What are the fitness equipment in the gym?

There are basically a lot of people who often go to the gym. The conventional commercial fitness equipment on the market is mainly divided into two categories: aerobic and strength. Coupled with various functional gadgets, it can basically cover all the training needs of ordinary people from novices to advanced.

The most conspicuous thing when you first enter a gym is always a row of aerobic equipment. Treadmills, elliptical machines, spinning bikes, rowing machines, and stair climbing machines are all frequent visitors. Office workers who are in a hurry to apply fat after get off work often check to see if there are any free elliptical machines when they enter the door. After all, they are good for the knees. It’s friendly. You don’t have to worry about knee pain due to incorrect landing posture like running on a treadmill. In the past two years, many girls like to squat on the stair climbing machine. They can develop the lines of their buttocks and legs without squatting heavy weights. However, after training, you have to hold your legs firmly when you get off the machine so that you don’t fall and make a joke.

Further inside is the strength area with the strongest iron flavor. Dumbbells and barbells of various weights are stacked in the free strength area. Squat racks and bench presses stand next to it. You can often see veterans who have been practicing for several years carrying dozens of kilograms of barbells to do sets. The sound of banging on the ground can be heard half a floor away. Next to it are fixed-track equipment, such as seated chest presses, lat pull-downs, leg extensions, and Hack squat machines. They are all novice-friendly. You don’t have to find your own balance. You can find a sense of force by following the equipment’s tracks and are less likely to get injured. When I first started working out, I didn’t even know how to install dumbbell plates. I spent all day in the fixed equipment area, for fear of hitting the people next to me with the free bar.

What’s interesting is that there are always two schools of thought on the Smith rack in the strength area. Old-school fitness enthusiasts always feel that the fixed trajectory limits the core and synergistic muscle development, and the strength gained is “weak” and not as effective as free squats and bench presses.； However, novices and advanced weight lifters love to use it. Whether they are looking for a sense of strength in the chest muscles of the bench press, or when they are squatting with heavy weights without assistance, the safety buckle of the Smith frame is one click, and there is no need to worry about losing force and being smashed. It is full of practicality. To put it bluntly, it is just a tool, so you can do it according to what suits you.

There are a lot of miscellaneous gadgets piled in the stretching area or free functional area in the corner of the venue. Yoga mats, elastic bands, kettlebells, medicine balls, battle ropes, and foam rollers all look inconspicuous, but they are very efficient to use. Before doing hip exercises, put on elastics to carry you through two crab steps. The activation effect is much better than putting weights on directly. The heart rate of swinging the battle rope for two minutes will increase, which is much better than jogging for half an hour. After practicing, use the foam roller to roll your legs for ten minutes, and you will not be so sore that you can't go downstairs the next day. If there is a physical fitness class in the gym, you can also see more niche tools such as agility ladders and resistance umbrellas. Most of them are only used for special training, and ordinary enthusiasts don't have much contact with them.