Delta variant is coming. Are you ready for home-based workouts?

 If you follow the news, you know that pandemic is not over and that another wave, variant Delta, is coming here. That means mask and vaccination requirements and your visit to the local gym are under a big question mark.

Don't worry. While you are waiting for this variant to blow over, you can do home-based workouts. Just find the program you can do for 20-25 minutes a day and should be able to stay in shape.

I will try to publish more programs soon, but in the meantime, check out those I already have.

At 60 I'm using my Bowflex Home Gym with great results

Dogs' approved

 I bought my Bowflex Home Gym last year because it was apparent that going back to the gym was out of the question, and I had to give back the borrowed adjustable SelectTeck dumbells and the bench.

The price for the new or used pair of those dumbells from private sellers was so high that it actually made sense to buy this machine. Since it arrived a few weeks later, I started using it almost every day and never looked back. 

If that is not a great review for this equipment, I don't know what is. OK, maybe this will help. I am thinking of upgrading it, for a second time, with another pair of 50lbs rods. 

So, if you are at a similar age, consider buying similar equipment. It's safer than the weights, takes as much or less space than the bench, and is more fun to use it.

BTW, get my journals for Bowflex.

There is more to Bowflex

 Bowflex is still one of the best home gym makers on the market, and there is more to Bowflex than you think.

With Bowflex, you can build a real home gym. To tell the truth, if you just bought one of their home gyms you would already own everything you need. You just need to read their workout programs carefully and you will see that it may take you years before you will fully realize its potential.

Obviously, you may need few accessories on the way, and we can help you with that, but you are in the possession of the equipment that may change your life.

Longevity with Bowflex? Really?

 Since I am turning 60 this year and losing family members and friends left and right, my wife and I have decided to look into longevity issues.

Believe it or not, there are quite a few theories and ideas out there. Even Popular Mechanics, in its July/August issue, published an article about it.

There are several theories involving the role of exercise in extending our life expectancy. One of them says that 150 minutes of exercise or more each week will increase life expectancy by about seven years over those who didn't do regular moderate exercise. That would be 25 minutes a day for six days a week. Another one says if you do a 6-minute workout twice a day, you will also get great results. It doesn't mention how many years longer you will live, but you will be healthier.

So, would a guy like me, who already invested few bucks in Bowflex, should do? How about doing what I am doing, and it takes about 27 minutes each, and do it twice a day. Yeap, I am taking my Advanced Strength Training routine and doing it twice a day, in the morning and the late afternoon. I don't know how long I will keep it up, but I will try. 

I don't necessarily want to live longer, but I do want to live better.

Two Bowflex products among "12 Best Home Gym Items To Own" compiled by Helthline

 I just looked at the post by Healthline listing 12 best home gym items to own and among them are Bowflex adjustable dumbbells (#5) and PR3000 home gym (#8). That's good news for us, that means that we made a smart investment. 

I read here and there that this kind of home gym is not as good as free weights but I disagree. It's better on my joints, I damaged my left knee for good doing free-weight squats, both at the wrists and in the knees. It's also very compact and easy to clean up after a workout.

So, get my Bowflex journals and start doing some serious workouts :)