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FreeForm Hideaway Home Gym Review

FreeForm Hideaway Home Gym
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Review: I have had to exercise most of my 59-year-old life because of scoliosis in my spine. I have been able to maintain flexibility in back in this way. I look constantly for the "ultimate home gym". Of course, it isn't out there yet. I have had two Bowflex, numerous free weight and body weight gyms. I have used elastic cord machines and rubber band machines as well. I usually never give a review, but the FreeForm Hideaway Gym is one of the best, most efficient pieces of equipment I have ever owned. The FreeForm squat exercise is unique and probably the safest I've seen. I can move through eleven exercises within minutes and experience probably the best, real "cardio-strength" workout I have ever had on a home gym. I love the FreeForm Hideaway Gym. Is it the "ultimate home gym"? All I know is that I will never need to buy another home gym.
There is one caveat. "Never dismount the FreeForm when you have tension on the bands." The machine will slide. That should be a warning that comes with the gym.


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The key to keeping off excess weight is to build lean, fat-burning muscle. Enter the FreeForm Hideaway Gym, a compact yet fully featured device that perfects the core bodybuilding movements necessary to build a strong, lean body. The Hideaway Gym supports three main body positions. When facing forward, you can perform such exercises as tricep extensions, chest dumbbell flies, chest presses, and abdominal curls, helping you work a variety of upper body muscles. When facing in, the machine lets you perform bicep curls, upright rows, upper lat rows, lower back rows, and more. Finally, you can perform exercises in the standing position, with exercise options that include leg press, glute and inner thigh presses, and calf flexions. All told, the Hideaway Gym offers all the exercises you'll find on more expensive TV-promoted home gyms but at a far more affordable price.
The Hideaway Gym also makes it easy to change your resistance level thanks to the patented quick-change resistance bands. Just select the bands you wish to engage for the exercise--no complicated cable changes or stubborn weight stacks. And with a resistance range that varies from as low as 10 pounds to a maximum of 200 pounds, almost anyone can use the machine to build strength and burn fat. Best of all, the machine breaks down in less than a minute and folds almost flat (5 inches off the ground), so you can easily slide it under a bed or store it in a closet. It's the perfect home gym for space-conscious users who don't want to sacrifice functionality. Also ideal for rehab, the Hideaway Gym comes with a professionally produced workout chart and carries a five-year limited warranty.
About James Design Company Founded in 1988 in a small manufacturing facility in Southern New Jersey, James Design Company has been manufacturing and designing innovative fitness equipment for more than 20 years. The company released its patented 3-Dimensional Arm system in 1991, helping change the thought process of how chest, back, arm, and shoulder exercises should be performed. The free-floating arms and straps that people see on many gym machines today--which allow for a free range of motion for your entire body--stem from the James Design Company's original ideas. The company's latest product, the FreeForm Hideaway Gym, is intended to once again revolutionize the fitness industry. Sold completely assembled, the machine does away with time-consuming changeovers between exercises, and folds up in seconds for easy storage. Most importantly, the machine delivers a club-quality, full-body cardio/strength-training workout. The James Design Company is located in Milmay, New Jersey.


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Crazy Fit Mini Massager Vibrating Fully Body Massage Review

Crazy Fit Mini Massager Vibrating Fully Body Massage
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and settled on this one, with no regrets. It costs much less than many and is a better quality model than most of this price range. This design is the best for vibration machines. It is based on a pivot ball in the center under the platform. Other designs are piston based and go up and down from the four corners. The pivot device allows more range of movement and in more directions, up and down as well as back and fourth/side to side. The piston types are said in some reviews to be less safe for the body.
It has 20 settings for speed. It has a good sized platform compared to much smaller ones on many models. I like the open platform and prefer it to the models with arm/hand rails. I have no trouble balancing and find it allows for more positions without rails. It also takes up less room than one with handles, and the black/grey color is less ugly than many other models, so I don't hate the sight of it.
Another plus to this model is that it weighs much less than other units and I was able to carry it up stairs without assistance. It is not loud, but it may shake your floorboards if you are not on a ground floor. Depending on the construction of where you live, you may want to check to see that you will not disturb any downstairs neighbors in an older building. At some speeds it makes my desk and shelves vibrate, but nothing drastic. I do not think it can cause any structural damage to a building, I only mention this because I have lived in older buildings with thinner walls, ceilings and floors, where it might cause some notice by others. The unit is well packaged and comes through the shipping process well. It even comes with batteries for the little remote control!
These machines are said by some not to make much difference in fitness. I suspect that may be true for those in very good shape to start. I have had chronic fatigue for many years and find this is outstanding for bringing back strength and tone. I have been bed-bound for 90% of the time for many years. This has been very helpful in bringing back vigor and energy.
The very first time I used it I felt so great afterward. I actually felt taller as I walked after the first use! I think it made me stand up straighter because my back and shoulder muscles felt so enlivened by the movement. I felt stronger and in a great mood, perhaps I had an endorphin rush from the exercise. This unit is a reasonable price and good quality. I was saving for an $800 unit until I found this one. I think it is a good buy and I can have it now and get good benefits without having to wait to afford a more expensive one.
I advise talking with your doctor before use, if you have been ill. Also, resist the temptation to do too much. Ten to fifteen minutes is all one should do in a day. Like salt or alcohol, a little can be tasty or fun, improving quality of life, too much can make things bad or worse. OSHA regulates worker's exposure to vibrations on the job and limits such exposure because too much can cause damage to healthy people. Be smart, read about precautions, vibrating machines can hurt people with certain pre-existing medical conditions. TAKE IT EASY. Start slowly and do not over-do.
I use a tip from yoga practice and recover between sessions by laying flat on my back and resting until the twitching of muscles stops. Break the time into 2 to 5 minute groups, and recover for at least the same amount of time after each set. I recover 2 times the length of each set, i.e. after 5 minutes, I lay flat for 10 minutes, breathing deeply. The position is called "savasana", for those of you who wish to look it up. Recovering in this position removes buildup of lactic acid from exercise, drawing it away from the muscles through the circulatory system, avoiding cramps and soreness the next day.

I highly recommend this for anyone who's health allows, especially if there has been long periods of sedentary lifestyle. It is helping me to have the strength and energy to do more physical exercise. Best of all it works without needing to be too energetic. This gets around the dilemma of needing to exercise to feel stronger, but not being strong enough to exercise! Just the kick-start I needed! Well worth the money to "shake up" my too quiet lifestyle.




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