Steppers
Fitness
Steppers are excellent fitness machines for light toning and cardio workouts. They focus on your glutes, thighs, hamstrings and calf muscles.
Steppers are becoming an increasingly popular piece of home fitness equipment. They are effective, affordable and use up little space. Many steppers come with upper body resistance cords meaning you can tone your upper body as well as your lower body.
Exercise reasearch has shown that if you move the muscles between your waist and your knees for 20-30 minutes a day, it has very beneficial effects on your metabolism and your cardiovascular health along with lowering blood pressure and cholesterol.
Trampolines
Trampolines are more than just fun children's toys. They can offer cardiovascular exercise for a reasonable price, and most are easily folded away.
When looking for a trampoline, take into account the age of users, the weight of the heaviest user and how many people may use it. For safety reasons it is best that only one person uses it at a time.
Rectangular Trampolines: If youre serious about your cardio training, invest in a rectangular trampoline for great bounce and response. Trampolines like these are mainly used by serious exercisers with some knowledge of trampolining, and are not suitable for children.
Trampettes: These small circular trampolines are ideal for quick workouts if you dont have the budget or the space for a full-sized trampoline. Popular trampettes are around the 92cm (36) or 102cms (40) size.
Body Fat Monitors
To take your body fat percentage yourself at home, you can use a bioelectrical impedance device for a measurement that is consistent and accurate, and as easy to use as your bathroom scale. The device sends a tiny electrical charge through your feet and uses the data to determine how much of you is fat and how much of you is water. To do the calculation, the unit needs to know your gender, age, and weight.
Gyroscopic Exercise
A gyroscopic exercise tool is a device used to exercise the wrist as part of physical therapy or in order to build palm, forearm and finger strength.
Powerball is the world's most powerful hand gyroscope, generating speeds of over 16,000 rpm! Simply by starting up the Powerball in your hand and rotating your wrist faster you can develop incredible speeds and increase your strength. Powerball is seriously addictive for all ages, making it ideal for play, exercise, or fun competitions and is less than £30!