Rowing, like other common aerobic exercises (such as swimming, running, cycling, skating, etc.) is not a resistance based exercise.

When rowing (or exercising aerobically) you simply exercise at your desired intensity and you and your equipment moves at a speed proportional to the work you are producing. Increase your intensity and you move faster, the limit to how fast you can go is you, your physiology, the amount of work you can produce. And this will be different for all of Continue reading »

It Comes from the United States the absolute 2009 news for the fitness world and indoor cycling. It’s called Realryder ABF8 and it is the first and only indoor bike that moves just like a real road bike. Thanks to a patented system of mechanical linkages and pivoting the rear position of the flywheel, the Realryder ABF8 is able to simulate pedaling over an outdoor bike.

Realryder ABF8 is the evolution of the traditional and static indoor bike and at the same time it is an excellent tool for a complete exercise. The workout on the bike requires a full physical movement: not just the legs and buttocks, as in traditional indoor bike, but also arms, shoulders and all the stabilizer muscles (core) are involved.

The bike oscillation encourages the development and strengthening of the stabilizing muscles, stimulus for proprioceptive balance.

The rear position of the flywheel with a diameter greater than that one of the traditional indoor bike allows a much more fluid and Continue reading »

Today we propose a review about Noene insoles, special plantar that  we tested in various terrain conditions and speeds.

The sole prerogative of these insoles is the reduction of negative impacts resulting from the trauma of sportsmen during physical exercise, especially running.

Generally we can describe the phenomenon by recalling that in the past the man ran barefoot, flipped on a natural terrain, such as forests, grasslands, soil, sand, a soft surface, sweet and more suited to the human locomotor sensitive: the spine, muscles and tendons. This type of soil, due to its elasticity and structure, absorbed most of the shock waves, vibrations and shocks created by man.

Nowadays, we are forced to walk (or train) often hard on soils: asphalt, concrete, marble, tiles, etc … These surfaces do not Continue reading »

Not only performance but also comfort, elegance and discrete colors to match easily: all women want those clothing of its technical related to address the more the better activities outdoor. Patagonia has been able to interpret realized that needs the woman’s better sweater program. That line of models combines high technical content and elegance. the fabric used, soft and velvety inside as the classic fleece but with an external working that makes its like to woolen sweaters, warrant is maximum lightness, compressibility ‘and high termicita’. heat ‘. Clothing to be perfect in cloakroom all year, why are perfectly adapted to come to summer trekking hiking winter. In this line are the better sweater jacket and better sweater ¼-zip. More, only for the winter season still ongoing, there is also the sweatshirt with the cap, the better sweater full-zip hoody. The better sweater recyclable common threads through the recycling program.

More information on: www.patagonia.com

Review from www.nike.com

Jordan Brand Goes Beyond XX3 to Unveil the Future of the Brand: The AIR JORDAN 2009
Since the release of the AIR JORDAN XX3 in January 2008, the sneaker world debated the greatest question ever asked of a basketball shoe: will there be an AIR JORDAN XX4? Meanwhile, Jordan Brand, a division of NIKE, Inc. and creator of the legendary franchise, fueled the fire by admitting nothing…ntil now.

Today, at a press event in New York City, Michael Jordan himself unveiled the AIR JORDAN 2009 shoe. Its sophisticated design carries on the tradition of the world’ most respected basketball shoe while presenting a new naming scheme, retiring the labels “IR JORDAN I through XX3”to keep Michael Jordan’ legacy special.

“Throughout the first 23 years of the AIR JORDAN franchise, we challenged ourselves and the industry by producing athletic footwear beyond the limits of what was possible,” said Michael Jordan. “The AIR JORDAN 2009 ushers in a new chapter for the Brand –it is the embodiment of what we can do and sets the course for the next 23 years for the franchise.”

Michael Jordan collaborated with Continue reading »