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Learn to Love: The Cable Pulley Machine
I know the Cable Pulley Machine is a little intimidating. The machine is big and with endless options, since you can work nearly every part of your body in almost any range of motion using it, but that is one of the reasons you should learn to love it!
New research backs up what many of us feel intuitively after working out with this machine; free form strength training makes you stronger and more flexible.
Gym Equipment Explained: Cable Pulley Machine
That huge — and slightly daunting — object sitting smack dab in the middle of the gym could be one of the most versatile machines because its flexible cables work your muscles in every direction. You also hit your core by fighting the momentum that pulls you back toward the machine.
What: Cable Pulley Machine (or Cable Machine)
Area of Body It Works: The cable machine can be used to work almost any part of the body, but especially the core.
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Learn to Love the Cable Pulley Machine
There is a lot of love in the air with tomorrow being Valentine's Day, but I want to send a little love to the cable pulley machine. I know that with its sheer size and endless options, it can be a little intimidating. The fact that you can work out almost every part of your body and in any range of motion are good reasons to love it.
What Do You Work More, Your Arms or Your Legs?
When I work out on my own, I am all about lunges and squats — anything to work my legs. I might throw in a few biceps curls or some push-ups, too. When working with Hannah, my trainer at Equinox, we do a lot of upper body work — I feel like she has taught me every kind of push-up variation imaginable.
Fitness 101: Smith Machine
When it comes to strength training, I am usually a free weight kind of gal. Then I learned to love the cable pulley machine. I was still looking to branch out a little more, so my trainer Hannah introduced me to the Smith machine.
Gym Time: Pearls of Wisdom Covered in Sweat
At my house we have a saying, "Not trying is as bad as lying." It was created in response to hearing my girls say, "I can't do that" before even making an attempt. Today, my Equinox trainer Hannah busted me saying the exact same thing.
Do You Gyrotonic?
The name might sound like some sort of sexual healing tincture, but Gyrotonic is actually an amazing form of exercise.
Even categorizing this movement philosophy simply as exercise sells Gyrotonic short, and if you can't tell by that statement let me be a little more explicit: I love Gyrotonic. It is similar to Pilates, but more multi-dimensional.
My Spring Equinox Fitness Challenge
Early morning workouts are easy to skip — press the snooze button and sleep on. However, when your trainer is expecting you at the gym at 6:30 a.m., your buzzing alarm gets you out of bed pronto. Hannah, my trainer at Equinox Fitness, was ready for me, clipboard in hand with a plan, when our 60-minute session began this morning.
5 Reasons to Use Resistance Bands
Here is my ode to resistance bands. I love using them to tone and strengthen, and it saddens me that more people don't use them. Here are five reasons why you should.
Have You Tried Gyrotonic?
What do Madonna, Teri Hatcher, and Edie Falco all have in common? They all share a love for Gyrotonic. You might be asking yourself, "What the heck is Gyrotonic?"
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