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Hair Re-growth: Hairbelle

June 15th, 2010 by Fit Gizmos No Comments yet

The laser light of the Hairbelle is a safe and gentle treatment for this kind of hair loss that gets measurable results. Hairbelle can be used to help treat damaged hair, and re-grow hair back to be strong and healthy hair. This hair re-growth brush is a home beauty appliance designed for just these inevitable occurrences.

How hair re-growth works with Hairbelle

The Hairbelle is a comb with a low-energy laser inside. You run the Hairbelle through your hair—or over your scalp, if you don’t have hair—and it provides just enough energy to penetrate the first few layers of skin cells to reach down to the tiny blood vessels below.

The laser light offers just enough energy to encourage circulation without damaging healthy tissue. Your hair follicles receive more oxygen and nutrients as more waste products are carried away, and you see visible results in the luster and strength of your hair in just a few weeks.

Hair re-growth benefits with Hairbelle

The people who benefit most from the Hairbelle are women who have PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome), men in the earliest stages of baldness, and anyone suffering from alopecia areata, or hair loss—although reversing alopecia areata cannot be guaranteed. Consistent use of the Hairbelle according to manufacturer’s directions is completely safe, and will usually result in the arrival of tiny, visible hairs, along with stronger existing hair, in just weeks.

Hair Regrowth: Hairbelle

Hair Regrowth: Hairbelle

Sculpt Abs with Ab Slider

April 30th, 2010 by Fit Gizmos No Comments yet

The Ab Slider is an ab exerciser that is easy and inexpensive adaptation of a device you can find at many gyms called a Power Wheel. With the Ab Slider, however, you don’t have to go to the gym and you can work out anytime you choose.

How the Ab Slider Works

Using the Ab Slider could not be easier. Put the Ab Slider on the floor. It is a little wheel with two handles. Getting down on your hands and knees, grab one handle with each hand. Then just slide the Ab Slider forward and back to stretch your upper and lower abs. You won’t strain your back, and you won’t strain your neck. You get many of the benefits of crunches with none of the risks.

Amplifying Your Ab Slider Workout

If you want to get a little more intense workout, instead of kneeling on the floor, lift your knees off the floor and balance on your toes. And you can get another layer of resistance just by fighting the force of gravity while you are kneeling down on the floor. Don’t just move forward and back. Try to keep your tummy parallel with your chest, instead of bulging downward.

Can Ab Slider burn belly fat?

Oddly enough, you can—although you have to burn fat all over your body to get rid of the belly fat. This little maneuver will add to the number of calories you burn while you use your Ab Slider. As you are sliding forward, hold your breath. Pause just a second at your maximum stretch.

Then when you start to go back, take in a deep breath, just as deep as you can. Push it all out as you move forward so that your lungs are almost empty at your maximum stretch when you are holding your breath. What does this do? You’ll breathe deeper and slower throughout your exercise. You’ll not only burn fat — but you will also feel more relaxed.

Sculpt Abs with Ab Slider

Sculpt Abs with Ab Slider

Neck Cervical Treatment: Inflatable Neck Traction Devices

April 28th, 2010 by Fit Gizmos 1 Comment

Choosing the right cervical traction device can be a little confusing. It is critical to treatment of neck pain relief success. Whether it be relieving some of your chronic pain, recovering from an injury, etc. There are many neck traction devices to choose from, some looking better, and safer than other (I.e. door neck tractions).

Here are some facts about the top three major brands of inflatable neck traction devices. A safe treatment of cervical pain, that should be considered part of your neck pain relief options.

TracCollar Pneumatic Cervical Traction Device

TracCollar has two hand-held inflation bulbs, which inflates a bladder on one side of the collar. Both are combined to create an upward pressure on the head. You can precisely control the amount of traction for either the right or left side of the neck. TracCollar is made of plastic foam, and the inflatable bladders of natural latex rubber. While the fabric you feel around the neck is made of comfortable blend of cotton (97%) and Lycra (3%).

Neck Cervical Pain Treatment: Inflatable Neck Traction Devices

Neck Cervical Pain Treatment: Inflatable Neck Traction Devices

ChiSoft Neck Traction Cervical Traction Device

ChiSoft Neck Traction has three inflatable air chambers for improved effectiveness and range, and is lightweight and portable. ChiSoft Neck Traction is operated by a single bulb pump and includes an air-release screw for maximum inflation control. Lifting and extending your neck comfortably, to relieve any pressure that would cause neck pain. ChiSoft Neck Traction is constructed of latex rubber inner chambers and comfortable, washable velour fabric covers.

necktraction top Neck Cervical Treatment: Inflatable Neck Traction Devices

Neck Cervical Pain Treatment: Inflatable Neck Traction Devices

Elasto-Gel Therapy Neck Collar

Elasto-Gel Therapy Neck Collar is designed to provide hot or cold therapy directly on problem areas of the neck. The Elasto-Gel Therapy is made of a tough, flexible gel; and will retain temperature for 20-30 minutes. Elasto-Gel is shaped to fit the cervical area snugly, giving it the nickname, “The Jello Shot”. It stays soft, is freezer safe, and microwavable! An adjustable Velcro closure allows for easy positioning.

Neck Cervical Pain Treatment: Inflatable Neck Traction Devices

Neck Cervical Pain Treatment: Inflatable Neck Traction Devices

*Important:

None of these products are meant to replace specific doctor recommendations, but they can effectively provide cervical traction, thus relieving pressure from pinched nerves, misalignment, and sore muscles, and reducing associated pain symptoms.

Six Second Abs Machine

April 26th, 2010 by Fit Gizmos No Comments yet

If you really know about abs exercises, you know two things about crunches. One is that crunches are not the only thing you need to do to get great abs. The other thing is that crunches are something you absolutely need to do to get great abs, and that they are easier to do on a machine.

Exercise Is Only Part of Your Workout Routine

The nature of abs exercise is that machines are never all you need. There is no such thing as an abs exerciser that will give you a wonderful well-defined six-pack. That is because machines can only help you exercise, and exercise is just part of the process of getting great abs. You have to have a healthy diet, too. It’s likely that many product reviewers take out their frustration with diets in their reviews of abs machines.

Inexpensive Abs Toner

An inexpensive way to tone your abs, try the Six Second Abs Machine. You sit on a chair, place your hands on the handles, and pull the base of the machine up to your thighs. Then you pull your chest to your thighs to work out your abs. You hear audible clicks counting off six seconds, the time required to give your abs a complete stretch. Weights of 15 to 55 pounds (7 to 25 kg) add resistance for additional training.

Six Second Abs Machine

Six Second Abs Machine

Six Second Abs Machine states…

The makers of the Six Second Abs Machine claim that their machine is “15 times more effective” than doing crunches without weights. There’s no concrete evidence to back up that claim, but there’s also no doubt that working out with weights helps you firm your abs faster. We just don’t know whether it’s really 15 times faster.

 Six Second Abs Machine

Six Second Abs Machine

Ab Chair & Ab Chair Deluxe: Which is better for you?

April 22nd, 2010 by Fit Gizmos No Comments yet

If you have packed a few extra pounds along the way—or if you just happen to have extraordinary muscle—the Ab Chair and Ab Chair Deluxe are by far the best choices among Abs Exercisers for you. The Ab Chair can support a user weighing up to 250 pounds (115 kg). The Ab Chair Deluxe can support a user weighing up to about 290 pounds (135 kg). Both are built in a strong stainless steel frame that allows the chair easily to be folded up and stored away after every use. But that’s not all…

Right Resistance for Your Workout

Both the Ab Chair and Ab Chair Deluxe let you choose how hard you will work out. Both models allow for an adjustable fitness level with adjustable foot pedals. The Ab Chair Deluxe also comes with a metal grip bar and a variable resistance feature. This allows the user complete control over how hard or how easy the crunches should be.

If you are working out for endurance, instead of a heavier workout, you might choose a lower resistance setting. If you are working out to make your abs harder and more powerful, you can choose the higher resistance setting. Full resistance control is a major selling feature of the Ab Chair Deluxe.

Ab Chair & Ab Chair Deluxe: Which is better for you?

Ab Chair & Ab Chair Deluxe: Which is better for you?

Ab Chair & Ab Chair Deluxe Features

One feature of both the Ab Chair and the Ab Chair Deluxe is that they come with simple, easy-to-read instructions. They don’t come with a video. But the easy-to-read instructions are really all you need. Just keep in mind; to get the maximum benefit of adjustable resistance control, you have to use different settings when you mix your workouts for building up strength and endurance. Fewer reps at a higher resistance for a building muscle, more reps at a lower resistance for building endurance and preventing injury.

Difference between Ab Chair & Deluxe

Price. Ab Chair Deluxe is a little pricier than similar models with the same feature—but it also supports 40 pounds (18 kg) more weight. The Ab Chair, on the other hand, is about $40 less expensive than other ab machines, like the comparable Ab Lounge 2 (Please see post on Ab Lounge).

Ab Chair & Ab Chair Deluxe: Which is better for you?

Ab Chair & Ab Chair Deluxe: Which is better for you?

Ab Away Pro: Melt Away Ab Fat

April 19th, 2010 by Fit Gizmos No Comments yet

Ab Away Pro is one of the most popular of all abs exercisers sold in North America. The big advantage of the Ab Away Pro is that it has back support. This doesn’t just support your body. It also makes sure that you stay in perfect form through your whole workout routine.

Most of other abs exercisers in this price range don’t provide a back support. This means that their users put more strain on the muscles and disks of the back and neck—and if you throw your back out or put a crick in your neck, you are going to lose more than just training time while you recover. Back support doesn’t just make using the Ab Away Pro easier. It increases the likelihood that you will keep on using it.

Ab Away Pro Features

Another big advantage of the Ab Away Pro is its adjustable incline. The board can be adjusted according to how much progress you have made toward getting in great shape. If you are just beginning, get comfortable using the machine. If you have been working your abs for months or even years, you can get the challenge your muscles need by adjusting the pitch of the backrest.

Ab Away Pro: Melt Away Ab Fat

Ab Away Pro: Melt Away Ab Fat

Will Ab Away Pro Melt Your Flab Away?

If the question is whether just using the Ab Away Pro will magically melt away fat, the answer is an unequivocal no. No machine can melt away pounds. In fact, you are not going to weigh less just because you work out. You will weigh more, because muscles weigh more than fat. It isn’t enough just to work out. You will have to eat healthier, and you can’t lose fat just over your abs. You have to lose fat all over your body—although reducing stress through meditation and lifestyle changes indirectly changes the rate at which belly fat accumulates.

Success in toning up abs and exposing a six-pack is never all about working out. It is also about diet. You can have great abdominal tone, but if you pack too many pounds, your six-pack is going to hidden inside a keg. Ab Away Pro is said to provide you with a safe, comfortable way to do the exercise you need, without risk of injury; while the combination of exercise and calorie restriction gives you well-defined, powerful, and visible abs.

Ab Away Pro: Melt Away Ab Fat

Ab Away Pro: Melt Away Ab Fat

Japanese Fitness Machine: Coin-Operated

March 24th, 2010 by Fit Gizmos 1 Comment

It seems like a wacky way to lose weight, but it works.

Fitness Exercise Machine with Coins

The konbini coin-operated fitness exercise machine consists of two pedals that the aspiring fitness purchaser stands on. (In case you did not know, a “konbini” is a mom and pop convenience store. Some Konbini exercise models are switched on by the owner of the convenience store, instead of accepting coins.) The pedals move back and forth for 10 minutes, imitating the motion of an elliptical trainer or a Nordic track, only the machine provides the power, the buyer just has to stand on the machine and keep feeding it money.

The cost? Just $4 for 10 minutes. Convenient for people who have little time for a gym, or who do not want to invest in home equipment they know they’ll barely use. A worthwhile workout on this fitness vending machine in those ten minutes. You get a maximum workout when you combine tension overload and metabolic fatigue.

Getting Fit With Coin Operated Exercise Machine, Does It Work?

How do you get tension overload? This refers to working out a muscle until it gets really tired. You may not need to make every muscle in your body tired, but you need to have at least one muscle really needing a rest.

When you first start exercising, whether it’s on a coin-operated exercise machine or something a little more ordinary, this is not hard at all. Just step on the machine. The more out of shape you are, or the more you weigh, the harder you are going to work out to do even a little exercise. As you get more and more fit, you have to work out harder and harder, but when you first start, it is not hard to achieve tension overload.

Good Shape In 10 Minutes with this Wacky Exercise Machine?

Let’s be honest. This next part of getting into good shape—in just 10 minutes twice a week—isn’t the fun part.

To achieve metabolic fatigue, you need to work out so hard you feel a “burn” in your muscle. That isn’t because your muscle is literally on fire. It just feels like it is!

Metabolic fatigue is achieve by working a muscle so hard that it can’t get oxygen from the bloodstream fast enough to burn glucose for fuel. The muscle has to start making energy from the glucose stored inside its cells without oxygen.

This process generates lactic acid, which causes the “burning” feeling in our muscles. Eventually, the muscles clear the lactic acid away so they are ready to reshape and enlarge themselves.

Workout and Replenish Energy

Most people who do short and intense exercise routines forget the one thing that makes sure your muscles get bigger. After your workout, you have to eat!

Everybody knows that muscles need protein. You need some kind of complete balanced protein right after you work out, even for 10 minutes. This can come from a quick serving of meat, or a protein bar made from whey. If you are vegan or vegetarian, a soy bar also works just fine. But protein is not all your muscles need.

As hard as it may be to believe, right after you work out is the one time that a little bit of sugar is good for you. To get the energy to absorb the amino acids they use to build up their own proteins, every muscle needs a little glucose from the bloodstream. Right after a workout, muscles are 50 times more sensitive to sugar. They soak it right up.

However, the key word about sugar here is “little.” A single piece of fruit, a cup of yogurt or an energy bar containing no more than 10 grams of net carbohydrates (50 calories from sugar) is enough.

Try the Konbini Fitness Exercise Machine

Konbini exercise is something you need to try out if you ever go to Japan. In the meantime, just be sure to work out hard for at least 10 minutes, to the point of just a little muscle “burn.” (You don’t need to see literal flames.) Then follow up your exercise with a balanced snack containing carbohydrate and complete protein.

Give your muscles 48 hours to grow before you work them out again—and watch your fitness levels soar!

Have you tried this machine before? Leave your comment here….

Japanese Fitness Machine: Coin-Operated

Japanese Fitness Machine: Coin-Operated

Ab Lounge Exerciser

March 22nd, 2010 by fitgizmos No Comments yet

Here you go! Another Ab machine, but this product seems to be working.
This machine was launched more than 2 years ago, but it’s still popular. You won’t see it on TV anymore.

The Ab Lounge Abdominal Exerciser is a Ab machine that suppose to tighten and tone the upper and lower abs & obliques. The machine works your abdominal muscles with a fuller range of motion than crunches or sit-ups. The good thing about this ab lounger is the back and neck support. When I tried the machine, it doesn’t hurt my back and neck.

Yes, and I do feel my abs working. Am I getting a sexy six pack? Who knows.

As with all ab machines, the Ab lounge comes with instructional DVD / VCD, owners manual, step by step assembly instructions and workout guide / tracker. The ab lounger comes almost ready to use, simply add the resistance cords, hand grips…but it’s very heavy. You won’t be able to take this away from the store with one hand. Not to mention that you need big car to carry this machine.

The abs lounge folds away into a flat pack configuration for easy storage.

8 Different Ab lounge exercises

    1. Basic Jackknife exercise
    2. Leg extension jackknife
    3. Oblique abs jackknife
    4. Torso and hip flexor
    5. Leg raise jackknife
    6. Advanced jackknife
    7. Extended arms jackknife
    8. Lateral exercise

The Ab Lounger uses the jack knife abdominal crunch to work and lengthen the abdominal muscles with a fuller range of motion than traditional crunch methods. It comes with solid frame can support and you can adjuest the foot pedals adjust to your height.

When I was trying the the abs lounger my back and neck doesn’t hurt as much as normal crunches. It does reduces risk of injury to lower back, shoulders and legs. The design of the ab lounger extends the range of movement more than the range of a normal situp or crunch exercise. So it feel like you are getting a more thorough workout.

But don’t think you can get your dream six pack within 1 month by using this machine only. You need a complete workout, not just an ab workout.

Ab Lounge

Ab Lounge

Facial Massage Machines

March 22nd, 2010 by Fit Gizmos 1 Comment

Need facial massage machines?

Why would you need a facial massage table for yourself? Why would you go to the facial massage spa if you already have convenient facial massage equipment at home? I would like to introduce two great facial massage equipments that you can manage your skin at home safely and conveniently.

Facial Machine.1: Face-lift Massager

There is a new facial machine named the Facelift Massager. Rejuvenate your skin when you use a quality facial cosmetic cream along with this massaging device. It is a pretty cute looking facial machine. It is also very handy hence you can take it with anywhere you go.

Since this device is still new in the market, there isn’t much information about this new face-lift massager. It is User-friendly, safe and I will applaud them for being another facial-lifting option that does not require going under the knife.

Facelift Massager Benefits:

* Slow skin aging and whitening effect

* Reduces wrinkles and freckles

* Helps absorb cosmetic evenly

* Prevents and improves boils and pimples

* Soothing and relaxing massage

Facial Machine: FaceLift Massager

Machine.2: Fyola Galvanic Facial Machine

Another great solution for your skin care is the Fyola Galvanic Facial Machine.

Galvanic treatment implies such skin treatment by galvanic ions which increases the absorption of water soluble cosmetic nutrients deeper into your skin. You gently press the Fyola Galvanic Facial Machine on your face and it emits positive and negative ions which helps nutritients, such as vitamins, penerate into your skin more easily. The Fyola Galvanic treatment reduces wrinkles and sagging skin.

Another great benefit of the Fyola Galvanic Facial Machine is that it removes skin wastes and dead skin cells. You have probably heard about facial ultra sonic. Set the machine to the ultrasonic mode and the device emits ultrasound waves that re-activate your skin cells and tissues by performing million micro vibrations per second.

Are you concerned about sagging eye bags? The Fyola Galvanic Facial Machine will definitely help you to get rid of them and make you look much younger. I recommend you to use the device with couple of tips to fresh up your skin. Click Here to learn more the natural method for your skin care.

Fyola Facial Massage Machines

Fyola Facial Massage Machine

Walking Fitness: Walking Weight Lose

March 18th, 2010 by Fit Gizmos No Comments yet

These days, most of our jobs are confined to the use of a computer, or to a seat of a chair for long periods of time. We are not as physically active as we use to be unless you are a self-motivated individual that exercises daily. For those who would like to be self-motivated, but are unsure how to start let us consider how to lose weight walking.

Did you know? You can improve your health and lose weight walking.

It is recommended that people take an average 10,000 steps a day, even if you never leave your house. Consider all the walking you do, around the mall, around the house, etc. It’s an easy exercise to get you started into a healthy routine, and then gradually raising the bar and challenges at your comfort.

Walking Fitness Tips

-         Walk with weights. Dumbbells or Velcro 1 lbs weights and strap them to your legs.

-         Get a Pedometer. Count your steps, and then increase the number of daily steps you take gradually from 10,000.

-         Walk & more. While walking you can do other exercises to add on to your routine. Contracting your stomach muscles can help you exercise your tummy muscles and get you into the habit of walking around with a tight stomach. Next thing you know, you’ll be doing it out of habit. If you’re doing chores around the house, lifting the laundry basket is also a good workout for your arms and legs – just remember to bend from the knees, not the waist.

-         Stay hydrated. Walking is still exercise; help your body remove the toxins and fat from your body by staying hydrated.

Music. You’d be surprise at how much movement you will get out of your body when listening to music. Music is an emotional stimulant that can make us dance, increase or decrease our pace, and relax us.

Walking Fitness: Walking Weight Lose

Walking Fitness: Walking Weight Lose

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