Expert guides on professional fitness equipment
Glute Training Machines: Choosing the Right Equipment
Saturday, 16 March 2024
Three families of machine target the glutes: the guided hip thrust, the hip abduction machine and the cable kickback. The hip thrust places peak tension at the end of hip extension, exactly where the squat and the leg press stop loading.
- Published in Musculation
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The Complete Guide to Abdominal Machines: Choice, Use and Results
Saturday, 16 March 2024
A practical guide to abdominal machines: what the category covers, how to choose a station, how to use it correctly, how to measure results and how to maintain it.
- Published in Musculation
Rowing Machine or Treadmill: Which Cardio Machine for Your Gym?
Saturday, 16 March 2024
Rowing machine or treadmill for a commercial gym floor? Muscle recruitment, joint impact, learning curve and member profile compared, with guidance on which machine suits which type of facility.
How to Open a Gym: A Practical Step-by-Step Guide
Friday, 15 March 2024
Opening a gym step by step: defining the concept, writing the business plan, choosing the location, designing the layout and specifying professional-grade cardio, strength and flooring equipment. A practical guide for operators, franchisees and institutional buyers equipping a new training facility.
- Published in Espace Gérants & Investisseurs
Gym Rules and the Most Common Beginner Mistakes
Thursday, 14 March 2024
Gym house rules and the mistakes beginners make most often, seen from the operator side: induction, supervision, layout and equipment.
- Published in Conseils d'aménagement
Professional Strength and Cardio Equipment for Gyms
Monday, 11 March 2024
How professional strength and cardio equipment is specified for commercial use, why design and safety matter as much as performance, and how international delivery works.
- Published in Cardio
Playground Equipment for Municipalities: Buying Guide for Play Structures and Modules
Sunday, 10 March 2024
A buying guide for local authorities specifying a playground: choosing play structures and modules, age zoning, EN 1176-1 and EN 1177, budgeting and installation.
- Published in Guides Acheteurs
Bodytone EVOE1+ Professional Cross Trainer: an Elite Choice for Clubs
Sunday, 10 March 2024
Stride length, flywheel behaviour and frame sizing decide whether a cross trainer survives a club floor. What the Bodytone EVOE1+ offers on each count, what its Android console adds, and where the machine fits in a hotel, club or rehabilitation cardio line.
- Published in Cardio, Vélos elliptiques pro
Bodytone Forza FB01 chest press: professional specification
Saturday, 09 March 2024
Footprint, frame mass, cable specification, guarding and console: how the Bodytone Forza FB01 selectorised chest press reads to a commercial buyer.
- Published in Conseils d'aménagement
Combat Sports: A Guide for Club and Gym Operators
Thursday, 29 February 2024
Which combat sports to programme, and what each discipline demands in floor area, surfacing and equipment: boxing, kickboxing, taekwondo, karate, jiu-jitsu, krav maga and MMA.
- Published in Guides Acheteurs
Lat Pulldown with a Triangle Handle: Technique and Programming
Thursday, 29 February 2024
The triangle handle, or V handle, gives the lat pulldown a neutral close grip that most shoulders tolerate well and that shifts the emphasis towards the mid-back. This guide covers setup, execution, a nine-week progression and how to specify the station for a commercial facility.
- Published in Guides Acheteurs
Effective Lat Pulldown Machine Variations: How to Maximise Results
Thursday, 29 February 2024
Close grip, reverse grip and single-arm pulldowns: what each variation changes, how to execute it correctly, how to programme it, and what it means when specifying a lat pulldown station for a gym floor.
- Published in Machines guidées
Muscle Mass Gain: The Complete Guide to Building Strength
Tuesday, 27 February 2024
How muscle growth actually works, how to programme for it, and how to equip a commercial facility so members can achieve it: overload, volume, nutrition, recovery and equipment specification.
- Published in Guides Acheteurs
Bench press: a complete guide to effective and safe training
Monday, 26 February 2024
Muscles worked, bench and rack types, correct technique, safety supports and a sample four-set programme for the bench press, for coaches and gym operators.
- Published in Guides Acheteurs
Lexco LS-203 Power Rack: The Versatile Squat Cage for Your Gym
Saturday, 24 February 2024
A rigid four-post cage with an integrated pull-up bar. What the Lexco LS-203 power rack does, the exercises it covers, how to run it safely and where it belongs on a professional strength floor.
- Published in Musculation, Smith machines et racks
OCR and Ninja Warrior Training with the Elite Combo 3.3.3 Bizon Cage
Friday, 23 February 2024
A commercial buyer guide to the Toroz Elite Combo 3.3.3 Bizon obstacle cage: modular obstacles, indoor and outdoor siting, programming for every level and what to settle before you order.
- Published in Programmes et méthodes d'entraînement
Professional gym equipment: inside the Light In Fitness range
Thursday, 22 February 2024
What separates professional gym equipment from the rest, and how the Light In Fitness range covers strength, cardio, functional training and outdoor installations.
- Published in Musculation
Outdoor Fitness Areas: How to Design and Equip One
Wednesday, 21 February 2024
What an outdoor fitness area delivers for a municipality, campsite, residence or campus, how to site and equip it properly, and how to keep it in service.
- Published in Aquatique et Wellness, Spas et saunas
Optimise Your Outdoor CrossFit Sessions with Light In Fitness
Wednesday, 21 February 2024
What outdoor CrossFit demands from a structure, a slab and a surface, and which Light In Fitness ranges cover an open-air training area.
- Published in Crossfit / Rigs, Street Workout et Outdoor
How to Train in a Gym: Training Tips for Beginners
Monday, 19 February 2024
Training in a gym increases strength, improves endurance, reduces body fat and lifts overall physical condition. Getting there depends on knowing how to train properly from the first session. This guide sets out the practical starting points for beginners, the right session frequency and duration, and the full body format that works best at the start, together with what each of those choices means for the club that has to equip the floor.
- Published in Conseils d'aménagement
Professional Strength Training Equipment: A Buying Guide
Sunday, 18 February 2024
How to specify professional strength equipment for a commercial floor: which families do what, how to match them to your space, budget and member profile.
- Published in Musculation
CrossFit Rigs and Platforms: Modular Structures That Maximise Your Training Floor
Sunday, 18 February 2024
Modular CrossFit rigs and lifting platforms turn a fixed floor area into configurable training capacity. Configurations, attachments, fixing options, floor build-up and the dimensions to check before ordering.
- Published in Crossfit / Rigs
Arms, Glutes and Legs: A Complete Training Programme for Clubs and Trainers
Sunday, 18 February 2024
A structured arms, glutes and legs programme for gym operators and trainers: exercises, frequency, activation, progression, recovery and equipment.
- Published in Programmes et méthodes d'entraînement
A Practical Guide to Improving Whole-Body Stability
Sunday, 18 February 2024
Stability decides whether members train for years or drop out after an injury. A practical guide for gyms, clubs and rehabilitation centres: the muscles involved, the exercises that earn their place, weekly structure and the equipment the zone requires.
- Published in Programmes et méthodes d'entraînement























