There are a wide variety of hacks to get yourself motivated to workout and get in shape however one of the most common and effective methods is to train with a partner or a group of people with similar end goals in sight. Training with a partner or training as a group creates a sense of accountability therefore making it easy to get up and move without hesitation.
Another very effective way of getting motivated is to employ the services of a fitness or personal trainer. Personal trainers with adequate fitness and training knowledge, are a sure way of holding you accountable to your training and fitness goals and can help speed up attaining your end overall fitness goals. Luckily, some of todays modern fitness equipment and machines incorporate these two aspects of group fitness and personal fitness trainer interactively and even live over a computer display screen built onto these fitness machines and equipment therefore enabling one to train interactively as a group with the guidance of a personal trainer.
Here are our two top picks for Interactive Studio Personal Training Equipment for your home gym.
NordicTrack Commercial Studio Cycle S22i
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Who Is It for: Spinning enthusiasts who like instructor led community studio as well as scenic fitness rides in the comfort of a home gym.
What You Get: Just the bike plus a 1-year iFit family membership included; create up to 5 individual exercise profiles; Access live, studio, and global workouts.
Really good smooth resistance with great realistic feedback. A Steep hill climb feels realistic.
The seat may need additional padding or use with padded shorts.
Pedals are dual sided with a flat riding surface and a caged side with tighten down and easy pull to secure fastener.
The bike does not have clipped pedals for better foot securing however these can be purchased and replaced with the clip in pedals.
The bike includes a built in fan feature right below the display screen to help keep your face and head cool. The fan speed can be adjusted with the touch of a button and can be turned off.
Also included, are two 3 pound weights conveniently located right under the built in fan to enhance your workout.
The sound from the monitor display is fairly loud and has great quality considering the speakers are integrated with the screen.
The screen picture quality is good and shows detail really well once you take the scenic outdoor rides in different locations.
The monitor uses an easy to use touch swipe user interface.
Ride content includes both Studio and Scenic rides. Studio rides include an instructor set at the front of the class whose main job is to motivate riders by guiding and pushing them to go harder.
The scenic rides take you to places you have never ridden before offering great visuals. The instructor still is with you along for the ride and rides in front giving you guidance all the way. You ride uphill and downhill and along multiple other changing terrains while the resistance changes giving you a general realistic feeling of riding outside.
The bike also has an incline decline feature that kicks in allowing the front of the bike to incline or decline based on the changing terrain. The magnetic resistance also kicks in based on the terrain adding to the realistic feel.
All in all a great bike with great interactive capabilities that easily keep users engaged and provides an enhanced user experience and an overall better at home or in person workout fitness routine.
NordicTrack Commercial 2450 Treadmill
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Who Is It for: Running enthusiasts who like instructor led community studio as well as scenic fitness runs in the comfort of a home gym.
What You Get: Just the treadmill plus a 1-year iFit family membership included; create up to 5 individual exercise profiles; Access live, studio, and global workouts.
The Commercial 2450 treadmill is well built sturdy construction.
The 14 inch smart HD LCD touchscreen display brings out every work out to life and the one touch button control gets you there quick.
A wide running deck with runner flex cushion provides comfort with every stride and step.
Includes a built in fan feature right below the display screen to help keep you comfortable during your work out.
Space saver design allows for the running deck to be stored in an upright position and safely lowers using hydraulics.
Personalized trainer programs set in amazing scenic destinations such as Thailand and Antarctica. Your trainer controls your machine speed as well as incline decline and duration of every prescribed workout.
All in all the 2450 is a great treadmill with great interactive capabilities that easily keeps users engaged while providing an enhanced user experience and a better at home or in person workout fitness routine.