Exercising in a gym can have great benefits because of the vast choices of equipment that are offered. Treadmills, stair climbers, weights sets etc can be very expensive to purchase on your own and keep at your home. However, not knowing how to use these types of equipment correctly can lead to possible injury or long term aches and pains. Making sure you know how to properly use equipment found at a gym is key to staying injury free and healthy.

In This Episode You Will Learn:

1). What inspired us to dedicate a full episode to gym equipment safety and how important it is to become familiar with this type of equipment.

2). Some of the overlooking challenges that can come with using a common piece of equipment like the treadmill.

3). How your balance plays a big role when attempting to get on or off larger pieces of exercise equipment like the recumbent bike or stair climber.

4). Why it's important to make sure your resistance bands are always in good condition before exercising with them.

5). The importance of adjusting equipment to your body height and size before using and how not doing so can cause more harm then good.

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We hope the tips in this episode are helpful to you or someone you know who may need help with using equipment at the gym. Avoiding injury is one of the most important things to remember when exercising especially with equipment that can look confusing or intimidating. Making sure you go slow and take the time to learn how to use this equipment properly will keep you injury free and healthy for years to come.

Team Meredith

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