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For the second time in as many years, Nautilus has issued a recall on its Bowflex Ultimate 2 Home Gym, this time due to reports of a faulty seat fastener.The seat is designed to be latched in a vertical position for storage, but the fasteners that hold it in place don't always work, and there have...

I recently wrote about the financial cost of putting on weight. Weight gain is like a slow-moving train. You barely notice it until it's built up enough momentum that it's nearly impossible to stop. Everyone has a breaking point, though, where you make up your mind that you will do whatever it...

I bought myself a treadmill for Christmas. For once, I didn't make the purchase on the secondary market. I didn't even do my usual due diligence and check with Consumer Reports. I'm half-embarrassed to say that I went out and bought a Gold's Gym treadmill at Walmart. I'll tell you in a year or two...

Why spend money for a gym membership when you can work out all day long for the one-time investment of about $15? That's what you can do if you switch out your office chair for an exercise ball. You'll work your core muscles, straighten your spine, ward off back pain and have better concentration...

I have been a gym member and regular gym goer for three years. I pretty much hate the month of January at the gym, because all of a sudden, the place is packed with all the people who make New Year's resolutions to lose weight. I have to wait in line to use the machines, and some newbie misplaced...

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A recent piece in the Wall Street Journal looks at the troubles associated with joining a gym. Membership plans are convoluted and obfuscatory: "Attrition (nonrenewal) runs as high as 40% annually, First Research reports. No wonder clubs try to slice and dice membership types and incentives to...

It's April 13th, and that means that you're running out of time to get in shape for summer. Granted, Richard Simmons' lighthearted workouts probably won't get you a beach body but, if your goal is simply to look less like a beached whale, they might do the trick.For $31.99 on Amazon, you can get...