Ever wondered about that massive machine with a sliding barbell at the gym? Allow us to introduce you to the Smith machine. Despite being a staple in most gyms, this behemoth can be ...

‘The Smith machine is a barbell fixed to vertical (sometimes slightly angled) steel rails so the bar moves in a single guided ...

The Smith machine is probably the most polarizing piece of gym equipment. Every cheap commercial gym has one, and it’s many folks’ introduction to squats and other barbell lifts. But it’s not a ...

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Adding a home gym to your space is one of the most fool-proof ways to make fitness a priority—with a machine steps away at all times, there are no excuses for not working out. Home gym machines have a ...

Is exercising on a Smith machine just as effective as exercising using free weights? Smith machine makes me feel safer while doing exercises like bench press, but I want to know if it makes me workout ...

The gym can be a confusing, intimidating place. Unless we’re booked into a class, many of us will spend our gym hour on the treadmill or cross trainer. It’s not because we don’t know that the rest of ...

From Vertical to Multi-Dimensional — M2 3D Breaks Home Training Limits with "Full-Range 3D Motion System" CHINO HILLS, Calif., Nov. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- RITFIT, a pioneering U.S. home fitness ...

The “research era” of fitness and training has seen plenty of major breakthroughs to make exercise smarter and more effective, but that’s not to say sometimes the experts are a little bit trigger ...