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Walking is the best kind of exercise we can do. It works your whole body without straining muscles or joints.

The Digital Talking Pedometer tells you your progress as you walk, and an alarm and pacer beep to keep you working towards your goals.

You can buy the Digital Talking Pedometer at Blair.

“Voice feature announces number of steps walked, distance traveled, calories burned, and stores seven days of walking data. Built-in FM radio lets you listen to your favorite music as you walk. Also includes a digital clock, an alarm and a pacer beep to keep you on track toward your exercise goals. Clips to waistband. Uses two 3V batteries, included. One-year limited warranty.”

People who regularly use inversion therapy gain rejuvenating effects over their entire body. Inversion therapy purports to help relieve stress, stimulate circulation, improve your posture, reduce muscle tension, increase flexibility, and reduce the effects of aging caused by gravity.

I’m not sure if it can actually help you combat gravity, but it sure looks like fun! And for people coping with chronic back pain, perhaps the Teeter Hang Ups Inversion Table is the way to relief.

You can buy the Teeter Hang Ups Inversion Table at Contour Living.

“Inversion is a passive activity that requires only a few minutes of your day, yet can benefit your body in so many ways. While inverted and relaxed, your body weight creates traction that lengthens the spine by increasing the space between the vertebrae. This relieves pressure on the discs and nerve roots - less pressure translates into reduced back pain.”

Doing pilates is the best way to get those long lean muscles that elongate your body and improve your posture. Pilates help you to exercise you mind as well as you body, while still giving you the benefits of an aerobic workout.

We were featuring Ultimate Pilates gym equipment here, but unfortunately, that item is no longer available. To help you out on your Ultimate Pilates quest, check out all the Ultimate Pilates products at Amazon.

And here’s a great video from YouTube:

Want a dancer’s body, balance, and strength? The Fluidity Bar will help you get that dancer’s body by keeping you moving in a smooth motion that puts no pressure on your muscles or joints and uses your own body weight as resistance.

“Dancers don’t simply dance their way to fitness, they combine a healthy diet with exercises that are designed to work, stretch and improve strength, muscle tone and movement. They also use the Fluidity Bar-revolutionary workout machine that uses your own body weight to transform your body.”

Update: Unfortunately, the Fluidity Bar is no longer available at WonderfulBuys, but you can click here to check out fluidity exercise products at Amazon.

No more sore backs, no more strained necks, 6 Seconds Abs uses five different levels of resistance to give you flat, sexy abs without having to lie on the floor. Now you can work your entire abdominals while sitting comfortably in a chair.

You can buy 6 Seconds Abs at As on TV:

“6 Second Abs can be more effective than traditional crunches and you may see dramatic results in as little as one week. The two included videos will guide you to the perfect workout and the diet and exercise guidebook will help you to complement your abs workout for maximum results. Don’t pay expensive gym membership fees. Buy this incredible low-cost and effective 6 Second Abs program and see your dream of having the perfect abs being realized in the comfort of your own home in no time!”

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We now know that one of the best ways to get in shape and lose weight is to strengthen the core muscles. The Red Exerciser DX is an exercise machine designed to specifically target and work your core muscles by using a unique torsion resistance, up to 120 lbs.

You can buy the Red Exerciser DX at Amazon.com:

“We’ve all heard about strengthening our core muscles, and how the stronger our core muscles are, the better our overall health and quality of life can be. But there hasn’t been an exercise machine designed that can specifically target and work those all-important core muscles…Improve your core muscle strength and overall body fitness with the revolutionary Red Exerciser seated workout machine!”

Check price and availability at Amazon.

The Lateral Thigh Stepper doesn’t just give you a lower body workout, the device comes with Upper Body Toning Cords which means you can work the muscles in your arms and upper body as well as your lower body.

You can buy the Lateral Thigh Stepper at Amazon.com:

“No longer will you need two or more separate machines to work on your different parts of your body. The Lateral Thigh Stepper with Upper Body Toning Cords gets you moving in all the right directions to a firmer, leaner, healthier you!”

Check price and availability at Amazon.

It’s that time of the year again - the new year is coming up and as usual I’m making all my fitness resolutions. This year, something like the Power Fitness Vibration Plate (the Deluxe version) would do the trick quite nicely. Actually, it sounds like a dream come true, letting the vibration of the plate work for you. Power plate vibration - ahhhhh. It definitely sounds like a good workout to me.

Update: Looking for the Power Fitness De Luxe Vibration Plate? That item is currently not available from the store I found, but I’ve searched out some similar products for you:

The Personal Vibration Trainer

Used by the National Academy of Sports Medicine, professional sports teams, medical rehabilitation, and fitness centers nationwide, the Personal Vibration Trainer is the low-impact trainer that uses varying vibration to cause muscles to involuntarily contract 30 to 50 times per second, stimulating circulation, strengthening bones, stretching tendons and deep-lying pelvic muscles, and resulting in faster recovery after workouts.

Check price and availability at Hammacher Schlemmer.

The Power-Plate my5 Vibration Training Machine

It’s true - a better body in just 15 minutes a day! Proven by decades of clinical research, the Power-Plate my5 vibration trainer will help you achieve new levels of health, fitness and performance—in just 15 minutes per day, three times a week. The my5’s Advanced Vibration Technology uses your body’s natural response to vibrations to improve muscle strength and stimulate circulation and performance. Vibrations activate natural muscle reflexes up to 35 times per second—15 minutes on the Power-Plate my5 is equivalent to 60 minutes of conventional exercise. Free shipping.

Check price and availability at Brookstone.

The Power-Plate pro5 Vibration Training Machine

With a larger surface plate and more settings, the Power Plate pro5 makes it even easier to achieve full-body fitness in just 15 minutes a day, three times a week. Backed by decades of clinical research, Acceleration Training technology uses your body’s natural response to vibrations to increase muscle strength and flexibility, stimulate circulation and improve overall performance. Vibrations activate natural muscle contractions—so a 15-minute workout on the pro5 is equivalent to 60 minutes of conventional exercise. Moreover, the additional options available with the pro5 allow you to vary or add to your regular routine. Free shipping.

Check price and availability at Brookstone.

The Power-Plate pro5 AIRdaptive Vibration Training Machine

Whatever your muscle mass or bone density, get a better body in only 15 minutes a day, three times a week—the advanced Power Plate pro5 AIRdaptive adjusts to your frame! Decades of scientific and medical research have proven that vibration training will help you achieve greater health and fitness. Acceleration Training technology uses your body’s natural response to vibrations—up to 20-50 muscle contractions per second—to increase muscle strength and flexibility, stimulate circulation and improve overall performance. The pro5 AIRdaptive model provides the largest range of settings, making it ideal for families or other groups with multiple users. Free shipping.

Check price and availability at Brookstone.

The Mini Stepper & Flex is “as seen on TV”. It’s great for home use - much less expensive than a regular stair climber, and compact enough to fit most rooms. Not to mention, you get the same type of workout as you would with a more expensive piece of equipment!

“Get the same workout that you would from using a professional stair climber using this compact easy to store mini stair climber. You’ll get a great fat burning workout and tone your buns and thighs. The extra wide foot pads allow an 11 inch range of motion and features a non-slip base so you can exercise safely.”

Update: Click here to see an entire selection of mini stepper products at Amazon.

Inversion therapy definitely sounds like a great way to relieve stress and tension, and give your back muscles a much needed stretch. The Inversion Stretch Station lets you experience the benefits of inversion therapy easily and efficiently. Ahhhh. Just the perfect bit of stretching to get your body feeling great after a hard day at work.

“Inversion therapy is a proven, natural, non-invasive method of treating back pain caused by stress and poor posture. It is endorsed and recommended by doctors and hospitals as therapy to strengthen your back, elongate your spine, and relieve the pressure on discs, ligaments, and nerve roots.

The Inversion Stretch Station is a cost-effective introduction to the potential benefits of inversion therapy. This multiple-benefit machine reduces pressure on the spinal column and increases blood and lymphatic circulation.”

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Talk about one piece of fitness equipment that does it all! The Band Flex is absolutely versatile, giving you an efficient full body workout with the flexibility of a whole range of exercises (60 of them!). I’ve always found that having my own in-home gym makes it much easier to stay fit, because there are lots of times when it’s far easier to head over to my own fitness equipment than it is to go to the nearest gym. If you’re short on space, something like the Band Flex Gym is perfect.

“The Band Flex Gym features over 60 exercises - including the bench press chest fly lat pull down tricep pushdown and more - designed to build both strength and cardiovascular fitness.

Band Flex comes complete with a lat tower leg curl/extension unit and a preacher curl bar attachment. And you can perform a wide variety of shoulder and bench presses by moving the adjustable position bench. The sliding seat adds rowing and leg press exercises while the resistance cords allow you to safely perform resistance exercises without a spotter. When you finish your workout the Band Flex Gym folds up quickly and easily for convenient storage.”

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You’ll be able to get a pretty good workout with the Elliptical Strider. It offers an adjustable tension control feature that lets you choose the intensity of your workout, and the workout monitor lets you keep track of how you’re doing.

“Enjoy a gym-quality elliptical machine at an affordable price! The Elliptical Strider can give you an intense, thorough workout right in your own home.

The Elliptical Strider works out your upper and lower body at the same time - both your arms and legs will get an intense workout. And the adjustable tension control lets you decide how challenging to make your workout!”

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Inversion therapy sounds like the perfect way to end the day - stretching away all your muscle aches and stretching your back muscles. The Rite Life Inversion Table sounds very easy to use - you just get on it, lie on your back, and stretch your back muscles. It’s adjustable so you can find at the angle you find most comfortable - you can even go completely vertical while upside down!

“As an alternative to invasive back treatments, inversion therapy can strengthen your back, elongate your spine and eliminate the pressure from your discs, ligaments and nerves.

In addition, inversion treatments help improve blood and lymphatic circulation while relieving overall pressure from your spinal column. You’ll feel great and move with more fluidity too!

The Rite Life Inversion Table is a great way to experience inversion therapy in the comfort of your own home. Doctors and hospitals use inversion therapy to improve back strength and health – and now you can too.”

Click here to check price and availability at WonderfulBuys.

There’s no such thing as a miracle machine, but the Ab Slim Pro sounds like it will do the job of getting your abs toned. You get 200-degree range of motion, and the machine lets you target your upper, middle and lower abs all at the same time. Sounds pretty efficient - you exercise all these muscles using one simple motion. You end up working out your abs as you move upward and also as you move downward.

“The Ab Slim Pro features adjustable resistance settings - which makes it safe for anyone to use regardless of age, experience or fitness level. For a more intense and effective ab crunching workout, just increase the resistance level!

The Ab Slim Pro’s up and down exercise motion is designed so that it’s smooth, consistent and fluid. No jerking or pushing required - just a natural, comfortable sitting up & sitting down movement is all that’s needed.

In addition, the Ab Slim Pro comes with a padded seat and back, so that you get the support needed so you can exercise in safety and comfort.”

Check price and availability at Wonderbuys.