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PHYSICAL FITNESS EQUIPMENT sa BIOFEEDBACK MACHINE sa MASSAGER sa STATIONARY BICYCLE xx PHYSICAL FITNESS How to buy a good stationary bicycle exercise machine. Photo shows a child's quilted exercise mat. Can be hung from the wall with drapery rings. Photo shows how to make an indoor/outdoor mat from strips of fabric, sewn into tubes and stuffed with polyester batting. Est. cost: $15. How to make canvas rugs that double as exercise mats. Finished rug is 36"x54" and is padded with four layers of quilt batting. Est. cost: $43. Quilted exercise mat in a sun pattern. Estimated cost: $27. Rug or exercise mat is made from 8" squares of old denim material (blue jeans). Dimensions: 40"x64". Est. cost: $18. Exercise box stores small exercise equipment and doubles as a foot holder for situps. Est. cost: $25. What to look for in a treadmill, what to buy and why. Inner tube is simple home gymnasium. Chinning bar builds stomach muscles. Rubber-tube gym. How to use two old bike inner tubes in exercises to duplicate those exercises performed with barbells. How to make a wrist roll pulley for a home gym from two 2x4s, cord, a plastic pail filled with sand and a rolling pin. How to make a doorway gym. How to build an exercise bench and a 12# set of barbells. How to construct the equipment for a portable obstacle course that sets up easily, indoors or out. How to make a multipurpose muscle builder from 2 old bike inner tubes. Build this wooden exercise bench. May be used level or on a incline. Planning a basement physical fitness center. Includes instructions for building a press bench and chin-up bar. Exercise mat with matching pillows features a winter scene applique on one side and a summer scene on the other. Double duty exercise mat and bed headboard. Mat is appliqued with floral pattern and hangs on the wall above a bed when not used as a mat. Tip: Use a weight-lifting belt to provide support while exercising and doing strenuous tasks like splitting firewood. Sliding jig for a router is used to shape a 16-ft. beam into uniform arcs for use as a gymnastic balance beam. Exercise mat sewn from bands of fabric. Measures 29"x69". Rolls up and becomes its own carrying case. Build a pair of backyard chinning bars that will serve the entire family. Hide your multipurpose fitness machine in this decorative cabinet styled like a tall armoire. "Squeeze Meter" made from plastic detergent bottle measures the strength of your hand grip. One-wheel exercise bicycle with adjustable tension on wheel. Est. cost: $10. Budget exercise bike is made from an old bike frame and front wheel, mounted on a wood and aluminum stand. How to make a teeter board, an exercise board to toughen leg muscles and sharpen coordination for skiing, surfing, etc. Make your own exercise bench with adjustable barbell support, adjustable back board and built-in leg exerciser. Convert a laundry room into a physical fitness center. Plans included for a storage wall, kneeling bench, mirror with ballet barre and exercise-bicycle stand (which converts an ordinary bicycle into a stationary bicycle). Make this easy-to-assemble slant board for doing sit-ups. The board is propped up on one or more steps when exercising. Make a fitness center of wood. Part 1. Adjustable weight bench and leg curl/extension machine. Make a fitness center of wood. Part 2. Calf block, "LAT" machine, hyperextension bench, standing calf machine, curling bench, and seated calf machine. Budget barbell is made by filling 2-liter plastic soda bottles with sand and mounting them on each end of a length of electrical conduit. Build a sit-up bench and an inversion machine. Build a wind-load trainer platform that incorporates a 10-speed bicycle. Squirrel cage fan from an auto heater is used rather than a friction device to provide resistance. Indoor gym equipment to build. (1) Stahl bar unit. Est. cost: $70. (2) Sliding board. Est. cost: $70. (3) Slant board. Est. cost: $32. Exercise pacer circuit provides evenly spaced "clicks" for keeping pace while using an exercise machine. Also suitable for use as a metronome or audible darkroom timer. Ground-level balance beam. Grip tester uses lights to show strength in your hand. Simple rack and two casters converts bicycle into exerciser. Convert an old bicycle into an exerciser for arms and legs. Build a jogging machine. Foot-operated treadmill with upright post and pedometer includes tension bar for increasing effort. Est. cost: $30. Exercise bench made from 2x4s, dowels, and a scrap of plywood. Post at one end has notches for bar bell. Bench is padded with foam rubber. Six quick and easy projects. Includes instructions for building a weight bench. Bruce Jenner, Olympic decathlon winner, tells how to stay in shape. Plans included for building your own home gymnasium or shape-up room in a 10x15-ft. floor area. Three pieces of physical fitness equipment. (1) Stall bars with built-in pulley weights and a chinning bar, (2) rowing machine and, (3) jogger machine (treadmill). Est. cost: $115 for stall bars, $36 for rowing machine and $65 for jogger. Build a backyard parcours, a compact substitute for the cross-country stations of an obstacle course. Simple wood frame includes stations for hamstring stretch, heel cord stretch, rope pull, knee-ups, chin-ups, press, back arches, step-ups, dips and push-ups. Unit is 8-ft. tall, 4-ft. wide, and 8-ft. long. Est. cost: $60. Keep on pedaling, even when it snows. Bicycle exercise stand lifts the rear wheel off the ground and converts bicycle into an exercise machine. Made from a discarded folding aluminum chair. Tiltable book holder fits on an exercise bicycle. Built mostly of wood. Keep fit with a man-sized outdoor gym. Bike exerciser you can build. Easily constructed to convert your bicycle to an exerciser. Est. cost: $8. Adjustable chinning or exercise bar mounts in a doorway. Bicycle stand does three jobs. Stores bike, serves as a repair stand and converts bike into an exercising machine. Exercise bench built from 1 sheet of plywood. Winning design in annual plywood contest. A slot-together, peg-together exercise bench is easily disassembled for storage. Built from 1 sheet of plywood and dowels. Backyard gymnastics equipment you can build. Instructions for building shortened parallel bars, a shortened low balance beam and handstand assists. How to make a sturdy barbell rack and guide from steel shelf brackets. How to make an exercise pad for daily calisthenics. Has a removable covering of terrycloth. Ribbstol, a Swedish exercise unit, fastens to a wall and is built from dowels set into a 2x6 frame. Build a ribbstol into the bathroom. This wall-mounted exercise unit of 14 rungs set in a frame is used for sit-ups, leg lifts, ballet exercises, etc. Make a set of wooden dumbbells from maple. Tip: Adjustable exercise bar for the end of a wooden play structure. Aerobatic step (platform) is adjustable for three different heights and includes a no-slip surface for maximum traction during use. Crocheted exercise ball for limbering up the hands. Indoor jogger treadmill is easy to build with common lumber. Est. cost: $40. | |||||||||
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