inches in diameter, it’s bigger than a med ball and more versatile, too, because of its squish factor (which makes it wobble when you lean, kneel or stand on it). Working out [...]

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Body Bar Strength Band: Too Much of a Stretch?

13 April 2010

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BODY BAR® STRENGTH BAND What It Is: Resistance tube you afix on either side of a Body Bar® then loop around one or both feet (depending on the exercise). Covered in thick bunched-up nylon called a “safety sleeve,” the Body Bar® Strength Band is available as a single 5-foot band or two 3-foot bands (what I reviewed).  What You Might Not [...]

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Lebert Equalizer: All Things Being Equal, Is It Worth a Try?

2 February 2010

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LEBERT EQUALIZER What It Is: They look like something you’d hurdle at a high-school track meet, but–at 29 inches high–these cheerfully yellow metal bars offer surprising versatility (a big bonus for home gyms). The Equalizers are good for stretching and strengthening muscles, and even for cardio; see for yourself. What You Might Not Know:  When the creator–Toronto personal trainer Marc Lebert–and [...]

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Want to Submit a Fitness Product for Review?

16 January 2010

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If you’ve got a fitness product that you think might be a good addition to Fitness Test Drive, please go to the About page on this blog and read it. Then email me at productreviews@fitnesstestdrive.com  (but you’ll read the About page first, right?). Please don’t send a product without emailing me first. I blog about [...]

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