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Dos and Don’ts to Reaching Your Fitness Goals

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We like to make your exercise equipment purchases easier on your pocket book by providing you with the greatest deals and coupons on the latest NordicTrack home exercise equipment. We also want to make beginning your new fitness regimen just as easy on you!

Now once you’ve made the smart move and purchased your at-home exercise equipment, the next step is the hard part. Diving head first into a fitness regimen can become a little overwhelming if you are not prepared and armed with the proper tools.

The Dos and Don'tsWhile there are several things you can do to ensure you’ll reach your fitness goals, there are also some things you should avoid to ensure you stay on the path to fitness. So what exactly are these rules? We are here to share you with you the Do’s and Don’ts to Reaching Your Fitness Goals:

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Tips To Help You Get the Most from Your Elliptical Workout

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Our NordicTrack elliptical trainers are one of the top sellers here at NordicTrackCoupons.com, right up there with our NordicTrack treadmills. So in a recent post when we recently talked about Getting the Most from Your Treadmill Workouts, it occurred to us that many of you may want the same information, yet pertaining to elliptical trainers.

Elliptical trainers can give you one of the best cardio workouts, if used properly that is. If you all you are doing is hopping on and striding away for 20-30 minutes then calling it good, you are not utilizing your elliptical to its full potential.

While the elliptical delivers a great cardio workout, the best thing about this machine is its ability to build strength and muscle endurance to your quads, hamstrings, glutes, and calves, while still working your arms, chest, and back with the use of the handles. According to an article titled How to Use the Elliptical for Fat Loss from LiveStrong.com, “the elliptical is a powerhouse among cardio equipment because it allows you to use a large amount of muscle. The more muscles that are working, the more calories you’ll be burning.” [Read more…]

Busting Through a Fitness Plateau

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So you’ve been exercising every day for the past week but are beginning to feel as if your workout sessions are no longer working and you’ve maxed out on your fitness potential. Don’t give up hope just yet, seems as though you’ve simply run into a fitness plateau. Plateaus can leave you feeling frustrating and on the verge of giving up, but they are no reason to throw all your hard work down the drain.

Don't Give Up

First off I want to start off by congratulating you for all your progress thus far, but don’t think this is the end.  Plateaus can easily be overcome by simply tweaking a few of your current habits. Here are a few simple suggestions to help break your fitness plateau and get back on track to your fitness goals: [Read more…]

Extending the Life of Your Sneakers

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Worn Out SneakersWhen it comes to working out many of us rely on our sneakers to help power us through our workouts, whether it be running on the treadmill or completing a strength training circuit at home. Although we desperately need our sneakers for our workouts, buying five pairs a year can become quite expensive, and often not possible.

This is why when I came across an article online titled 6 Tricks to Extend the Life of Your Sneakers from Shape Magazine I knew this was something our readers here at NordicTrackCoupons.com could certainly benefit from. So here are a few of the six tricks to help extend your sneaker life: [Read more…]

Getting the Most from Your Treadmill Workouts

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Sweating on the TreadmillWhen people buy their NordicTrack treadmills from us here at NordicTrackCoupons.com we not only want to give them the biggest bang for their buck when it comes to their exercise equipment, but we want to ensure they get the biggest bang for their buck when it comes to their treadmill workouts.

Unfortunately many people think that all there is to using a treadmill is hopping on and pressing start, then occasionally adjusting their speed as they go along, yet there can be so much more to a treadmill workout session than that. So to ensure our readers get the most out of their sweat sessions, and are not wasting their time and money, here are some Important Tips to Remember to Get The Most from Your Treadmill Workouts from FitRated.com: [Read more…]

Tips For Your First 5K and How to Improve Your 5K Running Times

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5K LogoSigning up for a 5K is great motivational tool to start an exercise program, and having a goal in mind helps to keep you focused. A 5K is only 3.1 miles so it’s a great start for new runners and the perfect distance for first-time racers, while also still being challenging and fun for those 5K veterans.

If you are new to 5K’s after you’ve made the first step and signed up, knowing where to start from there can be a bit intimidating. We don’t want the unpreparedness or intimidation to throw you off your first 5K motivational wagon, so we’ve found a few tips to help keep you on track and to the finish line in record time, along with a few tips for those veterans in helping to improve their times. [Read more…]

Using Plyometric Exercises to Improve Your Running Speed

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Here at NordicTrackCoupons.com we know many of our readers are runners, and with that being said, what’s the one thing most of you runners are aiming for when it comes to improving your runs? Lowering your running times and achieving faster speed results. But how are you going to do that is the question we really need to be addressing! According to an article from LiveStrong.com Plyometric Exercises for Running Speed, “If you want to become a faster runner, plyometric exercises can put some speed in your step.”

Plyometric JumpFirst let’s go over what plyometric exercises are exactly so we’re all up to “speed” here (pun intended). According to Wikipedia the definition of plyometrics are exercises that use “explosive, fast-acting movements to develop muscular power and to improve overall speed…allows muscles to exert maximum force in the shortest amount of time possible.”

Plyometric exercises include exercises that usually involve jumping of some sort. Some examples include: jumping in the air, landing and then immediately pushing back out into another jump; jumping off a box onto the floor and onto another higher box; barrier lateral jumps; and the ever most popular burpee. [Read more…]

Tips and Tricks to Maximize Your Exercise Bike Workout

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We’ve told you before in a previous post Benefits of the Stationary Bike, despite the bad rap they sometimes seem to get, do make for a great cardio workout and can aid you in your weight loss goals. They are easier on the body than treadmills, yet still work your cardiovascular system with all the hard pushing of the pedals.

In our last post we simply only mentioned all the pros that stationary exercise bikes have to offer, which I am sure only left you wanting to try one out for yourself. So today we are back with more exercise bike loving, and to give you some tips and tricks from Cardio Exercises on Exercise Bikes to maximize your workout time on these machines. [Read more…]

Debunking the Top Cardio Machine Myths

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As you may suspect, we are big fans of cardio exercise machines here, and know that is why many of you come to us to help you not only purchase your cardio machines, but to learn about ways to better utilize your machines.

Cardio Machines

An article from SparkPeople.com titled Busting the Top 4 Cardio Machine Myths explains the four most common myths many believe when it comes to cardio machines, and how some of them may actually be derailing your results.

We thought it’d be a good idea to share with our readers the myths, and ways to make sure you don’t these myths get in the way of your success. [Read more…]

How to Conquer Energy Zappers and Power through Your Workout

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Exercise Fatigue

Ever feel as if you just don’t have enough energy to power through your workouts?! Not having enough energy before and during your workouts is sure fire way to sabotage your workout by not allowing you to give your all, and therefore not allowing you to receive your optimal results.

While there could be a variety of different reasons why your workout is zapping your energy, there are simple things you can do to fix each of these problems. Here at NordicTrackCoupons.com we want to ensure that our readers are getting the most from your workouts and obtaining the results you are looking for as quickly as possible.

Below are a few reasons why most people aren’t having enough energy to last through their workouts, and a few easy solutions to these problems: [Read more…]