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Stamina Outdoor Equipment â€“ Take the workout outside!

June 18, 2014 By Monica Hughes

Some people will automatically go to a gym for a workout. Others prefer to take a different approach and move their workout to an outdoor environment. So, if two people chose similar workouts, one was inside and one was outside, would their really be a difference? Studies actually suggest that taking your workout outdoors has more benefits than taking a trip to the gym.

What are the benefits?

Being outside offers a substantial amount of more mental health benefits than being in an indoor gym. A green, sunny environment is found to be more inspiring for people, causing them to look forward to a session of exercise rather than dread it. Being out in a natural environment reduces tension and negative moods such as anger, confusion and depression. Those who have worked out outdoors also have lower levels of cortisol â€“ a stress related hormone â€“ than those who have worked out in a gym.

You move differently when you are outdoors. Different air pressure, wind and changes in terrain present a resistance causing you to flex your body in ways that you normally wouldn’t when indoors. Spending time exercising outside also raises the tendency for someone to exercise longer and more often. Adding some sunshine into your fitness routine also increases your intake of vitamin D and may be helpful to lose weight.

Stamina Products â€“ Taking Your Workouts Outside

With all of these benefits in mind, it is hard not to see that working out in the open air is better for you. Stamina Products has taken this idea and has created a line of products built to be an attractive alternative to the gym.

The Stamina Outdoor Fitness products are created to withstand weather and time. Each piece of equipment has heavy gauge, stainless steel hardware covered in chip and corrosion resistant, and UV protected paint for maximum resilience to outdoor elements. Each product looks sleek and attractive in any yard or fitness trail.

Stamina Products has put in the time and effort to make sure that they offer the best workout experience someone could ask for. The four outdoor fitness equipment products are constructed for individual preferences so that you can make your workout the most enjoyable expirience and accurate for your fitness goals.

The moment you realize you want a better environment to build a better you, keep in mind that the outdoors are the place to be. Bringing the gym to your backyard permanently brings with it the physical and mental benefits you could never receive at a gym. Stamina Products makes for a simple, attractive and favorable solution.

Stamina Outdoor Fitness Products

Multi-Station â€“ to sculpt & strengthen the entire body

Strider â€“ for low-impact cardiovascular workout

Bench â€“ to help lose weight, burn calories, build full body strength

Power Tower â€“ for body sculpting with a focus on chest, abs, back and arms

Visit here for more information on the Stamina Outdoor Fitness product line.

AeroPilates Featured on The Doctors TV (Video)

February 20, 2014 By Steven Kirchhof

Dr. Sears from The Doctors TV show demonstrates a Stamina AeroPilates Reformers. Its great to see such a great workout discussed on this show. We have known for years that Pilates is extremely effective in improving core strength and flexibility as well as overall fitness. Comments during the segment such as “working out should not feel like work” and about the low impact effective workout are spot-on. Enjoy the clip below.

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Pilates was originally designed by Joseph Pilates in the 1930s and 1940s as a body conditioning training method to build endurance in the legs, arms, hips, abs, and back. Two books were published my Mr. Pilates in 1934 and 1945 that formed the basis of what we know as “Pilates” today. Later, in the 1980s, the principles of Pilates were defined by Gail Eisen and Philip Friedman in the book The Pilates Method of Physical and Mental Conditioning. These principles were defined as Concentration, Control, Center, Flow, Precision, and Breathing. These six principles have become widely adopted by the Pilates community.

Equipment such as Stamina AeroPilates reformers were designed with the core principles of Pilates in mind. What makes AeroPilates reformer unique (and highly effective & fun) is the integration of a rebounder. Not only does the addition of a rebound make the workout more effective by adding a cardio component, it also makes it much more engaging. This specific style of reformer has been embraced by both Pilates professionals and enthusiasts.

What Is Pilates And What Can It Do For You?

December 15, 2012 By Angela

Nowadays, most gyms and fitness centres offer Pilates classes. Such classes can be found not just in big cities, but also in small towns across the country, which goes to show how popular a form of exercise Pilates has become. People who have never attended a Pilates class may not know what Pilates is, with many people thinking itâ€™s much like yoga or Tai Chi, but Pilates was created far more recently than these ancient far eastern exercise methods.

The History of Pilates

It was a German man by the name of Joseph Pilates who devised and lent his name to this new form of exercise at the beginning of the twentieth century. Joseph suffered from poor health as child, which spurred him on to become interested in the perfection of the body and he studied both yoga and Tai Chi before coming up with his own form of exercise, which he called â€˜contrologyâ€™, but which has since come to be known as â€˜Pilatesâ€™. Initially he used this new form of exercise to help rehabilitate wounded English prisoners of war during the First World War, but he began to teach it to others once he moved to America in 1926. Some of his first students became disciples of the method and taught it to their students. Since then, Pilates has become very popular and there are now over 15,000 Pilates instructors in the U.S. alone.

So What is Pilates?

Pilates is a form of exercise that uses stretches and other conditioning exercises to improve posture and the bodyâ€™s core strength. It improves the bodyâ€™s flexibility, strength and endurance over time and can be used by everyone, from athletes to people in physical rehabilitation.

Joseph Pilatesâ€™ exercise method has been distilled into six main principles by subsequent practitioners and these are centring, concentration, control, precision, breath and flow. Pilatesâ€™ stretches and exercises come from the bodyâ€™s centre, they require complete concentration, all body muscles are put to use, each movement requires precision and awareness, the importance of breathing is stressed and each movement in a Pilates workout should be flowing and graceful.

The adaptability of Pilates might be one of the reasons why it has become such a popular form of exercise for people of all ages and abilities. A Pilates workout session can be tailored for a personâ€™s needs so that a workout can be both safe and a good workout, without being too challenging.

This article was written by June Davis who has been taking Pilates classes Dublin for 3 years now.

10 Minute Interesting Facts – 10 Minute Workout

September 20, 2012 By Angela

How long do you spend exercising? If I told you that you could get your cardio and power sculpting done in one intense workout that only lasted 10 minutes would you believe me? It can be done, there are a number of routines that work lets go through the steps to get it done. You need 2 five pound dumbbells. [Read more…]

3 Question You Need To Ask Yourself Before You Buy A Treadmill

September 14, 2012 By seany

Now that the London Olympic games are over, there will be millions of poeple around the globe interested in enhancing their own fitness levels and perhaps compete in local sports competitions. Weâ€™ve had a fantastic summer for sports with the inclusion of The European Football Championships. There is an upward trend for those looking to get into fitness. However, the colder darker nights are upon us and this is a time where our motivation starts to slide as we develop a lack of motivation. So what most of us do is we purchase fitness equipment for home use. [Read more…]