When you’re using machines, you also reduce the recruitment of the surrounding stabilizing muscles. Take bench presses: With ...

When you think of weight machines, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? For many, it’s clunky gym equipment that feels like it belongs in a beginner’s corner or a rehab clinic.

The inquest heard Mohammed Farraj, 21, had been doing calf raises using an aerobics step and that the safety stops had been ...

Mohammed Farraj had been using an aerobic step to perform calf raises while using equipment at the gym at the University of ...

When it come to training with free weights or machines, rarely has the fitness world been so divided. On one side, you’ve got the purists who swear by barbells, dumbbells, and kettlebells.

The 21-year-old had been using an aerobic step to perform calf raises while on a piece of weight-lifting equipment called a Smith machine. CCTV showed Mohammed slipping off the step, which caused ...

Mr Waring said a safety feature on the machine was a set of adjustable stops which “should be set to the highest position possible” to stop the weight bar. He said they had been “left in the ...

Your t-shirt sleeves will feel fuller by the time you’ve finished ...

Gymshark resistance bands and a Mirafit weight bench are all on the list of home gym equipment essentials we love. Prices start from as little as £10, and a whole host of these fit kit essentials ...