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If you experience joint pain or are recovering from an injury seek out low impact exercises where the movements apply minimal force to the joints and body, characterised by fluid movements instead of jumps and jolts. Low-impact exercises carry less risk of injury and are a great way to keep active on recovery days without getting overexerted.

These low impact exercises include rowing, cycling, swimming, yoga and elliptical cardio. Home Gym Equipment that replicates these exercises includes Exercise Bikes, Rowing Machines and Elliptical Trainers that help ensure safe workouts at any level of fitness.

Activities like running, jogging and jumping are considered high impact with jolting movements putting more strain on joints, bones and muscles. These exercises elevate heart rate quickly and are a great way to maintain good bone density, for example using a Treadmill is considered high-impact.

Using a Treadmill is a great way to improve cardiovascular fitness and lose weight. To maintain healthy and sustainable weight loss it is recommended to consult with a GP doctor or other health professionals, and put together a fitness plan with achievable goals and compliment it with a nutritionally balanced diet.

Weight loss occurs when the body experiences a calorie deficit meaning it uses more energy than it takes in. Regular exercise makes the body use more energy even after a workout stops while a balanced diet ensures the body meets its energy and nutrition needs without overindulging.

Running or jogging on a treadmill is considered a high impact exercise which helps elevate heart rate to burn more calories during a workout. Running without leaning on the arm rests burns more calories as full body weight requires more energy to move.

When comparing exercise equipment think about the kind of physical activities you like, don’t like and are already comfortable with. Fitness is about maintaining a healthy routine and choosing a machine you enjoy using, and avoiding those you don’t can help keep you motivated.

Whether using an Elliptical Trainer or a stationary Exercise Bike, cardio fitness will improve with minimal impact on joints or ligaments. Treadmills set a pace to keep up with but Ellipticals and Exercise Bikes adapt to any pace. Most of these machines include a range of intensities that can be adjusted while working out.

Elliptical Trainers move arms at the same time as legs for a full body workout while Exercise Bikes are more focused on lower body workouts. Unlike an Elliptical, Exercise Bikes help with training for real world activity.

Rowing Machines will help build muscle in addition to giving a full body cardio workout. They target multiple different groups (around 86%) of the muscles in the human body. This is more than other exercise machines combining low impact cardiovascular exercise and muscle training into a single routine.

When done correctly rowing will help strengthen triceps, biceps, legs, shoulders, the back, abdominals and torso. This full body workout also elevates heart rate and makes the body more efficient at using oxygen during aerobic exercise.

Working out muscle groups doesn't only make them stronger, it also helps build more fat burning tissue and produces what’s known as an afterburn effect. This describes the increased rate of calorie burning that the body experiences following a rigorous workout which can last for up to three days.