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Today is the 2nd day of the Getting fit. I woke up quite sore after completing a short, but intensive workout yesterday. I am actually quite impressed not just with the fact I am sore after the workout as that may just mean I was out of shape. What surprised me was how many places I was sore. Even though I did just a short workout, the majority of my body is sore.I am especially sore in my lower abs, an area I have always found difficult to target, so apparently the program I am using seems to be pretty effective so far.

The interesting things to note about the second day is the lack of energy after exercising. My body is not used to two days of intensive workouts. I may need to increase my calorie intake or spread the calories out more over the day. I will see how my body adapts over the next few days and then take it from there.

Since I was a little tired yesterday after my workout, I didn’t go into to much detail about the different type of equipment. I wanted to do that now in case anyone is interested in purchasing it themselves.

The Balance Ball

A balance ball is nothing more than a big ball full of air. However, it allows you to do a number of exercises. Since the ball can move, it requires a umber of stabilizer muscles that improve your strength. I have been using a balance ball for several years, and it is one of the most universal pieces of equipment I have ever used. With it you can do everything from stretching to muscle building.

The Iron Gym

The Iron gym is a pull-up bar I happened to see advertised on TV when I visited the US during the holiday season. It allows you to have a pull-up bar anywhere you have a door. A pull-up bar allows you to do not only pull ups but other exercises for your midsection and back. If you have a place you can put up a bar that will support your weight, then there are a lot of ways to create your own pull-up bar. Due to the typhoons down here my house is made of concrete and it is quite difficult to put anything into the walls. Being able to put it up and take it down also makes it extremely useful for taking it with you and just keeping your house clean.

The Perfect Push-up

The Perfect Push-up is basically a handle on a rotating table. Since the handle moves, it forces you to use more stabilizer muscles therefore giving you a better workout. It also allows for your arms to bend in a more natural movement. This was something I purchased on sale here on the island and have been quite pleased with thus far.

Stretch Bands

Stretch bands or exercise bands are also a very cheap and effective means of exercising. They can allow for a great work out because unlike a normal weights you have tension in both directions. This forces you to use more muscles and gives you a better workout.

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