Archive | September, 2008

SportsArt TR21F…a great treadmill to serve all your needs

The SportsArt TR21F is one of SportsArts most popular treadmills and it’s not hard to see why. While it’s one of the most affordable SportsArt treadmills, it still gives you a lot of features you’d usually only find on a commercial $3000+ machine With a club-style console, strong 3.0 HP motor, highly stable feel, and [...]

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Lunge the Lion’s Gate Bridge

On Sunday September 28th, we will be attempting to Lunge over the Lions Gate Bridge.  This is strictly a fun event to be treated as a personal challenge – how far will you make it?  No time limit and go at your own pace!All fitness levels welcome! (What a site to see – a train [...]

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Indo Board Balance Trainer for the masses

Want better stability and quicker reflexes. The Indo Board Balance Trainer is such a great product for this. Not only will it optimize your performance in most sports, but also in everyday life. It can be fun way to improve balance, coordination, bring back the motivation in the workouts and give you some serious leg [...]

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Fit-Dictionary

There are a lot of words and terms in the fitness world that can be confusing. Here are some definitions and examples of some common health and fitness words. Concentric Contraction: This type of muscle contraction occurs during the lifting phase of any muscle movement when the muscle fibres shorten. When you do a bicep curl, come out [...]

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Georgia Straight, Best of Vancouver 2008: Fitness Town voted “Best Fitness Equipment Store”

  We’d like to thank everyone for their tremendous support of Fitness Town in this year’s 2008 Best of Vancouver, Georgia Straight reader’s awards.  We were picked by you as the “Best Fitness Equipment Stores” in the Vancouver, Lower Mainland.   We at Fitness Town appreciate your continued support and look forward to helping all of you make [...]

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Mind over body still can achieve!

 I came across this story recently, and I wanted to share it with everyone.          After returning from his 1,200 mile auto trip, the 59 year old Beck had the misfortune to step off a curb and fall, severely twisting his ankle. He was lucky it did not break. He landed hard on his tailbone and [...]

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Spin Your Wheels to a Healthier You.

Indoor, group-stationary cycling is a non-impact workout usually led by a certified instructor. This type of workout can be enjoyed by participants of all ages and fitness levels. Using a specially designed stationary bike, indoor cycling classes target both the body and mind in a unique exercise program. What is it? Indoor cycling is an [...]

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6 weeks into my CrossFit program

Hello all, I was invited to join the Fitness Town blog to offer my perspective on the CrossFit workout program and am now in my 6th week of the program. I can honestly say that it has truly reinitialized both my mental and physical states. I have more energy, more focus and I simply want [...]

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A true CrossTrainer – an Octane Q37e and Q47e elliptical review

So really what makes the ellipticals designed by Octane any different from the other quality ellipticals out there? Octane delivers with a comfortable natural feel – offering converging arms with multi-grip handles to fit different bodies, and amazing programming that will truly keep you motivated and energized through-out your workout. Lets talk about the physical [...]

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Best workout?

So listening to the workout god’s not working for you?  Looking for some advice on what workout is the best of the best? It seems lately that the key money making words of “P90x and Cross-fit” are reigning supreme in the “I’m unmotivated” community.  The general population lack motivation to get off their butt at the end [...]

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