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Soloflex, Inc. was established in 1978 by Jerry Wilson. The idea behind the weight straps came from Jerry's days flying small airplanes. The resistance on the plane's controls came from the bungee cord. Jerry used this idea to create the Weightstraps that provide enough resistance to equal large amounts of free weight.
A selection of home exercise equipment: yoga blocks, yoga mat, dumbbells, pull-up/chin-up bar, push-up handles and gloves. Exercise equipment is any apparatus or device used during physical activity to enhance the strength or conditioning effects of that exercise by providing either fixed or adjustable amounts of resistance, or to otherwise enhance the experience or outcome of an exercise routine.
Weight machines commonly use specialized sets of plates (called "weight stacks"), consisting of a set of rectangular plates mounted on rails. Through a cable and pulley system, the burden is transferred to the machine's user. By placing a pin in the stack that causes the cable to pull on each plate above the pin, the weight is selected.
Universal Gym Equipment was an American manufacturer of exercise equipment, in particular weight machines. It was founded by Harold Zinkin in 1957. In 1998, it was acquired by Flexible Flyer. In 2006 it was acquired by Nautilus, Inc. The Universal Gym brand was subsequently discontinued except for a line of selectorized dumbbells. [1]
On January 29, 2004, about 420,000 BowFlex machines were recalled due to mechanical problems. In November 2004, there was a recall of nearly 800,000 (680,000 Power Pro units and 102,000 Ultimate units) BowFlex machines after reports that several models had broken unexpectedly.
The facility is best known for its 2,509-seat multi-purpose arena that is home to multiple Drexel University Dragons sports teams including basketball and wrestling.While the entire recreation center, including the multi-purpose arena, gym, natatorium, rock climbing wall, and squash canter are located in the athletic center, the "DAC" generally refers solely to the multi-purpose arena.
Bullworker is a product and fitness company that specializes in isometric exercise, that is the static contraction of a muscle without any visible movement.The original portable home fitness device was invented by Gert F. Kölbel in 1962.
Technogym is an Italian world-leading manufacturer of sports and leisure equipment based in Cesena.It was founded in 1983 by Nerio Alessandri. [1] It has around 55,000 installations worldwide, in 35,000 wellness centres and 20,000 private homes.