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2. Indoor rower - Wikipedia

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   An indoor rower, or rowing machine, is a machine used to simulate the action of watercraft rowing for the purpose of exercise or training for rowing. Modern indoor rowers are known as ergometers (colloquially erg or ergo) because they measure work performed by the rower (that can be measured in ergs). Indoor rowing has become established as a ...

3. Jacobs Ladder (exercise machine) - Wikipedia

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   Research from Louisiana State University has concluded that compared to a treadmill, the Jacobs Ladder allows a person to work out harder while expending less effort. [5] Due to the pressure applied on the inner abdominal muscles, the exercise is generally considered unsafe for pregnant women, especially after the 16th week of pregnancy.

4. List of weight training exercises - Wikipedia

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   This exercise is performed sitting on the floor with knees bent like in a "sit-up" position with the back typically kept off the floor at an angle of 45°. In this position, the extended arms are swung from one side to another in a twisting motion with or without weight. Equipment: body weight, kettlebell, medicine ball, or dumbbell.

5. Step aerobics - Wikipedia

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   Fitness instructor Kathy Smith first experienced the Williams/Miller prototype step aerobics program during its early days, thinking "This is the most cutting-edge workout I’ve ever seen." [ 14 ] Miller and Williams formed a company called Bench Blast in late 1988, making wooden steps from 6 to 12 inches high. [ 11 ]

6. Bench (weight training) - Wikipedia

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   A weight training bench is a piece of exercise equipment used for weight training. Weight training benches may be of various designs: fixed horizontal, fixed inclined, fixed in a folded position, with one adjustable portion, with two or more adjustable portions, with racks to hold bars, etc.

7. Exercise machine - Wikipedia

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   Weight machines use gravity as the primary source of resistance, and a combination of simple machines to convey that resistance, to the person using the machine. Each of the simple machines (pulley, lever, wheel, incline) changes the mechanical advantage of the overall machine relative to the weight.