• Fitness Quiz: Are You Flunking Fitness Class?

    Posted On Jul 29, 2015 By BowFlex Insider Team

    Fitness Quiz: Are You Flunking Fitness Class?

    Making informed decisions about your health and body requires you to do your homework. Think you're smarter than the average American? Take our quiz to brush up on your health knowledge and see how you compare: Are you above the Read more

  • What is the 12-3-30 Workout?

    Posted On Dec 9, 2021 By Lisa Traugott

    A person walking on a BowFlex treadmill.

    Have you heard about the 12-3-30 workout? It’s super easy and making the rounds on TikTok. Originally created by Lauren Giraldo, you set a treadmill to incline 12, speed 3 and walk for 30 minutes. Read more

  • Fitness Truths: Functional Training with Machines

    Posted On Nov 6, 2015 By Tim Arndt, Resistance Training Specialist

    Fitness Truths: Functional Training with Machines

    If you've been a part of the fitness scene in the past 10 years, you have probably heard someone, perhaps a fitness "expert," say that strength training on machines is not functional because the movements are not "natural." This has Read more

  • The Four-Minute Leg-Toning Workout

    Posted On Sep 30, 2015 By Tom Holland

    The Four-Minute Leg-Toning Workout

    Have just four minutes to spare? Perfect. Then you can start to sculpt great-looking, strong legs. There's no need to go to the gym either - You can do it in all the privacy of your home with minimal equipment, Read more

  • New Year 5 Min Total Body Workout

    Posted On Jan 21, 2021 By Tom Holland

    BowFlex Fitness Advisor Tom Holland speaking.

    If there is one positive that has come out of the current pandemic it’s that more people than ever have realized they can get in a great workout right at home, with minimal to no equipment. Read more

  • Back To School Special: Grandma’s Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

    Posted On Sep 8, 2021 By Brandy Gales

    A plate of oatmeal raisin cookies.

    In my household it’s pretty well known that I do not bake. I wish I had the gene that made me love to bake pies and cookies for family, but that has never been a passion of mine. Read more

  • Creamy Pumpkin Pasta

    Posted On Oct 6, 2021 By Brandy Gales

    A bowl of creamy pumpkin pasta

    I love a savory sauce – not too sweet and not too salty. The combination of pumpkin with garlic and mascarpone does just that. This is a great spin on my seasonal favorite ingredient, pumpkin! Read more

  • New Year, New Workout

    Posted On Jan 6, 2022 By Lisa Traugott

    A woman using a VeloCore indoor cycling bike.

    It’s a new year and time to take charge. Here’s a workout I designed to help you elevate your heart rate quickly, because, let’s face it, your schedule is probably full of commitments for family, friends and work already. Read more

  • Weeknight Wonder: Beef Curry

    Posted On Jan 20, 2022 By Brandy Gales

    Beef curry and white rice on a plate.

    Curry is a dish made up of any vegetable or protein of your liking and a coconut milk-based sauce. You can eat the dish over rice as a filling traditional meal or alone as a soup, like my Read more

  • Kettlebell Oblique Workout

    Posted On Mar 15, 2022 By Amy Kiser Schemper

    A woman performing a seated twist using a kettlebell.

    Of all the slang terms for body parts, "love handles" might be my favorite! Of course, I'm talking about our obliques – those internal and external core muscles on our sides. Probably one of the most common areas I get asked Read more

  • Butter Beans in Pesto Oil

    Posted On Mar 17, 2022 By Brandy Gales

    Butter beans, a lemon, and basil leaves.

    I love making beans into an easy salad or meal. What is easier then opening a can of beans, warming them up with some savory garlic and tossing in my Read more

  • How to C.H.E.A.T. Your Way to a Flat Stomach

    Posted On Sep 8, 2019 By Carolyn Gallagher

    A fit woman performing Russian twists with a BowFlex adjustable kettlebell

    I get asked every day by men and women of all ages, what ab exercises are best to get a flat stomach? My answer is always the same - none of them. Yes, I'm aware that is not the answer anyone wants to hear, but it's an unfortunate truth. Read more