How to buy and tame a simulator

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

After much hesitation, failed diets, and crashed morning runs, you've decided to start your own home trainer. The task is no less difficult than buying a car.

Exercise machines are of two types: cardiovascular equipment (these include treadmills, exercise bikes, steppers, etc.) and strength equipment designed to strengthen muscles and develop endurance. Much depends not only on your wallet, but also on the size of your apartment. If you cannot afford to equip a half of the house for a gym, then, as experts advise, the best option for you would be to buy a cardiovascular machine. With its help, you can solve several problems at once: tighten muscles, get fit, and finally lose weight. It is with the help of a cardio trainer that you can strengthen the respiratory system, heart and blood vessels. Such a home "toy" can also serve as an indispensable stress reliever for you: getting rid of excessive nervous tension can be much more effective with the help of good physical activity than smoking a pack of cigarettes or waving the traditional "hundred grams".

Now, how to choose a simulator that is right for you.

Cheap and convenient

Torneo simulators are suitable for those who want to buy a good sports equipment without spending half a fortune on it. Torneo "bicycles" and treadmills are much cheaper, but at the same time they are not inferior in quality or appearance to their thousand-dollar counterparts. You should not be intimidated by low prices: Torneo simulators are cheaper only due to the fact that their production is located in the countries of Southeast Asia. And their reliability is evidenced by their full compliance with European standards. At Torneo, you can find almost any kind of sports equipment for exercising at home, from simple steppers to treadmills. And also strength training equipment: from "benches" to multifunctional complexes.

Made in Germany

If you are used to trusting German quality, then you can opt for good quality Kettler trainers. This is a "classic" of the genre. The production of Kettler is carried out in Germany and, in principle, there is nothing to add to this. The special pride of the company is the safety of its products. The company's specialists, with true German pedantry, think over the device of all their simulators. As a result of the research of conscientious burghers, the "unit" made of plastic and iron becomes more harmless for your child than a teddy bear. From Kettler, you can purchase just about any type of home exercise machine.

Just Reebok

Reebok - comments are superfluous here. Everyone, even people not related to sports, knows this brand. In addition to everything else, recently in Russia, you can also purchase fitness equipment from Reebok: treadmills and accessories. Quality, impeccable design, reliability and durability are the key characteristics of Reebok products.

You won't get bored with them

For those who are afraid of getting bored during monotonous workouts, the Pro-Form treadmills of the American company ICON Health & Fitness are suitable. The company is especially proud of its own inventions: ICON holds 234 patents in the field of fitness equipment! Their latest know-how is i-FIT.com technology. This is both a simulator and a trainer "in one bottle". Imagine: you get on a treadmill, and a "personal trainer" starts talking to you: "Good afternoon! Let's start our classes." And throughout the entire workout, the "offscreen" voice will guide your actions. If you want to switch to a different type of workout: for example, instead of losing weight, to strengthen your heart, you just need to change the disk with the program. And if you want to get to know the "trainer" better, you can purchase a video version where you will communicate "live" with him, run through the heavenly bushes and listen to birdsong.

Aerobatics

Finally, the most advanced and coolest exercise equipment is Life Fitness. Here you can find simulators of all difficulty levels. These are already real supercars, equipped with electronics inside and out. They can do everything and even a little more. And they stand accordingly. But buying one for yourself is like buying a car like a Bentley or Aston-Martin. Worth it.

So, everything seems to be clear with simulators. The easiest thing left is to start practicing and quickly move towards the goal. But this is where the main problem lies. It would seem that it could be simpler: I bought a simulator, set aside an hour of free time and go ahead - pedal and walk for your pleasure: lose kilograms and pump up muscles. Alas! Sweat pours down like a hail, no more strength, but the effect too …

There are many myths around sports activities. One of them is that the more actively we engage, the faster and more noticeable the effect will be. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately), when it comes to our body, everything turns out to be a little more complicated. Well, our body does not want to adapt to common patterns! He, you see, needs an individual approach. And therefore, training must be carried out, taking into account his personal characteristics. And they each have their own. Whatever super-sophisticated simulator you have, you cannot do without a specialist. Only a doctor after a special examination will help you develop an individual training program with which you will really see the effect soon. In the West, there has long been a tradition of such consultation. So far, only the first steps are being taken. And in this regard, an interesting service is offered by the SPORTMASTER company.

You buy a simulator, and in addition get a free consultation from a qualified sports doctor who will develop an individual training program for you. Moreover, consultations are held in one of the best clinics in Moscow - Medicina OJSC.

The clinic has been operating for 13 years and in the rating of insurance companies occupies one of the first places in terms of the level of equipment with diagnostic equipment, the qualifications of doctors, the quality of treatment and service. On its basis, even such unique operations as coronary artery bypass grafting on a beating heart are performed. Leading foreign specialists periodically come to the clinic to work, including the world famous surgeon Michael DeBakey (it was he who performed heart surgery on Boris Yeltsin).

Once in the hands of such cool specialists (by the way, a cardiologist, a candidate of medical sciences will consult with you), you will receive not only recommendations for home workouts, but also a qualified report on your health. "Our consultation will help to understand and assess the general health of the client, and, on its basis, develop recommendations for an individual training regimen," says Irina Petrovna Seliverstova, vice president of Medicina. In addition, you will be offered three training sessions under the guidance of a doctor in the clinic itself. Such activities will help you learn how to properly conduct your studies at home.

After the examination and a detailed conversation with the doctor, you will receive a printout on your hands, which will indicate how, when, how much and in what mode you should exercise in order to achieve a noticeable result quickly and safely for your health. And then for sure - go ahead!