Cardio Equipment
At Lansing Fitness Center you can find a variety of cardio equipment to meet your needs and give you variety in your cardiovascular training. We have 4 treadmills, 3 ellipticals, an upright stationary bike, 2 recumbent bikes, rowing machine, and a step machine.
The benefits of cardio training are:
*Reduces the risk of premature death
*Reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease
*Decreases resting heart rate and improves heart efficiency
*Keeps resting blood pressure normal
*Decreases body fat
* Increases HDL (good cholesterol) and decreases LDL (bad cholesterol)
*Lowers the risk of developing type 2 diabetes
*Promotes joint stability
*Increases muscular strength and muscle mass
*Strengthens bone
*Improves core strength, balance, coordination, and agility
*Improves body image and self esteem
*Reduces stress, depression, and anxiety
The benefits of cardio training are:
*Reduces the risk of premature death
*Reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease
*Decreases resting heart rate and improves heart efficiency
*Keeps resting blood pressure normal
*Decreases body fat
* Increases HDL (good cholesterol) and decreases LDL (bad cholesterol)
*Lowers the risk of developing type 2 diabetes
*Promotes joint stability
*Increases muscular strength and muscle mass
*Strengthens bone
*Improves core strength, balance, coordination, and agility
*Improves body image and self esteem
*Reduces stress, depression, and anxiety
Personal Training
Lansing Fitness Center now offers Personal Training services. Make sure you are optimizing our time in the gym when working toward your weight loss and fitness goals!
Programs are customized to your personal needs and schedule:
Programs are customized to your personal needs and schedule:
- One-hour customized personal training sessions, $35/hour
- Purchase 4 sessions, receive a free fitness assessment
- Purchase 8 sessions and the 8th session is free!
- Fitness assessment only for $25 (body composition and 4 fitness tests with national average comparisons)
- Programs available for all budget levels, let's discuss your goals, needs and budget!
Weight machines
We have a wide variety of pin-loaded weight machines to work every muscle in your body and give you a total body strength conditioning workout.
Weight machines are beneficial if you are looking to isolate muscle groups. Many single-joint exercises such as biceps curls, triceps extension, leg curls and leg extensions are performed using machines. Machines are recommended for newcomers because they decrease the time needed to learn
proper mechanics. The movements of machines are per-determined, which alleviates the guesswork on behalf of the user. Unlike free weights, safety is an advantage of weight machines as no partner is needed to assist or prevent a mishap. Finally, the ease of increasing or decreasing resistance is greater with machine weights, which require simple changing the pin insertion.
Weight machines are beneficial if you are looking to isolate muscle groups. Many single-joint exercises such as biceps curls, triceps extension, leg curls and leg extensions are performed using machines. Machines are recommended for newcomers because they decrease the time needed to learn
proper mechanics. The movements of machines are per-determined, which alleviates the guesswork on behalf of the user. Unlike free weights, safety is an advantage of weight machines as no partner is needed to assist or prevent a mishap. Finally, the ease of increasing or decreasing resistance is greater with machine weights, which require simple changing the pin insertion.
Free weights
In addition to our pin-loaded weight machines we offer free weights to challenge you even further and give you more variety. We have dumbbells that range from 5-100 lbs, a Smith machine, and several benches.
Constant resistance throughout the range of motion of an exercise is an advantage of training with free weights. This is known as dynamic constant external resistance. Free weights also tend to incorporate more muscles in the execution of the moves. Because they are free of constraints offered by cables or machines, the muscles can contract through a more complete ROM with assistance from other stabilizing muscle groups. In essence, a seated overhead press with dumbbells, although targeting the shoulder muscles, will solicit help from smaller muscle group, thus, working more muscles at one time. Free weights are also more functional, meaning they simulate more daily or athletic movements.
Constant resistance throughout the range of motion of an exercise is an advantage of training with free weights. This is known as dynamic constant external resistance. Free weights also tend to incorporate more muscles in the execution of the moves. Because they are free of constraints offered by cables or machines, the muscles can contract through a more complete ROM with assistance from other stabilizing muscle groups. In essence, a seated overhead press with dumbbells, although targeting the shoulder muscles, will solicit help from smaller muscle group, thus, working more muscles at one time. Free weights are also more functional, meaning they simulate more daily or athletic movements.
TRX
TRX is the latest and greatest in suspension training. TRX training utilizes and strengthens your core with every exercise, while giving you a total body workout. You can use the TRX on your own, in a personal training session, or come to one of our TRX group classes!
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TRX is a form a suspension training where a system of ropes and webbing allow the
user to work against their own body weight. TRX is short for Total Body Resistance EXercise.
What are the benefits of training with a TRX? TRX is for everyone from the beginner to the elite performer who seeks a method to safely and rapidly improve their fitness. Here are the benefits of TRX training: Suspension training exercises build true functional strength and improves flexibility, balance and core stability all at once, as is required on the playing fields of sport and in life. It is "all core, all the time". Take your on-court performance to the next level. It's "functional" meaning that it trains the body for activities performed in daily life. The moves on TRX are multi-planar and multi-directional with compound movements, similar to the way we move in daily life and in sport. It will develop strength, balance, flexibilty and joint stability. TRX minimizes the risk of injury. Focuses
on the human body as an integrated system.
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TRX is a form a suspension training where a system of ropes and webbing allow the
user to work against their own body weight. TRX is short for Total Body Resistance EXercise.
What are the benefits of training with a TRX? TRX is for everyone from the beginner to the elite performer who seeks a method to safely and rapidly improve their fitness. Here are the benefits of TRX training: Suspension training exercises build true functional strength and improves flexibility, balance and core stability all at once, as is required on the playing fields of sport and in life. It is "all core, all the time". Take your on-court performance to the next level. It's "functional" meaning that it trains the body for activities performed in daily life. The moves on TRX are multi-planar and multi-directional with compound movements, similar to the way we move in daily life and in sport. It will develop strength, balance, flexibilty and joint stability. TRX minimizes the risk of injury. Focuses
on the human body as an integrated system.
Group Fitness Classes
We are excited to offer a wide variety of group exercise classes. Click on the link below (Group Exercise Schedule) to see upcoming classes.
