I have room for one or the other in my home 'gym' - either a functional trainer or a standard style home gym type machine. I already have a very nice elliptical (for me) and treadmill (for the wife).

THERE ARE SO many reasons to exercise: aesthetics, athletic ability, even mental health. As you age, one motivation often distinguishes itself above others: functionality. When you get older, your ...

The dumbbell squat to press, also known as a thruster, is a compound exercise that starts in a front squat position and ends ...

It's been two years and counting since my gym membership lapsed, and I'm so tired of living room workouts. But when a fitness coach from pandemic-born fitness-tech company Vitruvian physically came ...

When you’re using machines, you also reduce the recruitment of the surrounding stabilizing muscles. Take bench presses: With ...

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The Smith machine is a piece of fitness equipment commonly found in gyms that features a barbell fixed to a squat rack, limiting movement to one single plane. “Because the bar is attached to the rack, ...