Working out at home can be a big time saver for many people. There is nothing like being in the comfort of your own home. The challenges arise when trying to determine the best home fitness equipment to purchase for your gym. All the name brands, and features will surely have your head spinning.

In order to guarantee that I get the best piece of home fitness equipment for my needs, one of the sources I rely on is Consumer Reports. They provide an objective fitness equipment review that I can depend on to share with you.

In this article I am going to focus on the two most popular pieces of home workout equipment – the treadmill, and elliptical   machine. More people invest in these two home fitness solutions to get in shape than any other piece of home workout equipment. Consumer Reports recently reviewed treadmills, and elliptical machines. Therefore, I have decided to share the results with you. If you are in the market for home cardiovascular equipment, then pay very close attention.

The trend witnessed in ellipticals, and treadmills is high tech features. Some have MP3 docks, and USB connections that will allow you to transfer your workout data to the manufacterurs website for safe storage. It also seem that home gym equipment manufacturers are attempting to make their equipment even smaller. Space in homes are generally an issue.

Consumer reports recently tested 19 elliptical machines to determine the best buys in the industry. They reviewed inexpensive machines as well as the most expensive pieces on the market. As I expected, they found that the pricier elliptical machines were made much better. Generally with home fitness equipment you get what you pay for.  The testers focused their study on exercise range, safety, ergonomics, and construction.

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For all my valued subscribers, customers, and blog readers I want to warn you about counterfeit Alli! If you are not aware of Alli, it is a weight loss (over the counter) drug that decreases the absorption of fat in your intestines, thus reducing your overall caloric intake.

By now, if you have been reading the information I share, you already know that “quick fix weight loss programs” just don’t work long term. Therefore, I hope you are not taking Alli.  However, I do know that some people unfortunately get pulled in by the quick fix wonder, and might have turned to Alli.

In that event, I hope it is not you, but if it is, beware! The FDA has recently informed us that bogus versions of Alli are being sold, mainly over the internet. Taking these bogus pills could be harmful! The fake bottles are missing a “lot code” on top of the cardboard packaging. The bogus Alli will also not show “sealed for your protection” written on the bottle. Simply question your local pharmacist if you are unsure.  

With that said, I am not endorsing Alli, but just warning you if you happen to be taking it.

In case you are not aware, here is the general scoop on Alli.

Alli is a reduced strength version of Orlistat (Xenical), a prescription weight loss medication. As a result of being reduced strength, it can be purchased over the counter for overweight individuals 18 years and older. It is taken while on a low fat diet. In a nutshell, Alli works by disabling the fat digestive enzyme, lipase, before it can be absorbed in the intestine. Therefore, you will save some calories from  the fat not being properly absorbed. The bad news is it can cause bowel issues, if you know what I mean.

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Are you sabotaging your body fat loss efforts, and don’t even know it? Many people do so by making one, or all of the nutrition errors revealed in the short video below.

Do yourself a favor, and avoid these 4 simple eating errors many people make, and don’t even know it. It will make a huge difference in your quest towards ultimate fat loss.

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What are the best dietary supplements to take for improved health, fitness, and workout performance? I recommend that you consider taking a look at only seven. Why? Because these nutritional supplements have been proven time, and time again to be beneficial in numerous scientific studies. It is a good idea to be skeptical of the claims made by other nutritional solutions. Always look at the science backing claims. If it sounds too good to be true it probably is.  The 7 revealed in the two videos below are the ones that have the best scientific backing for me to be comfortable recommending to you.

The videos below are an update to my Fitness Program Secrets course. My goal is to provide people with the most accurate, scientifically based exercise, and nutrition tips available in order to get the best workout results in the least amount of time. Isn’t that what we are really after? Why not get the absolute best fitness program results for the time you invest exercising. If you are going to do it, you might as well do it right.

I am releasing the 7 Best Dietary Supplements Backed By Science (2 part video) to existing Fitness Program Secrets customers, as well as valued Wellness Word subscribers who want a sample of some of the information revealed in the course.

In Part 1, I mention the first three supplements you should consider to improve your health, fitness, and performance. You are going to want to pay close attention because each one of the nutritional components I talk about has a ton of science to back them. Therefore, you should consider them in your health and fitness program. These 7 are the only ones I invest in.

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After digging though my daily research about what is happening in the health and fitness industry I came across an excellent fitness program resource you can use for FREE.  I normally don’t promote resources unless they are outstanding; and I feel you can greatly benefit. Well, this workout resource fits directly into that category!

Kudos to ACE (American Council on Exercise) for providing such a great fitness program resource for absolutely no charge -FREE!  Here is it! I would bookmark this page on ACE’S webpage  http://www.acefitness.org/getfit/.

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