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Equipment |
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A wide variety of fitness equipment is
available for your personal fitness
training program. Our trainers are
skilled in the safe and proper operation
of the equipment.
Below is a list of equipment provided at
our facility: |
2 Treadmills - Precor and Life
Fitness
2 Ellipticals - Precor and Life
Fitness
2 Bikes - 1 recumbent & 1
upright---Precor upright and life
fitness recumbent |
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2 Full Range Sets of Dumbbells -
2.5-75 lbs - A short bar with fixed or
changeable weights mounted on each end
with enough space in between to grip
with one hand. The term "dumbbell" comes
from the practice of demonstrating
strength by lifting heavy cast metal
bells (like the Liberty Bell, only
smaller and not cracked). A "dumb bell"
was a bell made without a clapper so
that it would not ring through one's
show of physical prowess. Eventually,
any weight meant to be hefted with one
hand was referred to as a "dumbbell" and
now the dumbbell shape has became
standard. |
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Barbells - 45 Olympic bar and 30
lb bar - A straight or curved bar
typically five to seven feet in length
designed to have weights placed on the
ends. A standard seven-foot Olympic
(takes plates with 2" holes) barbell
weighs 45 pounds, not including collars.
The word "bar bell" or "barbell" was
coined to refer to a similar weight with
a central bar long enough to be held
easily with two hands. |
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EZ Bar - A short barbell with a
shaft bent like a stretched-out 'w'
typically used for performing curls with
the hands turned inward more than they
would be using a straight bar, putting
less strain on the wrists. A typical
Olympic EZ-curl bar weighs around twenty
pounds, though there's no "official"
standard weight. Standard (takes plates
with 1" holes) versions would be
lighter, typically ten to fifteen
pounds. |
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Full Range of Weight Plates - up
to 1200 lbs of weight total |
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Cable Column - Used for a wide
variety of upper, lower, and core
exercises---an exercise machine in which
the lifter pulls on a handle attached to
a cable. The main difference between an
exercise in which the resistance is
transmitted through a cable rather than
being done with free weights is that the
force is in the direction of the cable
rather than always pointing downwards.
For example, when using a cable machine
to perform curls , the cable may
continue to provide resistance at the
top of the movement while the resistance
the biceps must work against when
lifting free weights is minimal when the
forearm is at or near vertical. |
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Bench - A piece of gym equipment
with a horizontal or mostly horizontal
top surface designed to be sat upon or
lain upon while performing an exercise.
Benches may be flat, inclined (angled so
that an exerciser lying on the bench
would have his head higher than his
hips), or declined (angled so that an
exerciser lying on the bench would have
his head lower than his hips). Bench
press is an exercise performed lying
face-up on a horizontal surface such as
a bench. Start with a barbell held in
both hands a little wider than shoulder
width apart, lower it to your chest,
then push upwards to return it to the
starting position. A narrower grip and
elbows held closer to the body will
focus more on the deltoids and triceps,
a wider grip with elbows further to the
sides away from the body will put more
stress on the pectorals Bench presses
may also be performed on an incline
bench (tilted so shoulders are higher
than hips) or a decline bench (tilted so
that hips are higher than shoulders). |
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Preacher Curl Bench - A "bench"
somewhat like a very heavy-duty music
stand turned away from the lifter with a
padded, steeply inclined support for the
backs of the lifter's arms and often
(but not always) a seat behind. Placing
the arms on a support like this prevents
them from moving except at the elbow
while performing curls. |
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Smith Machine | Lat Pulldown
| Seated Row | Body Bars -
6-18 lb bars | Medicine Balls -
4-12 lbs |
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Swiss Balls - 45-65 inch balls |
Roman Chair - Back extension can
be performed | Hack Squat |
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AB Board - Wide variety of
inclines | Step Box - Adjusts to
several different heights | Leg Press |
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Tubing - Several intensities to
chose from | Bands - Several
intensities to choose from | Squat
Rack |
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Power Squat - Also used for
standing calf raise | Seated Calf
| Leg Extension | Leg Curl |
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Heavy Bag -100 lb punching bag |
