Creative Fitness Door Gyms - Part II

I've got to say, I was initially concerned that a piece of fitness equipment this inexpensive wouldn't be sturdy enough for me to use and still feel safe. Once I received the unit and installed it, all of those concerns melted away. The Creative Fitness Door Gym is very well engineered and solidly constructed, so you shouldn't have any concerns when using it to help get yourself in shape.

The principle behind the Creative Fitness Door Gym is that it uses your own body weight for resistance. According to the manufacturer, it is capable of safely supporting up to 300 pounds. In addition to the traditional pull up bar, this wonderful piece of workout gear includes two special grip handles that are set up so that you can also work out with your palms facing together, which is a good method for isolating muscles in the middle of your back. That's a wise little addition that further extends the value of this low cost, easy to use, effective fitness device.

The makers of the Creative Fitness Door Gym also say that the unit can be placed on the floor and used to help enhance push ups as well, but to be honest, this isn't a particularly big selling point. Instead, if you just simply stick to the primary function of the device, you will certainly find it to be a well constructed, sturdy, and useful piece of workout equipment that makes it well worth the very affordable price.

Creative Fitness Door Gyms - Part I

When it comes to fitness equipment, I think that most of us are probably looking for something that is simple and easy to set up and use, and something that doesn't take a big chunk out of our wallets. With those criteria in mind, I did my research and learned that one of the most popular pieces of fitness equipment on the market today is the Creative Fitness Door Gym. If you're like me and ease and affordability are what you're looking for, then you could do far worse than this useful and inexpensive device.

Three chief features of this outstanding little piece of workout ware are the low cost, the ease of use, and the tremendous convenience it provides. This versatile fitness device can be set up in less than a minute on just about any door frame, and the ingenious design of the Creative Fitness Door Gym allows you to work out in the convenient setting and privacy of your own home or office. Since it requires no permanent fasteners, you can carry it from home to work -- then back home again -- and set it back up in just a matter of seconds.

In essence, the Creative Fitness Door Gym is a strong, padded pull up bar that mounts easily and securely in practically any door frame. It attaches without any screws or bolts or the like, so you don't have to make it a permanent fixture. That means the device is small, portable, and simple to install and use.

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Quick Weight Loss - Pounds In 3 Days - Part II

I told my friend that she shouldn't try and push it. In my mind, it isn't safe if you don't have a plan. I was worried that she was simply so fixated on "I have to lose 3 pounds in 3 days" that she would throw all caution to the wind and proceed in an unsafe or unhealthy manner. I was happy to learn that she consulted with her trainer at the gym on safely increasing her exercise regimen in order to burn a few extra calories at each workout. She added a little more weight training and more cardiovascular and did so only under the strict guidance of her fitness professional. She also modified her diet slightly in order to help achieve her plan to lose 3 pounds rapidly, but again she did so only after speaking with the physician's assistant at her doctor's office.

I have to say, she met her goal. In the end, my friend did what she needed to do to lose 3 pounds in 3 days, but thankfully she did it in a way that ensured she did no damage to herself in the process. Oh, and her friend? She ended up losing a total of seven pounds for the week and my wife's weight loss was five. So while she didn't match her friend pound-for-pound, she did well enough to feel happy about her own progress. I guess, in the end, that's all that really matters.

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Quick Weight Loss - Part I Lose 3 Pounds In 3 Days - Part I

A friend called me on my cell phone the other day, and she seemed in a panic. It isn't like her to get freaked out too easily, so I was surprised to hear that she was in such a frantic state. Clearly she must be experiencing some tremendous tragedy, and I was almost afraid to ask her just what was going on. I braced myself for bad news, expecting her to tell me the worst, but once she calmed down she told me that the "big crisis" was that she needed to lose 3 pounds in 3 days.

For me, losing a few pounds isn't anything to get all worried about. So to lose 3 pounds in 3 days didn't really strike me as something that should be such cause for concern. But to be frank my friend is tremendously competitive, and she and her best friend have been dieting and exercising together, so they've been comparing their weight loss progress on a weekly basis. They both work out at the same gym and weigh in together every Friday evening. Well, to date they'd been keeping even pace with one another, but my friend heard from one of the trainers at the gym that her friend had managed to drop 5 pounds while my wife had only managed to lose two, and only 3 days remained until the next weigh in. Naturally that means my dear wife simply had to lose 3 pounds in 3 days in order to keep in step.

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Is There Any Advantage to Women's Gyms? - Part II

Advantage #3: It seems that generally speaking, women's gyms are smaller and more intimate. Co-ed fitness centers (like those well-known major mega gyms) can be huge and, at times, overwhelming. A smaller and less intimidating gym can make it easier for someone to focus on their conditioning without feeling lost. Women's gyms quite often strive to provide a sense of intimacy and pride themselves of being compact and effective, with a minimum of hype and a premium on providing a quality workout experience without making their patrons feel overwhelmed.

If you're a woman and you're looking specifically for a fitness center that caters to women only, you're probably in luck. There are a number of terrific women's gyms operating with a focus on female fitness these days, and practically every community of any size has several top-notch facilities for women to choose from. In the end, the advantages of a center that is designed for females make them a comfortable and safe environment for women looking for an effective workout.

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Weight Loss Surgery - Part I

One third of the adult population of the United States of America is considered overweight. Of those 127 million Americans, 60 million of them are classified as obese. 15% of those are what is known as morbidly obese. Obesity has become a national epidemic. ObesityinAmerica.org reports that in 2004, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ranked obesity as the number one health threat facing America. Obesity is not just an “adult epidemic”; between 16 and 33 percent of all children are obese. Many obese adults have struggled with weight issues for the majority of their lives.
Severe obesity is a chronic condition that many in the medical profession proclaim is difficult to treat.

Bariatric surgery, often referred to as Weight Loss Surgery or WLS for short, can be a viable option for people who are morbidly obese. In the United States, the number of weight loss operations increased by 800 percent between the years 1998 and 2004. Between 2005 and 2006, it climbed another 11 percent, increasing from approximately 180,000 procedures to more than 200,000. The fastest growth of this surgery occurred among adults aged 55 to 64; perhaps because weight related health considerations for this age group are the most acute.

Stomach Stapling & Gastric Bypass - Part II

In the earliest use of such stapling devises for obesity surgery, surgeons removed three staples from the horizontal row of staples and fired the stapler across the top part of the stomach. Doing this staples the two stomach walls together, leaving a small gap where the three staples were removed. The food which is taken in is held up in the portion of stomach above the staple line. This causes a sensation of fullness in the patient after a very small amount of food is consumed. The food then empties slowly through the gap, which is called the stoma, into the stomach below the staple line where digestion takes place normally.

One of the biggest drawbacks of this type of surgery is that the muscular stomach wall has a tendency to stretch and the stoma is able enlarge. Doctors soon learned that although patients lost weight easily for the first few months while the stoma was small, they soon stopped losing and many of them regained all the weight they had lost. Another common complication of this early type of obesity surgery is suture line disruption, which can lead to a myriad of serious medical conditions.