Mettle Fitness Gym

TRY SOMETHING NEW

Keep things interesting by trying new exercises, workouts and activities to keep your programme fresh, keep challenging your body and preventing boredom.

WATER

Ensure you drink plenty of water, before, during and after exercise, particularly if you are exercising in warm conditions or for long periods. Dehydration will result in a drop in performance and severe dehydration can be dangerous too.

TRAIN WITH A FRIEND

Training with a friend not only keeps you motivated during the sessions themselves but will also make you less likely to miss a planned session as you"re unlikely to want to let down your friend.

Just like the power tower except with added stability on the front of your door frame. It's the essential at-home device for pullups, chin-ups, and a variety of other back and bicep exercises. No bells and whistles. Commit and drill it into your door for max stability.

Low-impact treadmills
This type of treadmill is a must-have for seniors who come to your gym. As a gym owner, it is common to know that as you get older normal treadmills, and running on concrete and tracks can prove to be hazardous for the knees. Low-impact, pressurized treadmills are designed to spare vulnerable joints, which means theyd also be a great machine to keep in your gym.

Leg curl
Your hamstrings are built to work with your glutes to create movement. Seated or prone leg curl machines, however, ignore your glutes, which increases your risk of hamstring pulls and knee injuries. By isolating the hamstrings alone, they become tight and overactive over time.

The best exercises to build strong hamstrings also maintain hip extension and glute activation.

Use these instead:

Swiss-ball Leg Curl, or Leg Curl on a Suspension Trainer
Glute-Ham Raise (shown in the picture above)
Romanian Deadlift

Whether you're looking to pump up your chest with bench presses or build up your legs with a Bulgarian split squat, you'll need a steady bench. This adjustable rig from Bowflex allows you to move the orientation from a 90-degree angle to -20 degrees and also folds up for easy storage.