At first glance, the Bowflex doesn’t look exactly like a weight-training machine. The usual weights have been replaced with flimsy-looking plastic rods. How could anyone get stronger just by tugging on those cords and bending some rods? And yet, people who own a Bowflex are often enthusiastic about it, trainers and reviewers give sincere, if occasionally reluctant, approval, and the Bowflex brand name has gone from a single machine sold through infomercials to over half a dozen different models available, branching out from its original Bowflex machines to treadmills, TreadClimbers, adjustable dumbbells, wheelchair-friendly home gyms, and dietary supplements, and has introduced its latest innovation in home gyms, the Bowflex Revolution. It is one of the most popular brand names in exercise equipment. But is the Bowflex really everything it’s hyped up to be?

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If you are starting a personal fitness program, you may wonder how you are ever going to stick with it. Until your workout becomes a routine, it may seem a little overwhelming. Having a fitness journal can help you keep track of everything that you are doing and help keep your goals in mind.

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All exercisers, whether beginners or old hands, will ask themselves at some point if they should switch to an all-cardio or all-weight training program. Trainers are asked this question every day in gyms across America and more curious folks write in to fitness columns to pose the query. Does it really matter if you do all-cardio or all-weights? The short answer to this question is yes, it does matter.

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