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What The Heck Is Commercial Grade?

As you start looking into equipment for your facility you are going to start having to sort through a bunch of industry jargon. For your purposes there are three different types of equipment that you...

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Fitness Considerations For The Multi-Housing Industry

In the past decade apartments and condos have seen a growth in both the size and quality of their fitness centers. This can become a great value ad for renters, as with access to a quality fitness room...

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Treadmills or Ellipticals?

One question we get asked a lot when people are picking out cardiovascular equipment is: “What are more popular treadmills or ellipticals?” The answer of course is well it depends. Treadmills are the...

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Cholesterol and Exercise

Author: Todd Schlepp The Good, The Bad, & the Ugly Truth Total cholesterol, good cholesterol, bad cholesterol, HDL, LDL, diet, exercise……it’s no wonder there’s confusion regarding this waxy...

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What is an X-Ride?

Author: Jeff Hahn What is an X-Ride? The X-Ride is the cardio piece that offers more than any other from a seated position. Think of it as a fully adjustable and reclinable recumbent seat, with an...

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Octane Lateral X vs. Traditional Ellipticals

Author: Tedd Falk The Octane Lateral X elliptical is one of the more unique pieces of fitness equipment in the last few years and the quality of workout it provides is superb. As Octane describes it,...

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Why we like the Matrix Climbmill

Author: Scott Sigety It’s that torturous machine that creates a love/hate relationship more so than any other piece of cardio equipment….the dreaded Stepmill! Up until two years ago, fitness goers...

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Let’s Compare: NuStep and Octane Seated Elliptical

Author: Tedd Falk We often hear the debate of which machine is better, the Nustep or the Octane Seated elliptical. The truth is, it comes down to the individual. Here’s a comparison to help you get...

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Sitting Disease…

From the infographic above, you can begin to understand just how detrimental sitting can be to our health. Unfortunately, many of us are stuck in jobs that require us to be in front of a computer for...

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The Octane Fitness XT-One (Coming Soon!)

Author: Tedd Falk Octane Fitness continues to be one of the great innovators in the fitness industry and their new XT-One elliptical continues to prove this point. The XT-One is a true all-in-one...

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Common Mistakes with New Year’s Resolutions

Author: Logan Axne, Store Manager / Certified Personal Trainer, Ankeny, IA Welcome to 2016! This is the year to make those changes and focus on the fitness goals you hadn’t accomplished in previous...

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The Most Versatile Piece for Any Gym

Some call it Dual Pulley System, others Functional Trainer, and the latest and greatest call it Functional Training System.  It  is the most versatile strength training piece of equipment in any gym....

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