Specializing in Home and Commercial Fitness Equipment
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We are Fitness Brokers Company-- for over 25 years we have taken great pride in our reputation for honesty and professionalism. We have been recognized for our ability to supply clients with appropriate state-of-the-art commercial exercise equipment at extremely competitive prices. Fitness Brokers works throughout the country with residential and office complexes, as well as with hospitals, physical therapy centers, corporate centers, hotels, recreation centers, and health clubs.
Our equipment recommendations are based solely upon which equipment we believe to be the most appropriate for each individual client. Of equal importance, our service technicians will respond to your equipment and maintenance needs immediately. Available 24 hours a day, they will provide you with impeccable assistance as well as replacement parts and labor at a cost below normal rates.
We take pride in being a part of the fitness industry. Now, more than ever, fitness is regarded as a proactive health choice. The new 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans in summary state:
Adults should aim for at least 2 ½ hours of “moderate” physical activity a week up to five hours a week. Moderate was defined as, for example, water aerobics or walking briskly. That means on average from 30 to 60 minutes on five days during a week. If the activity is “vigorous,” then adults should log at least 75 minutes a week and up to 2 ½ hours. Vigorous was defined as, for example, running, race walking, hiking uphill with a pack or swimming laps. That translates on average into three days a week for 25 minutes up to about five days a week for 30 minutes.
Adults should also incorporate weekly muscle-strengthening exercises into their routines. Long recommended by the ACSM, the federal standards now state the minimum of twice a week of moderate to vigorous weight-training or other strengthening activities that cover all major muscle groups. This could mean formal exercises with weights, routines that include rubber resistance, the use of a person’s own body weight with push-ups or crunches, or alternative activity such as heavy gardening or yard work.
Children and adolescents should be moderately to vigorously active for an hour at least three days a week. They should also incorporate muscle- and bone-strengthening exercises into their activity three days a week.
Older adults, who in the past were not called out, don’t get to slack off: The new federal standards state they too should follow the recommendations for all adults as much as they can. But, if limited, should do as much as they can. If falling is a risk, the routines should include balance-improvement movements.
The newly released guidelines -- the most comprehensive ever and the first based on a thorough review of scientific research in more than a decade -- will now be used to guide U.S. policy development, experts said.
To read more detail about the guidelines, click here.
We take pride in being a part of the fitness industry. Now, more than ever, fitness is regarded as a proactive health choice. The new 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans in summary state:
Adults should aim for at least 2 ½ hours of “moderate” physical activity a week up to five hours a week. Moderate was defined as, for example, water aerobics or walking briskly. That means on average from 30 to 60 minutes on five days during a week. If the activity is “vigorous,” then adults should log at least 75 minutes a week and up to 2 ½ hours. Vigorous was defined as, for example, running, race walking, hiking uphill with a pack or swimming laps. That translates on average into three days a week for 25 minutes up to about five days a week for 30 minutes.
Adults should also incorporate weekly muscle-strengthening exercises into their routines. Long recommended by the ACSM, the federal standards now state the minimum of twice a week of moderate to vigorous weight-training or other strengthening activities that cover all major muscle groups. This could mean formal exercises with weights, routines that include rubber resistance, the use of a person’s own body weight with push-ups or crunches, or alternative activity such as heavy gardening or yard work.
Children and adolescents should be moderately to vigorously active for an hour at least three days a week. They should also incorporate muscle- and bone-strengthening exercises into their activity three days a week.
Older adults, who in the past were not called out, don’t get to slack off: The new federal standards state they too should follow the recommendations for all adults as much as they can. But, if limited, should do as much as they can. If falling is a risk, the routines should include balance-improvement movements.
The newly released guidelines -- the most comprehensive ever and the first based on a thorough review of scientific research in more than a decade -- will now be used to guide U.S. policy development, experts said.
To read more detail about the guidelines, click here.
For over 30 years Gene Weiss has been regarded as the premiere consultant in the fitness industry.
Specializing in commercial and residential exercise equipment
We'll get what's right for you!
4350 Renaissance Parkway, suite A
Warrensville Hts., Ohio 44128
office 216-292-2120
fax 216-292-9912
